More elusive in the first printing, especially in this collectible condition.ĭecorative Laminated Boards. *(No fading to the spine.) 144 pages plus contents page with 27 titled chapters. 35c price still intact to the front cover. Slight rubbing at the spine folds and shelf-edges, minuscule nick to the lower spine edge, mild finger-pull crease to the fore-edge of the rear cover, else very tight, square and firm, and very good plus in glossy stiff-card wraps with front cover art depicting a menacing face, and a frightened woman in a negligee with a man holding her shoulder, all page edges red printed code S1762 and. A decently preserved and presentable mass-market paperback collectible. The first book featuring 007, James Bond. 'First printing, February 1960' statement to the copyright page, S1762 code and.
paperback edition, first printing mass-market paperback.
(New York): A Signet Book Published by The New American Library, (1960).
