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First edition, second state without the gun on the boards. In original unclipped (18s net) jacket in protective sheet. Minor creasing and chipping to extremities. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. Black cloth over boards with bronze gilt lettering on the spine. Square and solid. Some toning to edges, and some pages bumped at rear. Original green marble endpapers. The interior is clean and clear. Pages: 221 Dimensions:7� x 5� x 1.

The Man with the Golden Gun is the twelfth novel (and thirteenth book) of Ian Fleming's James Bond series. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in the UK on 1 April 1965, eight months after the author's death. The novel was not as detailed or polished as the others in the series, leading to poor but polite reviews. Despite that, the book was a best-seller. The story centers on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, who had been thought dead, only to return to the Secret Service alive and well. In the novel, Bond is sent to assassinate Francisco 'Pistols' Scaramanga, a notorious hitman, who is believed to be responsible for the disappearance of several British intelligence operatives.