Description
First edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, in 1965. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Richard Chopping, has not been price clipped, though it retains the 18s net price and has some slight rubbing at the top, bottom and side edges but remains bright and clean – some creasing and browning. The boards are tight at the spine, but carry a slight lean. They are free from notable chips and marks and the gilt titling is bright. The internals are mostly clean and free from previous owners inscriptions. The text blocks are clean, but with some slight handling marks to the bottom right-hand corner and very sparse spots of browning. Overall, this is a very good copy.
The final novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, and the thirteenth Bond book overall.