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Ian Fleming. Thunderball. London: Jonathan Cape, [1961]....
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Ian Fleming. Thunderball. London: Jonathan Cape, [1961].8vo. Original dark brown cloth-textured boards, upper cover blindstamped with skeletal hand design, gilt-stamped on spine (Gilbert's binding A); pictorial dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, of Fleming's ninth Bond book, and his eighth full-length Bond novel. It was the first Bond novel to be based on a screenplay, written by Fleming, Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham: the credit was shared between the three co-writers after McClory and Whittingham took Fleming to court, shortly before his publication of the novel.
Condition: Slightest rubbing to extremities. A few small stains on fore-edge and bottom edge of text block. Dust jacket flaps with Cape's decorative clip with price intact ("15s. net"), very light wear to ends of spine panel and corners; tiny loss at foot of rear flap fold; folds very slightly rubbed and toned; minor stain on rear panel.
References: Gilbert A9a (1.1).
Provenance: The Library of a Minnesota Collector.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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