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The James Bond Dossier
Kingsley Amis
1965
Jonathan Cape : London
7.5" by 5"
159pp
SUMMARY
A fine, signed copy of Kingsley Amis' analysis of the James Bond Novels.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Signed by Kingsley Amis to a tipped in bookplate to the recto of front free endpaper: 'Signed for a member of the New Fiction Society'.
'The James Bond Dossier' is Kingsley Amis' critical analysis of the James Bond Novels. This was the first formal literary study of James Bond as a character. It is also a literary analysis of Fleming's style and techniques.
Due to Amis' commitment and respect of the series, he was later commissioned as the first continuation novelist for the James Bond novel series. He wrote 'Colonel Sun' under the pseudonym 'Robert Markham'.
This work analyses the majority of the Bond canon, it only omits 'Octopussy and the Living Daylights' which was published a year later.
A wonderful opportunity to own a signed copy of this first critical text on the Bond novels.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. With original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is in an excellent condition. Light shelfwear to the extremities of the dustwrapper. Small loss to the head of front flyleaf and to the spine of dustwrapper at the word 'Bond'. A few light spots internally to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just a few light spots to the front free endpaper.
Overall Condition: Near Fine
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Overall Condition
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