Cape, 1955.
First edition. Original black cloth with silver embossed titles, in striking 'flames' dustwrapper. A near fine copy, with an ownership name to the front endpaper and a light crease to the head of the spine, in a very good dustwrapper indeed, which shows the habitual fading to the spine and a trace of wear to the corners, but is a generally crisp copy.
The third James Bond book, and Fleming's narrative style is now well established displaying his own brand of polished suspense. Cape's confidence in Fleming is evident as well, as 10,500 copies of the first edition were published. The materials used for the dustwrapper however were cheap, soft paper printed in orange and yellow, which fades, on a white background, which soils making it difficult to find in nice condition.
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