Oreste Del Buono [ed.]; Umberto Eco [ed.]; R.A. Downie [trans.]; — The Bond Affair

London, Macdonald , 1966 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this comprehensive cultural analysis of the James Bond series. The first UK edition of the work.Originally published in1965 under the title, Il Caso Bond.In publisher's original black cloth binding. In the original dust wrapper.A collection of works by eight prominent Italian writers, examining the Bond phenomenon in an international context.Their researches range from the novels themselves and their cinematic counterparts to the vast sub-culture which has sprung up around them; from the women to the glittering gadgets, to 007 clubs and 007 fashions.Edited by Oreste Del Buono, an Italian author, journalist, translator, literary critic and screenwriter, and Umberto Eco, an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. Translated to English by R.A. Downie.  In publisher's cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Very minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is smart. Shelf wear to edges, with light sunning to spine and faint spotting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.