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

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General Grubozaboyschikov, the leader of SMERSH assembles several other intelligence service heads and reveals a directive from on high for Soviet intelligence to make a big strike against one of their enemies to make up for recent embarrassments. He uses bribes and trickery to have two of them taken off the train, but he is later found dead in his compartment with the body of the third MGB agent.

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.All volumes except Casino Royale and Goldfinger are from the significant Ian Fleming collection of Martin Schøyen (b. Fleming re-wrote the end of the novel in April 1956 to make Klebb poison Bond, which allowed him to finish the series with the death of the character if he wanted. Folio commissioned Hokyoung Kim for the artwork, while the late author’s wife, Wendy Benchley, provides a fascinating new introduction. According to Higson, Fleming spent the first four novels changing the style of his books, and his approach to his characters, but in From Russia, with Love the author "finally hits on the classic Bond formula, and he happily moved into his most creative phase".

Fleming's short stories were heavily promoted by his agent Peter Janson-Smith prior to their appearances in book form, a practice Fleming both acknowledged and defended in his writings to his publisher. They are 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. all this left Fleming rather stunned, and he gave his private verdict on the Interpol Conference in a letter to Admiral Godfrey. In Kirsch's opinion, From Russia, with Love "has everything of the traditional plus the most modern refinements in the sinister arts of spying". The boards are in very good condition, with no notable chips and marks to note, aside from a very slight lean.

This copy was later part of the comprehensive James Bond collection of bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with accompanying provenance. The Man with the Golden Gun is in the second issue jacket with darker grey lettering than the first issue.