The Spy Who Loved Me is a clear departure from previous Bond novels by Ian Fleming, in that the novel is told in the first-person by a young woman named Vivienne Michel. The book was published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1962. Presented is a first edition printing of Ian Fleming s tenth James Bond thriller, The Spy Who Loved Me, in the publisher s original dust jacket and boards. With a new archival quarter leather and cloth clamshell archival case. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and original black cloth boards, blind and silver embossed. Gilbert, Ian Fleming the Bibliography, A10a. Water staining to the inside of the dust jacket, only effecting the recto in a small area of the front cover, some rubbing and small tears to extremities and especially to the top and tail of the spine, contemporary note to front panel ?16 ap? Paper wrappers in exceedingly good condition, and internally fine, although with slight lean to text block. The rear panel does not feature 'THE TIMES' newspaper reference in capitals which therefore gives a different meaning to the phrase 'Verdicts of the times!' (Gilbert). The corners of the flaps are unclipped and the rear flap is much wider. The front flap also features the misspelling 'Adirondacs' for 'Adirondacks' (line 6).
The proof dust jacket differs to the first edition in a number of ways ?proofs are more red in colour the copyright to the front flap is markedly different and there is no 'Wilkinson Swords' credit. We shall do Ian a great dis-service if we can't get his jacket out during the next month or two? (Gilbert, Ian Fleming the Bibliography, p. libraries suppliers' travellers can only carry jackets on which to elicit orders. Proofs of the book are already being distributed. ?A letter from Michael Howard to Chopping confirms this: ?I understand from Ian that as you had upped the price, you had undertaken in return to do the job quickly, and, if we have to wait until November for the original picture, it will be the end of the year before we get colour proofs, and this will halve the chances of getting a good pre-publication sale. One of a limited number of proof copies issued with a dust jacket, many having been issued without as Richard Chopping was late with the design. Original printed paper wrappers, and rare proof dust jacket.
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