The Man With the Golden Gun
New York: New American Library, 1965. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good/Near Fine. Item #012741
8vo., 183pp. Sharp stated First Printing, Black smooth black paper covered boards, gun blocked in gilt wraparound with barrel on front board and trigger on spine. Titling in red and white also on spine. NAL in gilt on spine and stock number in gilt on rear board. Plain wrapper by Paul Bacon Studio with "bullet hole" motif on front board, (six holes). Back panel with B&W photo of Fleming, uncredited. Unclipped dust-jacket price is $4.50. (Biondi & Pickard, "Firsts" Nov. 1998) Square and tight with little wear. Some faint off-setting of the bullet holes on the front board as is common given the design. Neat gift inscription on the front end-paper. Sticker ghost on rear paste-down. Very attractive dust-jacket has some stress creases on the front panel. and some creasing to both flaps. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A solid collectabe copy at a great price.
Price: $50.00