Books

First edition, first impression, of the author's first collection of short stories, "five episodes in a short span of tough life - the life of James Bond, agent number 007 in the Secret Service" (jacket blurb). The stories comprise "From a View to a Kill", "For Your Eyes Only", "Quantum of Solace", "Risico", and "The Hildebrand Rarity". Octavo. Original black boards, spine lettered in gilt (binding A, no priority), eye design in white on front cover. With dust jacket. Housed in a custom black cloth slipcase. Title page printed in black and red. Spine ends lightly bumped, light foxing to top edge; unclipped jacket rubbed, spine lightly toned, a couple of small superficial abrasions, faint creases to extremities: a very good copy in very good jacket. Gilbert A8a (1.1).

For Your Eyes Only is a collection of short stories by the British author Ian Fleming, featuring the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. The collection includes five short stories: 'From a View to a Kill', 'For Your Eyes Only', 'Quantum of Solace', 'Risico', and 'The Hildebrand Rarity'. It is notable for including elements that were adapted into the James Bond films.