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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Fleming Ian

Thunderball

Published: Jonathan Cape, London, 1961

Edition: 1st

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London, Jonathan Cape. 1961. 1st Edition, First Printing of THUNDERBALL by Ian Fleming: Crisp near fine book, with a bright vibrant dust jacket. Very  good + black covered boards with a stamped skeleton hand to the front of the boards. Bright unfaded gilt titles to the spine. The book is in near fine condition with clean boards and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The interior pages are crisp, clean, bright and flat with no stains, no writing, no bent pages, no handling marks. The original unrestored un-price clipped dust jacket is in near fine condition still maintaining the blueish-green colour (has not faded to the dull green). The dust jacket is a beautiful example with just a very slight bit of rubbing to spine tips.

Ian Fleming's pivotal Bond novel 'Thunderball'. This novel is the first novel to introduce the notorious villain, and Bond's greatest enemy, Blofeld. The ninth novel in the James Bond series,

  • Jacket Condition: Near fine
  • Binding Condition: Near fine
  • Overall Condition: Near fine
  • Size: 8 Vo
  • Sold By: White Eagle Books
  • Contact Person: Andrew Saidi
  • Country: United Kingdom
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