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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Ian Fleming

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - FINE copy with embossed golden gun on front panel

Published: Jonathan Cape, London, 1965

Edition: First Edition

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First edition, first impression, first state of the rarest James Bond title.

Starting with Casino Royale in 1953 Fleming would publish a new James Bond adventure annually until his death in 1964. The Man With The Golden Gun was his last full-length James Bond novel.

With the publication of this novel Fleming was at the height of his popularity and the publisher's were confident enough to publish 82,000 copies in the first print run - which was a great leap from the modest first print run of 4,728 copies for his first novel Casino Royale, published 12 years earlier.

According to the Gilbert bibliography the Jonathan Cape archives revealed that only 940 copies were published with the embossed golden gun. The publishers realized that the cost of continuing the print-run with the gilt embossed design would be prohibitive, so the remaining 81,000 were published with plain black covers.

This copy is in fine condition. The corners are sharp and the pages are clean with no inscriptions. The dust jacket is mint. This copy is GUARANTEED UNRESTORED.

  • Jacket Condition: Fine
  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Sold By: Rare Paper
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