{"product_id":"for-your-eyes-only-five-secret-exploits-of-james-bond","title":"For Your Eyes Only. Five Secret Exploits of James Bond.","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWARMLY INSCRIBED BY FLEMING “THE REST WILL HAVE TO WAIT” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFLEMING, Ian \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Your Eyes Only. Five Secret Exploits of James Bond. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York: The Viking Press, 1960 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarge 8vo., two-tone green and yellow coloured cloth, with publisher’s Viking Longboat device printed in red to upper board; lettered in red to backstrip; contained in the original unclipped printed dustwrapper ($3.50 to front flap) designed by Richard Chopping; pp. [viii], 3-218; a near-fine copy, with boards a touch faded in places and some pushing to spine tips; a couple of small bumps to corners and one to upper edge of rear board, affecting a couple of the last few pages; otherwise a very clean example; the dustwrapper very good with some shelf wear, rubbing and darkening to folds; some nicks, chips and short closed tears to edges; the longest tear running 4cm along the rear flap fold; the largest chips to head and foot of spine, not affecting lettering; completely unrestored. The book now housed in a custom-made bright red clamshell case by Wyvern Bindery, with eye device to the upper cover in black, and lined in dove-grey suede.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst U.S. edition, first printing. This copy warmly inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper to an unknown recipient: “The rest will have to wait” x Ian”.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimilar inscriptions have been noted in other copies. For this title, Fleming had recently moved from his previous U.S. publisher, Macmillan, to Viking after recommendations from his friends Graham Greene and Peter Quennell. The American edition was produced in a larger format to the U.K., and thus utilised slightly amended artwork for the wrapper. It was published just a few months after its counterpart in England. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lovely example of the first U.S. edition of Fleming’s short story collection, which was his eighth to feature James Bond. The stories in order are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom a View to a Kill \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(where Bond investigates the murder of a motorcycle dispatch rider and the theft of his top secret documents)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFleming sets the majority of the work in Paris, and mentions a series of cafes and restaurants with which he was intimately familiar in real life, along with the character of Mary Ann Russell, based on his former girlfriend Maud Russell. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Your Eyes Only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(where Bond is sent on a voluntary assignment to track down and kill the assassin of two of M’s friends)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFleming took the title for this story from the stamp which used to adorn secret papers in the early days of the war, thus leaning on his Naval Intelligence experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuantum of Solace \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(where Bond is told the story of his dinner companions and their failed relationship). A homage to his friend Somerset Maugham, it is the most personal of the stories, taking influence from his own marriage, which was at the time going through a particularly turbulent period. The title takes its name from the degree of comfort needed in a relationship for love to remain; when it reaches zero, love will fail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRisico \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(where Bond travels to Italy in order to investigate the smuggling of narcotics to England)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lido chase scene is a nod to one of Fleming’s heroes Thomas Mann, who used the same stretch of beach in Italy in his novella \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath in Venice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hildebrand Rarity \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(set in the Seychelles, where Bond aids a millionaire in his search for a rare fish, the latter who is subsequently murdered)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFleming was a keen diver and bird watcher, and had initially travelled to the location in order to conduct a treasure hunt, searching for the hoard of French pirate Olivier Levasseur. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1954, following the success of the American television adaptation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCasino Royale, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFleming was approached by CBS, who suggested that he write a series of 32 episodes for them. Due to air over a two year period, Fleming initially agreed to thirteen episodes based on seven new stories, plus recycled ideas from his already published novels. The proposed shows never made it into production and instead were adapted into this series of five short stories, Fleming’s first foray into the genre using the character of Bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-14a01e74-7fff-e1c7-6c59-f657f9940472\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderful copy with a personal inscription. Scarce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with these attributes.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56703604818244,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/68502416.jpg?v=1777313921","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/for-your-eyes-only-five-secret-exploits-of-james-bond","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}