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Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The Magical Car
by FLEMING, Ian
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. 4 volumes, quarto. Green cloth boards, spine and front boards lettered in gold and red, green car-patterned endpapers. Housed in grey cloth slipcase. Illustrated by John Burningham. A fine set. Deluxe limited edition, one of just 50 sets, accompanied by two prints, measuring 295 x 210mm, signed and numbered by John Burningham. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story. The original edition was illustrated by the renowned book-artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork for the book. This copy is from the significant Ian Fleming collection of Martin Schøyen (b.1940), whose private collection of manuscripts, which span all cultures and all time periods, is one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. The Schøyen Collection No. 200.
Synopsis
Jemima and Jeremy Potts watch their father fix up his old, broken down jalopy with excitement, feeling that there is something special about it... sure enough, once the car is repaired, it begins to fly and drive itself around! They name the car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang because of the sounds it makes as it drives them on their wild adventures!
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- Bookseller
- Adrian Harrington Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 155997
- Title
- Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The Magical Car
- Author
- FLEMING, Ian
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014
- Bookseller catalogs
- James Bond 007;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Adrian Harrington Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
About Adrian Harrington Rare Books
Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road. He moved to Kensington Church Street in 1997, and in 2014 Adrian relocated to the historic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells, occupying the first floor of this iconic building near The Pantiles area of the town. Hall's remains on the ground floor offering an exceptional range of quality used books.Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books, and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. We also offer a full and expert bookbinding and restoration service.Award-winning Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera.We are always interested in buying quality books in our subject areas, from individual titles to complete collections.
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- Quarto
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Facsimile
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