James Bond First Editions

You Only Live Twice (a James Bond novel).

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster, (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. With 'First Published March 1964' on the copyright page, being the rarer of the two First printing states (Gilbert). Elegantly hand bound in half black calf over publisher's cloth sides, gilt-stamped with Japanese characters, with gilt titles and raised bands to spine. Contents clean, exterior unmarked. The penultimate Bond novel from Fleming, in an attractive recent leather binding. The last title in what has become known as the 'Blofeld' trilogy. Item #74832

Gilbert A12a (1.4).

Price: £225.00