Dr. No

Ian Fleming

A handsome First Edition, original cloth boards without dancing woman on the front board. Very Near Fine condition, with minute bumps to edges. Second state wrapper with bright Ian Fleming lettering on spine, first issue price of 13s.6d. and Manchester Guardian blurb to front flap, little browning and chipping along edges ;

Ian Fleming's sixth James Bond novel. British agent Commander John Strangways and his secretary have been killed. Dr. Dent, an agent of Dr. Julius No, was Strangways' last contact before his disappearance and is ordered to kill Bond.

Basis for the James Bond movie with Sean Connery, and Bond-Girl, Honey Rider, Ursula Andress.

Price: $1,400.00

Book #14399
Dr. No

Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Size: 8vo; 256 pages
Publisher: London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.

Author Bio

Ian Fleming

Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 - August 12, 1964) was a British author, journalist and Second World War Navy Commander. Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and chronicling his adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories. Additionally, Fleming wrote the children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and two non-fiction books.