James Bond First Editions

Carte Blanche. A James Bond Novel.

DEAVER, Jeffery (born 1950).

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2012. [James Bond Continuation] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION (with additional content), first printing. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[xiv]; 476; [22], endmatter. Publisher's illustrated softcovers, priced at £7.99. Fine / as new. A James Bond adventure set in Afghanistan and Dubai, written by acclaimed thriller writer Jeffrey Deaver, who is a life-long admirer of the James Bond novels and the 2004 winner of the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, presented by the Crime Writers' Association. The paperback edition includes Deaver's essay 'Writing Carte Blanche', which had previously appeared as a W.H. Smith exclusive pamphlet. This printing therefore represents the FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. This copy is from the comprehensive bibliographical archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #68057

Gilbert, p.613.

Price: £35.00