London: Cape, 1957

8vo, pp. 160. Original black boards, lettered in white to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper. Some foxing to preliminaries, tape residue to front pastedown, presentation inscription to ffep. A very good copy in a very good, price-clipped dustwrapper, with a little tape residue to edges of flaps.

First edition. Introduction by 'John Blaize' -- actually John Collard, member of the International Diamond Security Organisation, and before that an officer for MI5.

Fleming's first non-Bond book, published between From Russia, With Love and Dr. No -- although not unadjacent to Bond's usual territory.