James Bond First Editions

The Spy In The Ointment.

WESTLAKE, Donald E. (1933-2008).

London: T.V. Boardman, 1967. [Espionage caper] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[viii]; 201; [1], blank. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper designed by Martin Pickwick with printed price of 18s. to flap. A near fine copy in a gently used wrapper, toned to spine with a few minor nicks to edges. A swinging 'sixties spy novel. Author Westlake wrote two screen treatments for a James Bond film, which were unused and so developed into the novel 'Forever and a Death'. Part of the comprehensive archive of James Bond material assembled by Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled note and ownership signature. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #68158

Price: £55.00