Ian Fleming – The Spy Who Loved Me – First UK Edition 1962
£600.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ by Ian Fleming, published by Cape in 1962. A near fine book with a neat name to the front endpaper. Some light spotting to the top edge. In a very good unclipped wrapper showing the price of 15s as called for. None of the usual browning to the spine with some light chipping and rubbing to the edges and corners.
A unique James Bond novel, told from the perspective of Vivienne Michel, a young woman caught in danger at a remote motel. Bond appears later, rescuing her from two brutal thugs. Unlike other Bond books, it focuses on Michel’s experiences rather than espionage. The novel received mixed reactions, leading Fleming to restrict adaptations, though the 1977 film used only the title, creating an entirely new plot.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ by Ian Fleming, published by Cape in 1962. A near fine book with a neat name to the front endpaper. Some light spotting to the top edge. In a very good unclipped wrapper showing the price of 15s as called for. None of the usual browning to the spine with some light chipping and rubbing to the edges and corners.
A unique James Bond novel, told from the perspective of Vivienne Michel, a young woman caught in danger at a remote motel. Bond appears later, rescuing her from two brutal thugs. Unlike other Bond books, it focuses on Michel’s experiences rather than espionage. The novel received mixed reactions, leading Fleming to restrict adaptations, though the 1977 film used only the title, creating an entirely new plot.
