James Bond First Editions

The Liquidator.

GARDNER, John (1926-2007).

London: Frederick Muller, 1964. [Cold War Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.204; [4], blank. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Derrick Holmes, priced at 18s. Minor dustiness, jacket with some wearing to crown, laminate shrinkage at rear joint, light rolling to spine. A very good example of the author's first novel. A Boysie Oakes spy thriller written before Gardner's stint as the official James Bond novelist. Item #65521

Hubin; Crime Fiction IV.

Price: £45.00