James Bond First Editions

The Saint to the Rescue.

CHARTERIS, Leslie (1907-1993).

London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1961. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.190; [2], blank. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, 'Saint' motifs blocked in gilt, illustrated dust-jacket priced 12/6. Contents clean, edges of text block a little dusty, no inscriptions, jacket lightly worn with a shallow loss along top edge, no fading to the red on spine. Shows well. A pleasing copy. Collection of six short stories featuring Simon Templar, alias 'The Saint'. 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 #74746

Price: £75.00