The Man with the Golden Gun

Fleming, Ian

Edité par London: Jonathan Cape, 1965

First edition, first impression, first issue, second state (as usual) with "swop" on p. 57, line 12, in Gilbert's Binding C (no priority). Only 1,299 copies were bound in Binding C (of 81,890 total first impressions). Publisher's dark brown cloth, with gilt lettering to spine, and green patterned endpapers; in the original pictorial dust jacket designed by Richard Chopping, featuring a wraparound illustration of a golden gun with an ivory butt-plate, a snake's skull, green leaves, two flies, and four golden bullets arranged in an "M" shape. Light spotting to text block edges and a few tiny nicks to page edges, else fine book; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with light toning to spine, light wear to head of spine, and a few small closed tears to top edge of rear panel. Overall, an exceptionally fresh copy, in an uncommon binding. Gilbert A13a (1.4). The Man with the Golden Gun involves one of 007's most seemingly impossible missions. M sends him to Jamaica to kill "Pistols" Scaramanga, known for his weapon of choice- a gold plated Colt .45 loaded with bullets made of solid gold. An assassin trained by the KGB, Scaramanga has blown through a trail of M16 agents and has a bullet etched with the number 007. While many have hypothesized that the character of James Bond is Fleming's fictional representation of himself, it is Scaramanga that bears unusual similarity to Fleming, both being retired intelligence agents living in Jamaican bungalows. Fleming wrote all of his James Bond novels from his Goldeneye home in Jamaica, including The Man with the Golden Gun, which was published posthumously. N° de réf. du vendeur IF223

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Man with the Golden Gun
Éditeur : London: Jonathan Cape
Date d'édition : 1965
Reliure : Hard Cover
Etat : Near Fine
Etat de la jaquette : Dust Jacket Included
Edition : First Edition.