Lot 183 , Fleming, Ian. Thunderball. First edition, first impression, first issue, Binding A, 1961. Original dust jacket.

° Fleming, Ian. Thunderball. First edition, first impression, first issue, Binding A, 1961. Original dust jacket. Fleming, Ian (1908–1964). Thunderball. London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. First edition, first impression, first issue, Binding A. 8vo, pp. 254. Publisher’s original Type C dark brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt; in the original dust jacket retaining the 15s. net price.

Fleming’s ninth James Bond novel and the first of the so-called Blofeld trilogy. First-issue dust jacket with “Sidney” for “Sydney” on the rear flap, line 12.

Reference: Gilbert A9a(1.1).
£300-500

Condition:
Front flap with a light ghost mark from a former price sticker over the printed 15s. net price. The volume is additionally preserved in a custom-made leather clam-shell box.