You Only Live Twice.

FLEMING, Ian.

Published by London Jonathan Cape, 1964

First edition, first impression, inscribed "Best wishes, Sean Connery", "best regards, Ken Adam", "John Barry, Three time would be better", and signed by Leslie Bricusse, and Lewis Gilbert. This was the last Bond book published during the lifetime of Fleming, who died later that year. This copy was inscribed for the composer and lyricist Leslie Bricusse and has his additional annotations identifying the inscriptions or signatures. Bricusse (1931-2021) was the lyricist for the Bond songs "Goldfinger" and "You Only Live Twice". His musicals include Stop the World - I Want to Get Off, Doctor Dolittle, Scrooge, and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He won two Academy Awards, one Grammy Award, and was awarded the Order of the British Empire. Gilbert A12a (1.1). Octavo. Original black cloth (Gilbert's Binding C), spine lettered in silver, Japanese characters to front cover in gilt, patterned endpapers. With dust jacket. Bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown. Slightly skewed, mild occasional spotting; head and foot of toned jacket spine worn, light creases to spine and front flap, unclipped: a very good copy in like jacket. Seller Inventory # 185844

Bibliographic Details

Title: You Only Live Twice.
Publisher: London Jonathan Cape, 1964
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition