James Bond First Editions

The Saint Goes West. Some Further Exploits of Simon Templar.

CHARTERIS, Leslie (1907-1993).

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1942. [Modern fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.222; [1], advert. Publisher's pale blue cloth in original dust-wrapper priced at 8/6. Contents clean, discreet ink note to top corner of endpaper, jacket with a small amount of wear to spine ends, fresh panels. A gently used copy in near fine condition. Scarce thus. Three Saintly American adventures in Arizona, Palm Springs and Hollywood. According to Paul Simpson (The Rough Guide to James Bond, p.47), 'The Saint' is a literary ancestor of 007, the debonair Simon Templar being a gentleman adventurer whose parallels with Bond are obvious. Item #71915

Price: £150.00