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New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by John Gardner on the front endpaper. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($9.95), rubbed at the surface and edges, a few small closed tears at the rear and folds. Black paper, lightly soiled, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the top edge, tidemark on the front endpapers, clean otherwise. Gardner's first James Bond novel, one that sees 007 take on a terrorist with intentions of nuclear war.