FLEMING, Ian

Thrilling Cities

New York: New American Library, 1964. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.25cm); dark yellow cloth, with titles stamped in orange on spine, and pictorial elements in black on front cover; orange topstain; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-246,[2]pp. Gentle sunning to spine and upper board edges; some fading to topstain, with a few faint splash marks and a scuff to same; tiny scuff to rear cover, else contents clean; Very Good+. Dustjacket is price-clipped, showing modest wear, a few stray number scribbled in ball-point pen on upper panels, a few small teras, and some faint spotting on verso; Very Good.

A collection of travel articles for a Sunday Times Magazine series called "Thrilling Cities," originally written between January-September, 1960. Fleming travelled extensively for the project, reporting from Hong Kong, Macao, Tokyo, Honolulu, Hamburg, Berlin, New York, Vienna, Los Angeles, Naples, Geneva, and Monte Carlo.GILBERT A16b.(1).

Price: $60.00

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