Books

[London unless stated otherwise] - [1] Jonathan Cape, 1965; [2] Reprint Society, 1956; [3] New York: The Macmillan Company, 1955 [but 1965]; [4] The Thriller Book Club, [1957]; [5-13] The Book Club, [1957-1965]; [14] New York: The New American Libra, 1956-66.. Mixed printings. Fourteen volumes. 8vo. Publisher's cloth or boards, dust jackets. Some wear to the jacket edges with losses to seven of them, "Dr. No" the most with a section missing at the head of the upper panel, the flaps of "Diamonds" with shadows of old tape markings from a previous jacket protector (now removed), "From Russia..." with damp staining to the rear covers (cloth and jacket), Gilbert A1a (9), A2a (16), A3b (2), A4a (9), A5a (13.1), A6a (13), A7a (11), A8a (9), A9a (7), A10a (9), A11a (12), A12a (6), A13a (7) and c.f. A14b (1). Eleven volumes are Book Club or Reprint Society editions that were usually published within months of the first editions, including three using the same jacket artwork as those…

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.