MOONRAKER JAMES BOND 007 IAN FLEMING JONATHAN CAPE 1ST EDITION 1ST PRINT 1955

Description: MOONRAKER JAMES BOND 007 IAN FLEMING FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINT JONATHAN CAPE 1955 CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE FLEMING'S FINEST BOOK, THE FIRST EDITION OF MOONRAKER IS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS. THE NOVEL FOLLOWS BOND, AS HE IS SENT TO INVESTIGATE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A BRITISH MOONRAKER MISSILE, WHICH HAS BEEN HIJACKED BY A WEALTHY INDUSTRIALIST, WITH TIES TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. THROUGH A SERIES OF TWISTS, AND TURNS, 007 UNCOVERS A LARGER PLOT TO DESTROY BRITAIN, FROM WITHIN, AND MUST STOP THE VILLAINS, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINT PUBLISHED BY JONATHAN CAPE IN LONDON in 1955. THE PUBLISHERS BLACK BOARDS, WITH THE TITLES TO THE FRONT PANELS, AND SPINE, IN SILVER GILT, ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, WITH SHARP CORNERS. THE TEXT BLOCKS ARE CLEAR OF FOXING, WITH JUST MINOR AGE WEAR. ONE OF THE TWO VARIANT STATES, PRINTED ON THICKER PAPER STOCK, AND WITH THE WORD ' SHOOT ' ON PAGE 10 CORRECTLY PRINTED. THE ENTIRE FIRST IMPRESSION ( CONTAINING BOTH 'SHOOT ' AND ' SHOO ' STATES WERE ISSUED ON 07 APRIL 1955.THE FIRST IMPRESSION WAS A LIMITED NUMBER RUN, WITH A LARGE NUMBER ORDERED BY LIBRARIES, MAKING THIS A VERY RARE BOOK, IN GOOD CONDITION, AND VERY SOUGHT AFTER.PRESENTED WITH AN ORIGINAL DUST JACKET IN GOOD CONDITION. THE FLAMES ARE STILL BRIGHT, ON BOTH THE FRONT, AND SPINE AREA. THERE IS A LITTLE WEAR TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SPINE, AND A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE TOP, AND BOTTOM THE SPINE AREA. THERE IS ALSO SOME FOXING TO THE INNER PAGES - SEE PHOTOS, BUT OVERALL - A GOOD EXAMPLE. IT ALSO COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL JONATHAN CAPE PRICE STICKER TO ADD TO ITS ORIGINALITY. ( THESE ARE RARE ! ) THIS MAY HAVE BEEN PAIRED WITH THE BOOK AT A LATER DATE, BUT EVEN SO - IT MAKES A VERY GOOD PRESENTABLE COPY OF THIS VERY RARE BOOKTHIS BOOK WOULD MAKE A VERY GOOD ADDITION TO ANY BOND COLLECTION. WILL POST WORLDWIDE

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