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First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in the Richard Chopping illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with the unavoidable toning of the text block, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a hint of fading to the spine and is otherwise bright and without loss or tears. Issued without a printed price to the front flap, for export.

Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "To Uma / with best wishes / John Gardner". The second James Bond continuation novel and the first under the authorship of John Gardner, who went on to write a further thirteen James Bond novels and two film script novelisations.