James Bond First Editions

Shovelling Trouble.

RICHLER, Mordecai (1931-2001).

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972. [Literary Essays] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.160. Publisher's red cloth hardcovers, grey endpapers, illustrated dust-jacket priced at $6.95 to front flap. One tiny tear to rear. A crisp, fine copy, almost as new. Mordecai Richler was a Canadian author, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and essayist. Includes the long essay 'Bond', a contemporary critique of the James Bond phenomenon. This copy is from the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencilled note and signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #65951

Gilbert p.612.

Price: £55.00