James Bond First Editions

The Heart of Japan.

[Ian Fleming / Bondiana] CAMPBELL, Alexander.

London: Longmans, Green and Company Ltd. 1962. [Travel / history] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.viii; 298; x; index. Publisher's white cloth in pictorial dust-jacket. Small bump at crown else a fine, fresh copy. A James Bond source book, singled out by Ian Fleming as a research volume for his novel 'You Only Live Twice' and listed as 'recommended reading' in his own copy. These Longmans firsts are much less common than copies issued under their 'Travel Book Club' imprint the following year. Item #71334

Gilbert, Page 624.

Price: £55.00