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Pp. 222(last blank), double page illustration, headpiece decorations, red endpapers; cr. 8vo; dark grey/black boards, spine lettered in silver, upper board featuring a dagger design in silver & blind, the spine extremities a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and spilt, a couple of tiny chips to backstrip extremities; Jonathan Cape, London, 1962. First edition, first impression. Gilbert A10a (1.1). *The co-writing credit to 'Vivienne Michel' on the title page is spurious: Vivienne Michel is the name of the narrator of the novel.

The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in 1962. Unlike the other Bond novels, this story is told from the perspective of a young Canadian woman named Vivienne Michel, who encounters James Bond after she finds herself in a difficult situation at a motel in the Adirondack Mountains. The narrative explores themes of love, trust, and the dynamics of power.