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Licence Renewed : James Bond 007
by Gardner, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0224019414
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019415
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton , 1982. John Gardners 1st Bond Book. M reminds Bond that the "00" section has in fact been abolished; however, M retains Bond as a troubleshooter. CONDITION Black bds with Gilt spine title (unworn) 270 pages. Copy is bright and crisp, a little toned to eps. DJ has one short tear top front, not price clipped, smaill price labels one to front flap and one bottom rear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Licence Renewed (published in American editions as License Renewed), first published in 1981, is the first novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. It was the first proper James Bond novel (not counting novelisations and a faux biography) since Kingsley Amis's Colonel Sun in 1968. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape and in the United States by Richard Marek.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16393
- Title
- Licence Renewed : James Bond 007
- Author
- Gardner, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224019414
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019415
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Spy Novel
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Ariel Books
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- BDS
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- Spine
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- Crisp
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Price Clipped
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