"Outside of a dog, man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx

London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 295; [7], Endmatter; [9], advertisements; [1], blank. Elegantly hand-bound in half jet black calf over matching cloth sides, contrasting red endpapers, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. Illustrated dust-jacket and poppy-patterned endpapers preserved at rear. A fine copy in an attractive bespoke leather binding. An original 007 adventure, written under copyright of Glidrose (Ian Fleming) Publications Ltd to celebrate the author's centenary. Item #60687
Gilbert-Schøyen [383].
Price: £195.00