THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Richard Chopping illustrated dustwrapper. Green patterned endpapers. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. With a couple very faint spots to the top edge of the text block. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper, that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (18s net to the lower front flap). A beautiful copy.

The first edition was published in a print-run of 81,890 copies on 1st April 1965. [Gilbert A13a (1.2 First impression, first issue, second state, binding A, preceded only by the issue of 940 copies with the gilt stamped gun on the upper board].