ENCORE: The Sunday Times Book.
Introduction by C. D. Hamilton. Pp. viii+490; small med. 8vo; blue cloth, spine blocked in red and lettered in gilt, edges of boards slightly rubbed, fore-corners faintly bruised, spine a trifle faded; top edges blue; lacking the dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the outer leaves offset, a few spots of foxing; Michael Joseph, London, 1962. First edition. Gilbert C40 [for Fleming]. *The first of only two volumes of selections from The Sunday Times Magazine Section on subjects including music, the stage, art, literature, sport, etc. Includes the first appearance in book form of My Monte Carlo System, an article by Ian Fleming on an 'infallible' Roulette system; also, a short story, The Way Up to Heaven, by Roald Dahl. Other authors include John Betjeman, Sir Ralph Richardson, Noel Coward, Lady Diana Cooper, Cyril Connolly, J. B. Priestley, Cecil Beaton, a.o. Item #181865
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