This is a new and outstanding edition of Ian Fleming's only children's book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, released by The Folio Society. The story about a flying car was based on bedtime stories the author told his son Caspar. It became one of the best loved in Britain and beyond.

“A Folio Society edition is, I reckon, as excellent an accolade as any author can achieve these days.” – Stephen Fry

From the publisher:

This beautiful new edition pays homage to Fleming’s brilliant creation and includes every one of John Burningham’s unforgettable illustrations from the first editions. The author’s nephew, Fergus Fleming, has written an exclusive new afterword essay and this is illustrated with previously unpublished sketches, as well as photographs, some from the family archive, and Amherst Villiers’s original Chitty model designs.

Sunbeat, by PintassilgoPrints, pairs alone with John Burningham’s original illustration from 1964 on the cover artwork. Alternate glyphs were used, while the font offers yet a handful of interlocking pairs.

Read more about John Burningham’s process whilst illustrating the work on The Folio Society website.

The interior is set in Albertina.

“PostNL requested a typographic solution for this rather unique stamp. This put us in a dilemma. At that time, it was not yet known which name the heir would choose: Willem IV, Willem-Alexander or maybe something different. Further, no one knew the date on which the throne change would happen. We put our money on Willem-Alexander, but had an alternative up our sleeve, in case another name had been announced. The double name offered the opportunity to work with a monogram.”

[The design features] a special effect that “only becomes visible when the stamps are placed next to each other […] Irregardless of the sequence, the monogram runs seamlessly from one stamp to the other.”

For the type, two fonts by Dutch designers have been chosen: Quadraat Sans (1997) by Fred Smeijers for the text and Albertina Regular (1965) by Chris Brand for the monogram. “Quadraat Sans is an idiosyncratic sans-serif. We combined it with the classic serif typeface by Chris Brand. The lettershapes of Albertina are suggestive of the Dutch flag.” — pietgerardsontwerpers.nl