"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
— P.J. O'Rourke

London: Michael Joseph, 1968. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.208. Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, in Richard Chopping-esque pictorial dust-jacket designed by Broom Lynne. Top edge a little dusty, spine a shade toned else a clean, fine copy. Typical 'sixties James Bond cash-in, complete with a trompe l'oeil style wrapper and a comparison to 007 on the inside flap. Item #52454
Price: £45.00