James Bond First Editions

The Hard Sell.

HAGGARD, William [Pseudonym of CLAYTON, Richard Henry Michael] (1907-1993).

London: Cassell, 1965. [International airline mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.188. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt, with illustrated dust-jacket priced at 18s. Some spotting, owner's surname to front endpaper, jacket is near fine. The rear panel carries reviews for the author's previous thriller, likened to James Bond; "the tension... is something quite beyond poor 007". This copy is from the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled note and ownership to inside cover. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #66474

Price: £35.00