By Ian Fleming
London   Jonathan Cape
9.5" by 7" 8-223pp
A bright first edition, first impression of Ian Fleming's travelogue regarding a five-week all expenses paid trip to thirteen cities around the globe.
By Ian Fleming

1963 Thrilling Cities

London   Jonathan Cape
9.5" by 7" 8-223pp
A bright first edition, first impression of Ian Fleming's travelogue regarding a five-week all expenses paid trip to thirteen cities around the globe.
£470.00
: 1kgs / : 991F47

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First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition, first impression of this work, in the price unclipped first state dust wrapper.

Featuring all of the necessary issue points, including laminated rear flap of dust wrapper, black endpapers, tipped in errata slip to page 233, and the copyright page stating 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'.

Originally published as two series of articles for the Sunday Times, this work describes Fleming's trip to thirteen cities from Honk Kong to Monte Carlo. The trip allowed Fleming to gather material to furnish the research and settings for five of the subsequent Bond novels, and seven short stories. 

A lovely example of this important travelogue, key to understanding the world of James Bond.

Illustrated with 82 photographic images on plates. Collated, complete.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Light sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with light handling marks to back strip, otherwise excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.

Fine

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