Kingsley Amis — The James Bond Dossier

London, Jonathan Cape, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of Kingsley Amis's critical study of 007, in the attractive publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of Kingsley Amis's critical analysis of the James Bond novels, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.This was the first formal literary study of James Bond as a character, also serving as a literary analysis of Fleming's style and techniques. This work analyses the majority of the Bond canon, only omitting only 'Octopussy and the Living Daylights', which was published a year later. Due to Amis' commitment and respect of the series, he was later commissioned as the first continuation novelist for the James Bond novel series, writing 'Colonel Sun' under the pseudonym 'Robert Markham&apos.With a Foyles label to tail of front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with small bump to spine tail. Foyles label to front pastedown. Dust wrapper excellent, with edgewear to back strip head and tail, and tide marks to back strip at dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.