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| Book Number | B0015271 |
|---|---|
| Title | Goldfinger |
| Author(s) | Author: Fleming, Ian [Lancaster] Ian [Lancaster] Fleming (1908 to 1964)—British author and journalist, born in Mayfair, London, best known for his twelve novels and nine short stories about James Bond. He also wrote the children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and two non-fiction books |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Book edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information states 'FIRST PUBLISHED 1959' and no later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information. Dust jacket edition identified by: 9 review quotes about Goldfinger, ending with one by 'Henry Longhurst in the SUNDAY TIMES' and 3 review quotes for Dr No ending with one by 'TABLET' and price of '15s. net' on the front flap, 6 reviews for 'Diamond Smugglers' on the rear flap and a series of reviews for five books ending with one for 'Casino Royale' on the lower panel Hardcover, 12 mo (17.5-20 cm high). 318 printed pages in publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and blind-stamped skull on the upper board, in dust jacket |
| Publisher(s) | Jonathan Cape Limited, London, 1959 Jonathan Cape Limited—(Founded in 1919) British publisher founded in 1919 by Herbert Jonathan Cape (1879-1960), the son of a builder who started as an apprentice in the book trade. The company was initially named Jonathan Page and Company (Page was his mother's maiden name) and this changed to Jonathan Cape in 1921. Its most books and authors are probably: T. E. Lawrence, Arthur Ransome, the later Roald Dahl books, Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano, Fitzroy Maclean's Eastern Approaches, the James Bond series by Ian Fleming and more recently Anita Brookner, Margaret Atwood, Julian Barnes, Salman Rushdie. It is currently an imprint of Random House. |
| Series | Bond Series Number Seven Bond Series—A series of espionage novels and short stories (Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia, with Love. Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories), Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun and 1966 Octopussy and The Living Daylights (short stories) by Ian Fleming featuring Commander James Bond, (KCMG, RNVR), an officer of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). The film adaptations form longest running English language film franchise to date, starting with Dr. No in 1962. The series contains 14 books. The first book was originally published in 1953 and the last book was originally published in 1966 |
| Content | Content Junius Du Pont meets Bond at a Miami airport and asks him to observe a Canasta game between himself and Auric Goldfinger. Goldfinger is cheating and Bond forces him to admit it and pay back what he has unfairly won …. |
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