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London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, EARLIEST binding design without the 'Dancing Lady' design on the upper board, silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Pat Marriott, priced 13/6. Contents clean, very light spotting in places, jacket with a few small nicks and rubs, toned to extremities. Very good indeed. The sixth Bond thriller, and the first to be filmed (in 1962). Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A6a (1.2).

Doctor No is the sixth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, originally published in 1958. It follows the British MI6 agent on a mission to Jamaica where he encounters the eponymous villain, Dr. Julius No, who is plotting to sabotage an American space launch with the help of his criminal organization.