(8vo) 7¼x4¾, rebound in modern full black morocco, gilt device at center of front cover, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Bound by Zaensdorf. First Edition.

Presentation copy, inscribed by Ian Fleming on front flyleaf: "To Reber, Black is the raven/Black is the Rook/But Blacker the deeds/ you will find in this book. / Durnford, 1916/ from Ian." Reber may have been a school mate at Fleming's prep school Durnford. The second of Fleming's James Bond 007 thrillers.