Ian Fleming. The Man with the Golden Gun. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.
FIRST EDITION (195 x 130 mm) pp. 221. First Impression, First Issue, Second State, no further editions stated on copywrite page (though not the extremely rare run of 150 firsts with a golden gun on front cover board). The jacket: Artist Richard Chopping. Matte jacket paper. Wrap around artwork of a gun and house flies, and bullets. Front flap has the title and The New James Bond. Rear flap lists all the previous titles in addition to Thrilling Cities, The Diamond Smugglers and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Price on jacket flap of 18s net. Very small split in binding cloth along top edge of binding, hinges are fine, and bright unfaded titles to the spine. Minor spotting on green marbled endpapers and equally minor spotting on half title and along fore edges. Otherwise, interior text block and end papers bright and clean. No edgewear to covers. Jacket in acceptable condition with wear along fore edge side, some chipping, and some abrasion, particularly on spine, which has removed a bit of pigment. Overall GOOD condition.