Fleming, Ian. Too Hot to Handle (Moonraker). Perma Books, New York, 1956.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Perma Books M3070 - spine cocked, front cover creased

Seller: Classic Book Shop, Royal Oak, MI, U.S.A.

Fleming, Ian. Too Hot to Handle. Perma Books, New York, 1956.

Price: US$212.56 + shipping

Description: (New York: Perma Books 1956). First US Paperback Edition 1956). A Softcover. Publisher's illustrated card covers with all edges tinted red. No reading crease to the spine; just a hint of rubbing at the spine tips (and to the extremities (hardly worth mentioning); and a small patch of toning to the bottom right hand corner of the back panel. No spine slant. Overall a VG+ (or better) copy. A very nice copy indeed of this first US softcover printing of Moonraker which was "Americanised" for its US audience. A very nice copy indeed. Great cover art by Lou Marchetti. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom

Fleming, Ian. TOO HOT TO HANDLE (MOONRAKER). Perma Books [1956], New York, 1956.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Description: Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Perma Books #M-3070. First U.S. paperback edition of Moonraker. A James Bond novel. A near fine copy, darkening to edges of text block, light rubbing to edges, head and heel of spine, horizontal crease at lower end of spine panel. Cover art by Lou Marchetti. (8371)

Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.

Fleming, Ian. Too Hot to Handle [Moonraker]. USA Perma 1956, 1956.

Price: US$386.48 + shipping

Description: First printing. Paperback in publisher's illustrated card covers, all edges tinted red. Some very light rubbing and a couple of creases to corners otherwise a clean bright copy of a fragile book, housed in a custom-made gilt-titled cloth chemis. Some expected wear, joints rubbed, some damp-marking but no major defects. In "Too Hot to Handle," James Bond is assigned to investigate a case involving the world of diamond smuggling. Bond's mission takes him to various exotic locations, including the United States and the African continent. Along the way, he encounters a variety of characters, including a beautiful woman named Tiffany Case, who becomes a central figure in the story. The novel explores themes of espionage, international intrigue, and the criminal underworld, all of which are common elements in Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. As with many of Fleming's Bond novels, "Too Hot to Handle" combines action, suspense, and a touch of romance as Bond works to uncover and thwart a nefarious plot.

Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom