IAN FLEMMING - FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE IN SOUTH AFRICA

  From Russia, with Love   is the fifth novel by the English author   Ian Fleming   to feature his fictional British   Secret Service   agent   James Bond. Fleming wrote the story in early 1956 at his   Goldeneye estate   in Jamaica; at the time he thought it might be his final Bond book. The novel was first published in the United Kingdom by   Jonathan Cape   on 8 April 1957. The story centres on a plot by  SMERSH, the Soviet  counter-intelligence  agency, to assassinate Bond in such a way as to discredit both him and his organisation. As bait, the Russians use a beautiful cipher clerk and the Spektor, a Soviet decoding machine. Much of the action takes place in  Istanbul  and on the  Orient Express. The book was inspired by Fleming's visit to Turkey on behalf of  The Sunday Times  to report on an  Interpol  conference; he returned to Britain by the Orient Express.  From Russia, with Love  deals with the East–West tensions of the  Cold War, and the decline of British power and influence in the post-Second World War era. Title: From Russia with Love  Author: Ian Fleming  Publisher: Pan Books Ltd.  ISBN: -  Description:  Exterior in poor condition. Soft cover. No dust jacket. Significant signs of wear & tear. Significant signs of shelf rubbing.  Interior in poor condition. Pages tightly bound to spine. Very heavy tanning. No foxing. Moderate water damage present on the top quarter of the pages, becomes barely noticeable by p. 90.