James Bond First Editions

Thunderball.

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

New York: Viking [Book Club], no date [circa 1970]. [James Bond] U.S. BOOK CLUB EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.x; 214; [2], blank. Publisher's grey paper-covered boards with red titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket. A clean, fine copy in similar jacket with light wear only. Somewhat rarer than the uniform Book Club Edition of 1965 or indeed the first US edition. Only one other James Bond title (Goldfinger) was issued in this format. From the comprehensive 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 #68081

Gilbert A9b(6).

Price: £125.00