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London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition, first impression. 221 pp. 8vo. Black cloth with silver lettering and knife design on cover, with some water marks just above the mylar on the jacket, spotting to top edge, otherwise excellent; dust-jacket with some minor rubbing to extremities, color bright, but with water stain across bottom half of panels. First edition, first impression. 221 pp. 8vo. The tenth Bond novel. During its composition Fleming had considered killing off his famous spy for the third time, after From Russia, With Love, and Thunderball, but this time it was for different reasons – Fleming "had become alarmed that his earlier thrillers, designed for an adult audience, were increasingly read in schools...where young people made a hero out of James Bond... He did not regard Bond as a heroic figure 'but only as an efficient professional in his job.' Therefore he had sought to write a 'cautionary tale' to put the record straight, particularly for this younger…

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.

A first edition of 'The Spy Who Loved Me' can be identified by the lack of other titles listed in the 'Also by Ian Fleming' section, which appears on the verso of the title page. Additionally, the dust jacket for the first edition features artwork by Richard Chopping.