James Bond First Editions

Catch The Saint.

CHARTERIS, Leslie (1907-1993).

New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1975. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.153; [5], blank. Publisher's white vinyl-covered hardback with blue titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $5.95. Minor toning to jacket. A fine copy. Two retrospective Saint novellas set before the Second World War, based on original stories by Norman Walker and adapted by Charteris' long-term collaborator Fleming Lee. The project was supervised and edited by Leslie Charteris. The first edition misspells the writer's name "Flemming Lee" Item #66695

Steinbrunner and Penzler, pp.349-351.

Price: £75.00