Live and Let Die. London: Jonathan Cape 1954. First Edition. Publisher’s black cloth boards with gilt medallion to upper board & gilt titles to the spine. Gilt lightly faded, wear to head of spine at joint, light scuffing to boards. Neat ownership name to endpaper. Contents pages in nice bright condition.

Housed in custom-made solander box.

Live and Let Die is the second James Bond novel, following the ground-breaking Casino Royale (1953).

It represents a crucial early entry in the Bond canon—the first to establish the formula of exotic locations (New York, Florida, Jamaica), larger-than-life villains (Mr. Big), and the fusion of spy craft with elements of contemporary popular culture.