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Jonathan Cape, 1961. 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. Original price of 15s.net to front flap. An attractive copy. Not price clipped with publisher's price label of 16s6dnet to front flap. 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.