The Man With the Golden Gun
- London: Jonathan Cape, 1965
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Fine/Fine. First printing. Second state binding without the gilt gun to the upper board. A Fine copy in like dust jacket. Pinpoint smudge to closed edge of text block, otherwise an excellent example. Price-clipped dust jacket clean and vibrant. A very attractive copy.
Published a year after Ian Fleming's death, The Man with the Golden Gun is the final James Bond novel written by its original creator. Fleming's health rapidly decreased while writing the book and though he finished a draft of the novel in 1964, he never fully re-worked it. After Fleming's death, the novel was published in the United Kingdom and then serialized in The Daily Express and Playboy. Ironically, in this novel, Bond is presumed dead before returning to London. He's been brainwashed by the Soviet Union and attempts to assassinate "M." After regaining his senses, Bond is sent to the Caribbean to assassinate Francisco Scaramanga, known as "the Man with the Golden Gun.". Fine in Fine dust jacket.
Published a year after Ian Fleming's death, The Man with the Golden Gun is the final James Bond novel written by its original creator. Fleming's health rapidly decreased while writing the book and though he finished a draft of the novel in 1964, he never fully re-worked it. After Fleming's death, the novel was published in the United Kingdom and then serialized in The Daily Express and Playboy. Ironically, in this novel, Bond is presumed dead before returning to London. He's been brainwashed by the Soviet Union and attempts to assassinate "M." After regaining his senses, Bond is sent to the Caribbean to assassinate Francisco Scaramanga, known as "the Man with the Golden Gun.". Fine in Fine dust jacket.
Details
Title
The Man With the Golden Gun
Author
Fleming, Ian
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Jonathan Cape: London
Date
1965
Edition
First edition