Chitty Chitty Bang Bang : the magical car / Ian Fleming ; illustrated by John Burningham
by Fleming, Ian (1908-1964)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Galway, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : Random House, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 114p., ill. ; 25cm. Subjects: Automobiles -- Juvenile fiction.
Synopsis
Jemima and Jeremy Potts watch their father fix up his old, broken down jalopy with excitement, feeling that there is something special about it... sure enough, once the car is repaired, it begins to fly and drive itself around! They name the car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang because of the sounds it makes as it drives them on their wild adventures!
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 322488
- Title
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang : the magical car / Ian Fleming ; illustrated by John Burningham
- Author
- Fleming, Ian (1908-1964)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- New York : Random House
- Date Published
- 1964
Terms of Sale
MW Books Ltd.
Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt if you are unsatisfied with either our description of, or the book itself.
About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2005
Galway
About MW Books Ltd.
MW Books is an academic and antiquarian bookshop with a large stock in core areas such as Early Travel & Exploration, Nineteenth Century Literature, Early Political Economy, Labour and Social History, and Asian and Colonial History. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments regarding any item listed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...