London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First Edition. 159pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Book is square and tight, with pencil writing on the front pastedown, a little bruising to the boards and very modest toning/ spotting on the text block. Unclipped Wrapper is bright, with minor chipping. SIGNED by the author on a paste-in slip. This was the first formal literary study of James Bond as a character and a literary analysis of Fleming's style and techniques. Amis was later commissioned as the first continuation novelist for the James Bond novel series.