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First edition, first printing. 8vo. Original black boards with gilt titles & blind stamped skeletal hand to front board. A near fine copy with clean unmarked boards. A hint of spotting to topedge o/w no marks to edges. Internally fresh and clean with no inscriptions. The near fine dustwrapper is complete with light edgewear & a couple of very short closed tears. Mildest toning to spine & one very small mark to front panel. Not price clipped with publisher's price label of 16s6dnet to front flap. An attractive copy. Gilbert A9a 1.1. The ninth James Bond title & the introduction of Spectre and Blofeld. James Bond turns up in the Bahamas and has less than a week to find two stolen nuclear bombs hidden amongst its reefs.

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.