Hardback. First edition, first printing of this James Bond spy novel. Black boards have gilt Japanese letting to front. silver titles to spine. Dust wrapper is tanned to spine, has minor marks and is slightly edge worn with chipping to spine ends. Surface scuffing to dust wrapper at back has worn through in one place (board underneath is unaffected by this) leaving an irregularly shaped hole to dust wrapper and a vertical split to dust wrapper spine edge (see photos). Light foxing to prelims. No ownership names. Not price clipped. Clean and sound.