Man Who Saved Britain by Simon Winder - 2006: A Personal Journey into the Disturbing World of James Bond

Hardback. Very Good.

Macmillan Publishers Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Macmillan Publishers Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Picador, London, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. The result is an insightful and, above all, entertaining cultural history of postwar Britain through the palliative influence of the legendary agent 007" – dust wrapper blurb Just as Bond was always impeccable, so is this book, apart from a slight spotting of the edges of the pages, from age. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 263 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sociology & Culture; Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964; Literary Criticsm; European; Britain; Film, Radio & Television. ISBN: 0330439545. ISBN/EAN: 9780330439541. Dewey Code: 823.914. Inventory No: 0269367. . 9780330439541

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

London: Picador (Pan Macmillian), 2006. 293pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket edge-creased on lower rear panel, short closed tear to upper front. From the jacket flap: "To grow up in England in the 1970s was to grow up with James Bond, and 'The Man Who Saved Britain' is first of all a story of the author's relationship with the 'national religion'. Simon Winder lovingly and ruefully recreates the nadirs and humiliations of fandom while illuminating what Bond's evolution - from books to film, from his roots in the 1940s to his 'managed decline' today - says about class, sex, the monarchy, food, attitudes toward America and a host of other things. The result is an insightful and, above all, entertaining cultural history of post-war Britain through the palliative influence of the legendary Agent 007." Book weight approx. 430g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

London: Picador. Minimal wear. A new book from old stock. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 2006.

Farrar, Straus, Giroux, NY, 2006-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!