"James Bond's Hardware" in Sunday Times Colour Section - November 18, 1962 - RARE TRUE U.K. 1ST PRINTING

Ian Fleming

Verlag: Sunday Times (U.K.), 1962

Beschreibung

IAN FLEMING'S article "JAMES BOND'S HARDWARE" (published in the U.S. under the title "The Guns of James Bond") in the UK weekly magazine SUNDAY TIMES COLOUR SECTION, November 18, 1962, includes illustrations of the various guns. VERY RARE AND MUST HAVE FOR THE IAN FLEMING/JAMES BOND COLLECTOR - THE TRUE FIRST U.K. APPEARANCE OF THIS IAN FLEMING ARTICLE DETAILING HOW IAN FLEMING SELECTED THE GUNS THAT JAMES BOND WOULD USE IN HIS STORY AND HOW HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NOTED GUN SPECIALIST GEOFFREY BOOTHROYD IN 1956 (AFTER HAVING READ SEVERAL OF THE BOND BOOKS) AND CONVINCED IAN FLEMING TO CHANGE JAMES BOND'S WEAPON OF CHOICE FROM A BERETTA TO THE NOW INFAMOUS WALTHER PPK, AND AS A THANK YOU FLEMING MADE BOOTHROYD "THE ARMOURER" OF THE BRITISH SECRET SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING BOOK. THIS FLEMING ARTICLE WAS NEVER REPUBLISHED OR REPRINTED IN BOOK FORM. VERY RARE AND MUST HAVE FOR THE IAN FLEMING/JAMES BOND COLLECTOR. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ITEM TO FIND NOW SINCE AS A WEEKLY MAGAZINE THAT WAS INTENDED AS A SUNDAY NEWSPAPER INSERT (PUBLISHED IN CHEAP "NEWSPAPER" LIKE FORMAT) IT WASN'T ROUTINELY SAVED. Magazine has hardly any wear to spine (common defect with this magazine), no chipping, no edge wear, no tearing, no cover creases and no mid-point creasing (magazine was always stored flat), no subscription label, no missing pages, no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, no color cover rubbing, no dust soiling to covers. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond magazine appearances up for sale. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1580787767653

Bibliografische Details

Titel: "James Bond's Hardware" in Sunday Times ...

Verlag: Sunday Times (U.K.)

Erscheinungsdatum: 1962

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Near Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition