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UK: Jonathan Cape, 1965. Proof Copy . Soft cover. Fine. The Man With the Golden Gun Uncorrected Proof by Ian Fleming First Edition Published Jonathan Cape 1965. One of only approximately 600 copies. Original publisher's card covers. Remarkably well preserved, appearing unread with pages still very much white and no creasing or damage. Corners still sharp and completely unblemished. A superb copy.

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.