Thunderball
by Ian Fleming
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1567310486
- ISBN 13
- 9781567310481
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Blue and red boards with silver writing on spine; top of book spine very slightly rumpled. Top and bottom of dust jacket spine show very slight shelf wear; ISBN and blurb on back dust jacket. Book has overall tight bindings and pages still look in excellent condition.
Michael J. Fine First Edition, First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" and no other printings or years listed on copyright page. Dust jacket design by Richard Rossiter.
Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
Synopsis
"The girl looked him up and down. He had dark, rather cruel good looks and very clear, blue-grey eyes. He was wearing a very dark-blue lightweight single-breasted suit over a cream silk shirt and a black knitted silk tie. Despite the heat, he looked cool and clean. 'And who might you be?' she asked sharply. 'My name's Bond, James Bond ...'" When a stranger arrives in the Bahamas, the locals barely turn their heads, seeing another ex-pat with money to burn at the casino tables. But James Bond has more than money on his mind: he's got less than a week to find two stolen atom bombs hidden among the coral reefs. While acting the playboy, Bond meets Domino, sultry plaything of secretive treasure hunter Emilio Largo. In getting close to this gorgeous Italian girl, Bond hopes to learn more about Largo's hidden operation ...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FMG010
- Title
- Thunderball
- Author
- Ian Fleming
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1567310486
- ISBN 13
- 9781567310481
- Publisher
- MJF Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- July 1997
- Pages
- 254
- Keywords
- ian fleming; classic library; michael j fine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Adventure; Spy Novel;
Terms of Sale
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Copyright page
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- Number Line
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- Spine
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- Blurb
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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