"Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book"
— Stephan Mallarme

London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1987. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.240. Black cloth-effect paper over boards, gilt titles, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Trevor Scobie, priced £10.95. A remarkably fresh-looking copy. Virtually as new. John Gardner' sixth original novel starring Commander Bond, set in Eastern Europe, London, Ireland and Hong Kong. This is one of the author's more elusive 007 titles. Item #59436
Price: £175.00