James Bond First Editions

The Spy In The Ointment.

WESTLAKE, Donald E. (1933-2008).

New York: Random House, 1966. [Espionage caper] SIGNED FIRST 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. Non-specific inscription to endpaper "Best wishes / Donald Westlake" A fine copy in like, price-clipped wrapper. A swinging 'sixties spy novel. Author Westlake wrote two screen treatments for a James Bond film, which were unused and so developed into the later espionage 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 #71737

Price: £250.00