(London): Jonathan Cape, (1964).. First edition, first state, 8vo, 256 pp. Contemporary owner's inscription to fly leaf. Cloth, with Japanese characters to the upper cover, d.w., not price clipped, spine slightly browned and rubbed. The first state has "First published 1964", as opposed to "March 1964", to the title page verso. Gilbert, A12a (1.1).

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Bond, a shattered man after the death of his wife at the hands of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, has gone to pieces as an agent, endangering himself and his fellow operatives. M, unwilling to accept the loss of one of his best men, sends 007 to Japan for one last, near-impossible mission. But Japan proves to be Bond's downfall, leading him to a mysterious residence known as the 'Castle of Death' where he encounters an old enemy revitalized. All the omens suggest that this is the end for the British agent and, for once, even Bond himself seems unable to disagree...

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Bookseller: Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 45837
Title: You Only Live Twice
Author: FLEMING, Ian
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: (London): Jonathan Cape
Date Published: (1964).
Keywords: Literature

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