YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE by Fleming, Ian - 1964

(London): Jonathan Cape, 1964. First edition. About fine in very good jacket.. First impression of the James Bond thriller set in Japan, often cited as one of the best in the series. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE is considered the final book in the so-called "Blofeld Trilogy," named after Bond's now-classic nemesis. It is most memorable for its obituary of James Bond, which included personal details of Bond's history not found elsewhere. This novel went through a round of revision with a new editor who would later himself become a famous author: E.L. Doctorow. 7.25'' x 4.75''. Original dark grey cloth, silver-lettered spine, Japanese lettering in gilt on front board. In original price-clipped pictorial dust jacket designed by Richard Chopping. Bamboo patterned endpapers. 256 pages. Bookseller ticket in gutter of front pastedown; ink owner inscription on front free endpaper. Light creasing to foot of jacket spine, with abrasion from price sticker removal at top of front panel and faint ring mark in lower part of front panel.