All are enriched by Dalton’s seductive illustrations, with their blend of glamour, intimacy and action. The minimalist binding design echoes the Folio editions of Casino Royale, From Russia with Love, Dr Noand Goldfinger. The drama in Moonraker is as gripping and visceral as ever, but it’s all the more compelling for the almost eerie stillness of the build-up, in which an increasingly uneasy Bond tries to decipher the ‘nightmare’ signs of impending doom. This begins with the tense game of bridge which sees Bond duping the cheating Drax, a scene described by Susan Hill as ‘the finest thing Fleming ever wrote’. Ian Fleming wrote his 1955 novel, Moonraker with the intention of adapting it into a movie after filmmakers expressed interest in his 1954 book, Live And Let Die.
A near fine book, inscribed by the author to the front end. Set solely in London and on the Kentish coast, this unusual Bond novel sets death-defying feats against a backdrop of intense, finely tuned suspense. Release: 1955, Pages: 247 Another book down in the Ian Fleming collection of amazing Bond books. John Atkinson Fine & Rare Books - A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1955. This leads to a moving closing scene that gives a rare glimpse of the occasionally vulnerable man behind the dauntless secret agent. The Moonraker project has a millionaire backer, the war hero Sir Hugo Drax - a man who, it seems, cheats at cards.
Gala Brand is a dedicated policewoman, and her relationship with Bond is more nuanced than is often the case in the 007 novels. Our edition of Fleming’s third 007 novel features stunning artwork by Fay Dalton which depicts the formidable Moonraker, the disfigured face of one of Fleming’s most convincing villains, and a Bond girl whose beauty is matched by her tenacity and wit.
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