Description: Carte Blanche Author: FLEMING, Ian - DEAVER, Jeffrey Title: Carte Blanche Publication: Bentley 007, 2011 Description: Octavo. Original red leather boards, spine and front board lettered and stamped in blind, red edges, red leather doublures and red endpapers, red bookmarker. Original barcode sticker to rear board. A fine copy. First edition, limited "Red" Bentley edition, number 253 of 500 copies only. A "White" edition was also issued in a similar style, housed in a chrome case in the shape of a Bentley Continental GT, as featured in the novel. A slick, contemporary James Bond adventure set in Afghanistan and Dubai. The text block of this edition features a hollowed out housing to the top of the folios, in which can be found a chrome 9mm bullet with this copy's issue number engraved on the primer. This copy is from the significant Ian Fleming collection of Martin Schøyen (b.1940), with his bookplate. Schøyen's private collection of manuscripts, which span all cultures and all time periods, is one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. Gilbert, p. 613; The Schøyen Collection No. 398. Seller ID: 156140 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: 475 GBP
Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
End Time: 2024-08-07T16:42:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16.01 GBP
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days
Return policy details:
Author: FLEMING, Ian - DEAVER, Jeffrey
Publisher: Bentley 007, 2011
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
