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NOTE - THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE SINCE THIS IS ESSENTIALLY 14 BOOKS WITHIN 3 VERY LARGE VERY HEAVY BOOKS (AND NOT JUST 1 BOOK). COMPLETE SET OF ALL 14 IAN FLEMING JAMES BOND HARDCOVERS PUBLISHED BY THE ORIGINAL UK PUBLISHER JONATHAN CAPE IN 3 OMNIBUS EDITIONS: A JAMES BOND QUARTET (includes CASINO ROYALE, LIVE AND LET DIE, MOONRAKER, & FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE), A JAMES BOND QUINTET (includes DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, DOCTOR NO, GOLDFINGER, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, & THE SPY WHO LOVED ME), and THE ESSENTIAL JAMES BOND (includes THUNDERBALL, ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, and OCTOPUSSY & THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS), published in 1992-1994, all 3 are first printings (complete 10 - 1 on copyright pages - there was never any subsequent printings). white endpapers, black boards with gilt lettering to spines, 15.99p net in UK only price on DJ front flap (Quartet), 19.99p net in UK only price on DJ front flap (Quintet), and price clipped (Essential). FOLLOWING JONATHAN CAPE PUBLISHING HARDCOVER REPRINTS OF VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL JAMES BOND BOOKS IN THE EARLY 1980S (PRIMARILY TO FILL LIBRARY ORDERS) AND WITH PRIMARY DEMAND FOR JAMES BOND BOOKS FILLED BY PAPERBACK SALES THROUGH THE REST OF THE 1980s, IN THE EARLY 1990S JONATHAN CAPE PUBLISHED THESE 3 OMNIBUS EDITIONS (WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN VERY SMALL PRINT RUNS AND DIDN'T SELL WELL AS THESE BOOKS ARE NOW QUITE DIFFICULT TO FIND AND THERE WERE NEVER SUBSEQUENT PRINTINGS). THESE OMNIBUS BOOKS ARE ALL VERY VERY HEAVY AS BASICALLY YOU HAVE 14 HARDCOVERS COMBINED INTO 3 BOOKS. Books & original Dust Jackets are very nice condition - all 3 books appear unread without creased page corners and no crease marks on exterior spines (because of the thickness of these books if they are read while laying flat they create obvious spine creasing marks), no missing pages or endpapers, no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, no foxing/dust soiling/age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges which are still white, no soiling or staining to boards, no bumped board corners. Original Dust Jackets: small closed tear at top left on front panel on Quintet otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing to DJs, no wear to DJ spine tips, no wear to flap creases, no edge wear to any of the DJs, no soiling or staining of note to DJs, fading to individual book titles to spine on Essential otherwise no spine fading, ever so faint spine sun darkening to spine on Quartet. Overall a nice FINE-/N-FINE books in VG+ to N-FINE dust jackets of a very difficult to find Ian Fleming James Bond complete set of all 14 James Bond books published in 3 large omnibus hardcovers by the ORIGINAL UK PUBLISHER JONATHAN CAPE. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1688617683104
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