The Holy Places

Author: [Ian Fleming association] WAUGH, Evelyn (1903 - 1966)
Title: The Holy Places
Publication: London: The Queen Anne Press, New York: the British Book Centre, December 1953

Description: [Travel] LIMITED EDITION, designed by Robert Harling, with wood engravings by Reynolds Stone. 1000 copies (this being un-numbered/out-of-series). Large Octavo. pp. 37; [5]. Original red cloth with gilt titles,illustrated dust-wrapper. Fine, in near fine price-clipped jacket, slightly toned to spine with an ink smudge to rear panel. Waugh gives a short account of his travels in the Holy Land, seemingly a British colonial success story, towards the end of 1935 and shortly before the Arab Revolt. An early title from the publishing house run by Ian Fleming. Later owned by Fleming's bibliographer Jon Gilbert (also published by QAP).

Gilbert, p.665.

Seller ID: 67312

Subject: James Bond 007, Gift Books & Fine Bindings, Illustrated & Plate Books



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.

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