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Goldfinger
by FLEMING, Ian (1908–1964)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 1784872016
- ISBN 13
- 9781784872014
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Vintage Classics, 2017. First Edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo., (20.5cm). Terracotta boards, black lettered titles to spine. Pictorial patterned endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket, illustration by Levente Szabo. Introduction by John Cork. pp. 372 + "From the Archives", illustrations of 'Goldfinger' ephemera. An immaculate copy, unread and a very tight binding. Uncommon in this issue and condition. One of three titles that Vintage issued in this uniform design, the other two being 'Casino Royale' and 'Live and Let Die', both also available. Provenance: although not indicated within, this copy acquired from the collection of Nick Bennett, owner of the world's largest collection of James Bond memorabilia.
Synopsis
In Ian Fleming's Goldfinger , we are introduced to Auric Goldfinger. This man is without a doubt the most phenomenal criminal Bond has ever faced! This evil genius likes his cash in gold bars and his women dressed in gold paint - and now he is planning to steal all the gold in Fort Knox. That is, unless Secret Agent 007 can stop him! He must first take on two of the most memorable Bond villains: a human weapon named Oddjob and a luscious crime boss named Pussy Galore. Originally titled The Richest Man in the World, Goldfinger is the seventh novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series (preceded by Dr. No and followed by For Your Eyes Only). Fleming structured the novel in three sections — “Happenstance,” “Coincidence,” and “Enemy Action” — which was how Goldfinger described Bond's three seemingly coincidental meetings with him. As a whole, the novel centers on James Bonds’ investigation into the gold smuggling activities of Auric Goldfinger, the richest man in England, who is also suspected of being connected to the Soviet counter-intelligence organization. As well as establishing the background to the smuggling operation, Bond uncovers a much larger plot: Goldfinger’s plan to steal the gold reserves of the United States from Fort Knox.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00005568
- Title
- Goldfinger
- Author
- FLEMING, Ian (1908–1964)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 1784872016
- ISBN 13
- 9781784872014
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2017
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and modern firsts;
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