MOONRAKER

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to upper board and spine, in the Kenneth Lewis illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed text block edge just a little toned. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a couple of small foxing spots and small marks to the flap edges and is otherwise without fading, loss or tears. The underside of the dustwrapper is a little toned and marked (not visible to the printed side). Not price-clipped (10s 6d net to the front and rear flaps). The toughest of all Fleming first editions to find without fading to the spine. A very attractive example in entirely original condition.

The third novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. This example of the book in the second of Gilbert's two variant states, with "shoot" spelled correctly on page ten. Published on 7th April 1955 in an edition of 9,600 copies (including both variants). [Gilbert A3a (1.2)].