Thunderball.
FLEMING, Ian.
Thunderball.
"It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst": First edition of the Ninth James Bond Novel Thunderball
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961.
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First edition. Octavo, original black boards titles to the spine in gilt. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with minor wear to the crown of the spine. A nice copy of the ninth novel in the James Bond series.
"Thunderball represented a new departure [for the Bond series], with the introduction of SPECTRE and of Ernst Blofeld, a commanding villain who was to reappear. This gave a measure of continuity to the later Bond novels Thunderball worked well as an adventure story the theme of the theft of atom bombs seemed pertinent and modern" (Black, 49, 55). "A thriller, a chiller and a pleasure to read" (New York Times). It was adapted twice to the screen: under the present title in 1965 and as Never Say Never Again in 1983—each time starring Sean Connery.
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Complete Set of 14 First Edition James Bond Novels: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories including A View to a Kill and Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
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