James Bond First Editions

Licence Renewed. James Bond 007.

[FLEMING, Ian] GARDNER, John (1926-2007).

London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, publisher's copy with warmly SIGNED PRESENTATION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.270; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Inscribed by the author in black ink to the title page; To Otto & Carolyn With / Fondest Love. Ever - John. With further full signature below author's name on title page. A crisp, clean, fine copy. Superb condition. The first James Bond continuation novel from John Gardner. Presented to Otto Penzler and his wife Carolyn. Penzler's Mysterious Press published John Gardner's 1984 novel The Garden of Weapons. A significant association. Item #67727

BMC No.1 [1984] p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 613.

Price: £495.00