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London: Jonathan Cape. 1965. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed association copy, acquired from the dustwrapper artist Richard Chopping. Publisher's original black cloth with bronze titles to the spine, in the Richard Chopping illustrated dustwrapper. Green patterned endpapers. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and bronze titles bright and fresh. The contents, with the ownership signature of Richard Chopping to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout and without further inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is ever so slightly darkened to the extremities and remains without loss or tears. A fabulous association copy. The Man With the Golden Gun was the last novel to be written by Ian Fleming, who died before making his final revisions. Posthumous publication was on 1st April 1965. "The ambitious cover design gave Chopping much trouble, as he could not show…

The Man with the Golden Gun is the twelfth novel (and thirteenth book) of Ian Fleming's James Bond series. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in the UK on 1 April 1965, eight months after the author's death. The novel was not as detailed or polished as the others in the series, leading to poor but polite reviews. Despite that, the book was a best-seller. The story centers on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, who had been thought dead, only to return to the Secret Service alive and well. In the novel, Bond is sent to assassinate Francisco 'Pistols' Scaramanga, a notorious hitman, who is believed to be responsible for the disappearance of several British intelligence operatives.

A first edition of 'The Man with the Golden Gun' can often be identified by the gold gun embossed on the front cover of the hardback, the lack of a 'New York Times' review on the front flap, and with the original dust jacket designed by Richard Chopping. Prices for first editions can vary widely based on condition and presence of these elements.