London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. First Edition. 221pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Absent any marks or inscriptions, pages crisp; some spotting anf foxing. Wrapper is bright and unclipped, showing modest wear. A lovely copy.

In 1959, the Sunday Times commissioned Fleming to write a series of dispatches from the world's most fascinating cities.Travelling to thirteen cities, from Hong Kong to Monte Carlo, Fleming gathered material that would also provide him with backdrop and research for the five Bond novels and seven short stories that would follow.