James Bond First Editions

Shovelling Trouble.

RICHLER, Mordecai (1931-2001).

London: Quartet Books Ltd., 1973. [Literary Essays] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.162; [2]. Publisher's purple cloth hardcovers, purple endpapers, photographic dust-jacket priced at £2.50. A crisp, fine copy. 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 #65952

Gilbert p.612.

Price: £48.00