Dr No

1958, the first printing of the sixth James Bond novel

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Printing Details

First edition, first printing. Hardback, bound in the original black cloth, titled in silver to the spine and with brown silhouette of dancing girl to upper board. 19.5 × 13cm, 256pp.

The sixth James Bond 007 story and the first one to be filmed... Dr Julius No is a man with a mysterious past. Nobody knows what secrets are hidden on his Caribbean island, and all those who have attempted to investigate further have disappeared. When two British agents go missing in Jamaica, Bond is sent to investigate. Battling the Doctor's twin obsessions with power and pain, he uncovers the true nature of his opponent's covert operation—but he must undergo a deadly assault course before he can destroy the Doctor's plans once and for all.

Condition

This copy is in very good condition. On the plus side there is minimal bumping to the boards, the silver titling to the spine is crisp, the main body of text is very clean, the book is free from inscription and the hinges are intact. Two points to mention though are two stamped dates to the ffep (one of which is quite smudged), and there is some light tanning to the page edges, with a few small light spots to the prelims. Otherwise, this remains a well-preserved copy of the first printing.

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