FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). Casino Royale. London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. 8° (190 x 124mm). (Marginal staining to front free endpaper and half-title with evidence of library shelfmark, a few leaves very lightly creased, occasional marginal light marking and finger-soiling.) Original black decorated cloth, red heart to upper board and lettered in red to spine, original pictorial dust-jacket priced 10s 6d and with blank rear flap but for price and title to corner (covers with tape marks and resultant abrasion from tape removal to lower cover, dust-jacket sometime laminated, light fraying to top edge, evidence of tape removal from bottom edge with some surface loss to lower cover, light staining to flaps).
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FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). Casino Royale. London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. 8° (190 x 124mm). (Marginal staining to front free endpaper and half-title with evidence of library shelfmark, a few leaves very lightly creased, occasional marginal light marking and finger-soiling.) Original black decorated cloth, red heart to upper board and lettered in red to spine, original pictorial dust-jacket priced 10s 6d and with blank rear flap but for price and title to corner (covers with tape marks and resultant abrasion from tape removal to lower cover, dust-jacket sometime laminated, light fraying to top edge, evidence of tape removal from bottom edge with some surface loss to lower cover, light staining to flaps).

Closed27 November 2012

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FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). Casino Royale. London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. 8° (190 x 124mm). (Marginal staining to front free endpaper and half-title with evidence of library shelfmark, a few leaves very lightly creased, occasional marginal light marking and finger-soiling.) Original black decorated cloth, red heart to upper board and lettered in red to spine, original pictorial dust-jacket priced 10s 6d and with blank rear flap but for price and title to corner (covers with tape marks and resultant abrasion from tape removal to lower cover, dust-jacket sometime laminated, light fraying to top edge, evidence of tape removal from bottom edge with some surface loss to lower cover, light staining to flaps).

With 7 other works by the author including: Thunderball (London, 1961); On Her Majesty's Secret Service (London, 1963), You Only Live Twice (London, 1964); The Man With the Golden Gun (London, 1965); Octopussy and the Living Daylights (London, 1966). ALL FIRST EDITIONS with dust-jackets excepting the first named; and two others including a reprint of The Spy Who Loved Me (London, 1965). (8)