From Russia, with Love by Ian Fleming

[Author's Note dated March, 1956] Ian Fleming’s fifth James Bond novel. James Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH in Ian Fleming’s masterful spy thriller, and the novel that President John F. Kennedy named one of his favourite books of all time.SMERSH stands for ‘Death to Spies’ and there’s no secret agent they’d like to disgrace and destroy more than 007, James Bond. But ensnaring the British Secret Service’s most lethal operative will require a lure so tempting even he can’t resist. Enter Tatiana Romanova, a ravishing Russian spy whose ‘defection’ springs a trap designed with clockwork precision.Her seduce Bond, then flee to the West on the Orient Express. Waiting in the shadows are two of Ian Fleming’s most vividly drawn Red Grant, SMERSH’s deadliest assassin, and the sinister operations chief Rosa Klebb-five feet four inches of pure killing power.Bursting with action and intrigue, From Russia with Love is one of the best-loved books in the Bond canon-an instant classic that set the standard for sophisticated literary spycraft for decades to come. This The Book Club Hardback is in fair condition. No dust jacket. Blue cloth cover with small stains, significantly faded on spine. Spine has a small tear. Small inscription on inside front cover in pen. Final blank endpage has been ripped. Pages lightly tanned.

SKU: 1557579 This image is of the actual book.

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