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London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 3 volumes, all first impressions. Octavo (19 x 13cm). Elegantly hand-bound in half black oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six comparments with raised bands. You Only Live Twice gilt-stamped with Japanese characters to front cover. Contents clean and bright, exterior unmarked. A near fine set in an attractive recent leather binding. .

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.

Look for a Jonathan Cape publisher with no other printings mentioned, published in 1961.