Thunderball

UK: Jonathan Cape, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/As New. Thunderball by Ian Fleming First Edition Jonathan Cape 1961. A fine book that appears unread and as new. Pages and edges still white and free of any ownership inscriptions. No foxing, unblemished throughout. No bumping to corners and covers unmarked. In like original fine dust jacket. Not price clipped and with no darkening to spine. An excellent copy. "Thunderball" is the ninth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in 1961. In this thrilling installment, James Bond is tasked with recovering two stolen nuclear warheads before they can be used to wreak havoc on the world. The story begins with the disappearance of a British Vulcan bomber carrying two nuclear bombs. Bond is assigned to investigate and discovers that the warheads are in the possession of SPECTRE, a global criminal organization led by the formidable Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Bond teams up with the beautiful Dominetta "Domino" Vitali and his CIA counterpart, Felix Leiter, as they track down the stolen warheads in the Bahamas and confront SPECTRE's evil plans. "Thunderball" is notable for its underwater action sequences and its introduction of the character Emilio Largo, SPECTRE's ruthless agent. It explores themes of nuclear terrorism, espionage, and the high-stakes world of international intrigue. The novel was later adapted into a successful film of the same name in the James Bond movie franchise.