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Jonathan Cape. 1955 1st edition 2nd State. 8vo. In black cloth covers with silver to spine and front. This version with 'shoot' correctly printed to page 10 (state B). In very good condition. Some very minor rubbing on edges, small slight split lower front hinge. A few faint minor marks. Mild foxing to edges. Small pencil inscription on front endpaper H.M.G.B. A very clean and tight copy. 255pp. James Bond novel set in England, RARE first edition of the third novel in the James Bond series and what many critics to be his finest. The connection with Ian Fleming & the Bond family that lived at Moigne combe. Ian Fleming went to school with a member of the Bond family and spent time with them, and historical Research into the Bond family has shown there was an Elizabethan spy who had a playboy life style which influenced Ian's character James Bond. The inscription on front endpaper HMGB may stand for Major General Bond who was the last remaining family member.

In 'Moonraker', Ian Fleming's third James Bond novel, the British secret agent uncovers a plot by the enigmatic Sir Hugo Drax, who is building a powerful rocket capable of destroying London. As Bond delves deeper, the danger and betrayal he encounters bring him to the brink of death in this classic espionage thriller.