From Russia with Love: Read the fifth gripping unforgettable James Bond novel (James Bond 007, 5)

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After Grant fires, Bond collapses to the floor and, when Grant steps over him, he attacks and kills the assassin. As an added lure, Romanova will provide the British with a Spektor, a Russian decoding device much coveted by MI6.

The book contains a series of elaborate plots and counterplots, between the British and the Soviet intelligence agencies. Stains to fore edge of text block, ding to upper rear cover, some light stains to lower rear cover, a very good copy in a good to very good dust jacket with some stains to verso of jacket, shallow chips to spine ends, tiny closed tears to upper front panel, 22 mm closed tear to lower front panel, several tiny tears with creasing to lower front panel, split to lower front flap fold, light stain to lower right front panel, stains to rear panel and upper spine panel.According to Jonathan Cape director Michael Howard, the newspaper was "so keen to have an absolute scoop on the Bond wedding that although we have moved our publication date forward, they are likely to serialize earlier still so as to complete it by the time we publish". First US editions, first printings, of this complete set of Fleming's original James Bond books, which played a notable influence on American society during the Cold War. But ensnaring the British Secret Service's most lethal operative will require a lure so tempting even he can't resist. It begins with SMERSH, the Soviet assassination agency, seeking to redeem itself from a series of failures that have led some within the Soviet government to criticise the organization.

Fleming makes numerous comments regarding the operations of various global intelligence services, Russian language, and culture - "Colours of folders.Complete James Bond series comprising Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. As in Casino Royale, the concept of the loss of British power and influence during the post-Second World War and Cold War period was also present in the novel.