James Bond First Editions

The Expendable Spy.

HUNTER, Jack D. (1921-2009)

London: Frederick Muller, 1966. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.279; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with printed price of 20s to front flap. Discreet ink number '52' to corner of front endpaper else no ink inscriptions or owner names. Contents clean, edges toned, jacket is used, with some rubs and creases. Very good. Suspenseful spy thriller set in occupied Europe during the final month of WWII. Author Jack Hunter was a former counter-espionage agent with the U.S. Intelligence Centre. This is the follow-up to his hugely successful debut novel The Blue Max. From the espionage collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). Item #69932

Price: £38.00