The Man with the Golden Gun

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965 First edition, first impression, first issue, second state (as usual) with "swop" on p. 57, line 12, in Gilbert's Binding A. Publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, green patterned endpapers; in its original pictorial dust jacket designed by Richard Chopping, featuring a wraparound illustration of a golden gun with an ivory butt-plate, a snake's skull, green leaves, two flies, and four golden bullets arranged in an "M" shape. Near fine book, with a tiny nick to spine, a light vertical indentation to rear board, and a small mark to rear pastedown; very good or better unclipped dust jacket, with light wear to head of spine, small closed tear to top edge of rear panel, a single spot of foxing to butt of gun on front panel, a touch of soiling to rear panel, and some numbers in pen and eraser abrasions to rear flap. Overall, a fresh, internally clean copy. Gilbert A13a (1.2). The Man with the Golden Gun involves one of 007's most seemingly impossible missions. M sends him to Jamaica to kill "Pistols" Scaramanga, known for his weapon of choice- a gold-plated Colt .45 loaded with bullets made of solid gold. An assassin trained by the KGB, Scaramanga has blown through a trail of M16 agents and has a bullet etched with the number 007. While many have hypothesized that the character of James Bond is Fleming's fictional representation of himself, it is Scaramanga that bears unusual similarity to Fleming; both are retired intelligence agents living in Jamaican bungalows. Fleming wrote all of his James Bond novels from his Goldeneye home in Jamaica, including The Man with the Golden Gun, which was published posthumously.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.