Ian Fleming — Thunderball

London, Jonathan Cape, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition, first impression, of this thrilling James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, in the original illustrated dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, in binding type A with brown/grey boards and a skeleton hand embossed to the front board.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Ian Fleming's ninth James Bond novel, centering round the theft of two atomic bombs by the crime syndicate SPECTRE. This novel introduces Ernst Stavro Blofeld as a villain, though Bond and Blofeld never meet in 'Thunderball&apos.This novel was made into a film in 1965 with Sean Connery as Bond. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine, with very light buming to the spine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn with some small closed tears and chips. Light marks to the wraps, including a faint tide mark to the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.