The Spy Who Loved Me
by Ian Fleming
The Spy Who Loved Me is Ian Fleming's ninth James Bond novel, published by Jonathan Cape in London on 16 April 1962 in a Richard Chopping jacket. Its heroine, Vivienne Michel, a young Canadian, tells the story herself, making it the series' only first-person Bond novel.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Jonathan Cape, 1962
- First published
- Jonathan Cape, London, 1962
- Series
- James Bond
The first edition of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming was published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1962. We track 2 editions, with the points that separate the first printing from later ones.
Spot the first edition: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 15s. net (first issue jacket) Full identification guide
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First edition
- 1st Jonathan Cape1962 Hardback · James Bond Sold £19 · Aug 2026 I own The Spy Who Loved Me, Jonathan Cape 1962 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Adirondack Mountains
- Characters
- James Bond, M, Vivienne Michel
- Genre
- spy fiction, crime fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- Thunderball
- Followed by
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
In print
- Editions recorded
- 108 on Open Library, 83 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 20 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Spy Who Loved Me?
The first edition of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming was published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1962.
How many editions of The Spy Who Loved Me are there?
We track 2 editions of The Spy Who Loved Me, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after The Spy Who Loved Me?
In order, it follows Thunderball and it is followed by On Her Majesty's Secret Service, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Spy Who Loved Me (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Ian Fleming, The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition in dust jacket, Sotheby's (sothebys.com)
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