James Bond First Editions

The Spy Who Loved Me.

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster, (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION, State A, bibliographer's copy. Crown octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Elegantly bound in black half oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands, red endpapers, publisher's cloth cover stamped with commando knife design preserved at rear. A clean copy, inside and out. Jon Gilbert's copy, with his pencilled note and ownership signature, seller ticket 'Hall's Bookshop' (Adrian Harrington) to the paste-down. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. The tenth book in the James Bond series. A beautiful girl with a sensual past, Vivienne Michel is different from all the women 007 has known before. When she is confronted with two evil killers there is only one man who can save her — Bond himself. Item #65326

Gilbert A10a (1.1).

Price: £375.00