Wolf MANKOWITZ / My Old Man's A Dustman Signed 1st Edition

My Old Man's A Dustman. Description: [Modern fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION.

Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp. Black hardback cloth binding lettered in gilt to the spine, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 10/6. Toning to edges and endpapers.

Interior lightly toned, some rubbing to lower jacket panel. Signed in blue ink to flyleaf, presented to'My dear George'.

Author Wolf Mankowitz introduced Cubby Broccoli to Harry Saltzman, who formed Eon, the company responsible for producing the James Bond films. Mankowitz was a screenwriter for their first picture Dr. No (1962), and also contributed to writing the non-Eon Bond movie Casino Royale (1967). From the James Bond collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled note and ownership signature. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography.

Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971. As part of Harrington Brothers on London's fashionable King's Road, after 40+ years of bookselling in the capital, Adrian relocated to Royal Tunbridge Wells. Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera. All books and dust-jackets are supplied in suitable archival quality protectors and orders are professionally packed in bubble wrap and high quality cardboard book packs to ensure that they arrive safely.

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