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London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. First Edition. First Impression, First Issue. Octavo (19.5cm); Gilbert's Binding A - dark brown cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and skeletal hand design embossed to front cover; white endpapers; dustjacket; [8],9-253,[3]pp. A fresh, Fine copy in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced 15s. net), with pinpoint wear to two corners. The ninth Bond book, basis for Terence Young's Oscar-winning adaptation starring Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, and Adolfo Celi. Gilbert A9a(1.1); Hubin, p.144.

Thunderball is the ninth book in the James Bond series, and the eighth full-length James Bond novel, written by Ian Fleming. It is famous for introducing the criminal organization SPECTRE and the character Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

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