The Book of Bond or Every Man His Own 007

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". Raymond Hawkey. A very smart first edition of this exciting and insightful fictional work on the British Secret Service, as told by James Bond's closest friend, Bill Tanner. First edition. Illustrated with black and red images throughout. With reversible dust wrapper for use in the field. Bill Tanner's distinguished wartime career in the Sappers ended in 1944 when he was wounded in a sabotage operation. Years later, he is serving as M's number two, and is agent 007 closest friend in the Secret Service. Author to hundreds of official minutes, this is the first work of Tanner's to appeal publicly. A tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective service agents, written by Kingsley Amis, an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher, here writing under the pseudonym Lieutenant Colonel William Tanner. Design and art direction by Raymond Hawkey, an English graphic designer and author. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine