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New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1955. [Thriller] FIRST U.S. EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.220. Bound in original pale green cloth blocked in black, in the pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Leo Manso, priced at $2.75, with other prices clipped away, as was the publisher's practice. This copy is from the library of Stan Meyer, with his ownership plate to the endpaper. No inscriptions, contents very clean, jacket expertly restored, now shows as a near fine copy. The rarest of the American first editions. Meyer was the film producer responsible for 'Dragnet', the most successful police series on US television, and had an interest in acquiring the early James Bond titles for the big screen. Fleming first met him in August 1954 and presented an inscribed American first edition of Casino Royale (this copy previously sold through our offices). Although no film deal was forthcoming, the pair became friends and a character in the third book 'Moonraker' (Drax's…

In 'Moonraker', Ian Fleming's third James Bond novel, the British secret agent uncovers a plot by the enigmatic Sir Hugo Drax, who is building a powerful rocket capable of destroying London. As Bond delves deeper, the danger and betrayal he encounters bring him to the brink of death in this classic espionage thriller.