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First edition, first impression, of the only Bond book to be written in the first person, presented as the testimony of a 23-year-old Canadian woman with whom Bond has an ill-fated affair. To further this pretence, Vivienne Michel gets a spurious credit on the title page as co-author. A film adaptation was produced in 1977 starring Roger Moore. Octavo. Original dark grey boards, spine lettered in silver, dagger design stamped on front cover in silver and blind, red endpapers. With dust jacket by Richard Chopping. Double-page illustration at pp. 6-7. Negligible spot of wear to spine ends, foxing to edges and prelims, not affecting contents; bright, price-clipped jacket with occasional nick and spot: a very good copy in near-fine jacket. Gilbert A10a (1.1).

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.