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New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1955. [Thriller] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.220. Bound in original pale green cloth blocked in black, in the pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Leo Manso, priced at $2.75, with other prices clipped away, as was the publisher's practice. No inscriptions, contents clean, light browning/spotting to endpapers and covers, jacket expertly restored, browning to edges of flaps professionally cleaned, now shows as a near fine copy. In our considerable experience, this is the rarest of the American first editions. The third James Bond novel. Gilbert A3b(1).

In 'Moonraker', Ian Fleming's third James Bond novel, the British secret agent uncovers a plot by the enigmatic Sir Hugo Drax, who is building a powerful rocket capable of destroying London. As Bond delves deeper, the danger and betrayal he encounters bring him to the brink of death in this classic espionage thriller.