"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
— P.J. O'Rourke
London: Pan Books, 1964. [Spy novel] British paperback of the Ian Fleming novel, movie tie-in editions. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.223; [1], advertisements. Two copies; one home market edition priced at 3/6, the other being an international edition for export to Australia priced at 6/- to rear. Pictorial die-cut card covers featuring stills from the 1963 United Artists movie starring Sean Connery as James Bond. Some expected toning, light handling and wear. UK editions of Fleming's bestselling James Bond series were imported by numerous British overseas territories across the globe as demonstrated by the present copies. From the James Bond collection of award-winning historian Jon Gilbert, with accompanying provenance. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #75724
Gilbert A5a (32).
Price: £38.00
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