{"product_id":"ian-fleming-spy-who-loved-me-first-1962-124859","title":"The Spy Who Loved Me.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eOne of the greatest Bond novels, a departure from other works by Fleming as it is more experimental in nature. The story is told in the first person by Vivienne Michel, a fictional character, to whom we are introduced as co-author on the title and pre-title pages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs with much of the author's oeuvre, many incidents from his own life were used in the making of this fine novel, unusually told from the perspective of a female protagonist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition, first impression; 8vo (19.5 x 13.5 cm); some minor spotting, mostly marginal, slightly more prominent to pp212-213, one or two small marks, minor nick to lower edge of p.131, else good; publisher's grey cloth, dagger device to upper cover in blind with the blade in silver, silver lettering to spine, publisher's colophon embossed in silver to lower spine, red endpapers, price-clipped pictorial dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, a little toned around edges, some light rubbing to extremities, small tear to upper edge of rear panel (approx. 1-2cm) and two small tears to centre of spine, though largely unnoticeable when flat to book, very good; 221pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"FLEMING, Ian.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57633381384567,"sku":"124859","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/124859_01.jpg?v=1792688212","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/ian-fleming-spy-who-loved-me-first-1962-124859","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}