Description: Goodbye to the Bombay Bowler Author: FLEMING, Peter (1907-1971) Title: Goodbye to the Bombay Bowler Publication: London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961 Description: [Journalism] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.168. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket priced 15s. Signed to flyleaf with his characteristic 'scripsit' ['He wrote it'] note. Very good, in a lightly nicked jacket, with some dustiness to rear panel. Articles written for The Spectator by regular columnist Fleming ('Strix'). Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist Ian Fleming, and unofficial editor of his James Bond books. He has often been cited as a model for the debonair secret service agent created by his brother. The present copy is from the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012, published by Peter Fleming's daughter Kate Grimond) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. See Campbell; Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection [22]. Gilbert, p. 618. Seller ID: 69784 Subject: James Bond 007 Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers on London's fashionable King's Road, after 40+ years of bookselling in the capital, Adrian relocated to Royal Tunbridge Wells. 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. 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. Terms All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All books and dust-jackets are supplied in suitable archival quality protectors and orders are professionally packed in bubble wrap and high quality cardboard book packs to ensure that they arrive safely. OUR GUARANTEE. We endeavour to describe item as accurately as possible using industry standard grades and our feedback speaks for itself. It is not in our interests to 'overdescribe', but in the unlikely event of a problem we offer a no-quibble refund on all items. Please email if you have any questions, and please view our other items listed.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 175 GBP
Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Author: FLEMING, Peter (1907-1971
Publisher: London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Signed
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
