For Special Services
by John Gardner
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Jonathan Cape, 1982
- Series
- James Bond
The first edition of For Special Services by John Gardner was published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1982. We track 2 editions.
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First edition
- 1st Jonathan Cape1982 Hardback · James Bond I own For Special Services, Jonathan Cape 1982 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Coward, McCann & Geoghegan1982 Hardback · James Bond I own For Special Services, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 1982 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- New York City
- Characters
- James Bond
- Genre
- spy fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 20 on Open Library, 15 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 7 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of For Special Services?
The first edition of For Special Services by John Gardner was published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1982.
How many editions of For Special Services are there?
We track 2 editions of For Special Services, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.