Ian Fleming — The Spy Who Loved Me

London, The Book Club, 1962. Cloth. The first Book Club edition of the ninth novel to feature James Bond, published the same year as the true first edition. The shortest and most sexually explicit novel by Fleming, this story is unlike other Bond novels in that it is told in the first person by a Canadian woman, Vivienne Michel.Ian Fleming was a British journalist, intelligence officer and writer. His 'James Bond' series is one of the most influential pieces of spy fiction, having sold over one hundred million copies worldwide. It has spanned an extremely popular film series, featuring seven actors starring as the titular character. The first Book Club edition, published the same year as the Jonathan Cape true first edition, with the original pictorial dust wrapper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart; some slight discolouration and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is worn to the head of the spine, with a tear crossing the joint, and chipped to the tail, as well as slight wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.