NMLP P-011723 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Thunderball

Ian Fleming · Jonathan Cape (London) · 1961

UK Cape (1961) precedes the US Viking edition (1961), so the UK printing is the true first. The novel is tied to the contested film-rights litigation involving Kevin McClory.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-011723 for "Thunderball" by Ian Fleming (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-011723, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).