James Bond First Editions

The Spy Who Loved Me.

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression, State A. Crown Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s to front flap. A black ink gift note to front paste-down, beneath jacket flap, otherwise internally clean. Jacket shows some use, with a few small chips to spine ends, one tear to rear joint, acceptable soiling to rear panel, and spine toned/rubbed. Very good. An inexpensive copy of the first impression. The tenth book in the James Bond series. A beautiful girl with a sensual past, Vivienne Michel is different from all the women 007 has known before. When she is confronted with two evil killers there is only one man who can save her — Bond himself. Item #68441

Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A10a (1.1).

Price: £275.00