FLEMING, IAN. 1908-1964. Live and Let Die. Jonathan Cape, 1954.
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FLEMING, IAN. 1908-1964.
Live and Let Die. Jonathan Cape, 1954.
8vo. Publisher's black (Fabroleen) cloth, front cover with gilt-stamped Edward VII coin, original magenta dust jacket lettered in yellow. Erased ownership inscription on front free endpaper, light toning, dust jacket with price clipped on front flap, lightly rubbed at edges, small chips at corners, top edge of spine panel wrinkled, small (approximately 8 mm) tear at bottom edge of front panel, slight soiling to back panel.
FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND BOND BOOK, WITH FIRST ISSUE TEXT AND BINDING, FIRST STATE OF JACKET. This example with 'author's skill' corrected on back panel. Like its predecessor Casino Royale, Live and Let Die was written at Fleming's Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, and his second effort more acutely treats the shifting geopolitical landscape of the 50s with the same rollicking style. A bright copy. Gilbert A2a(1.1).
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Live and Let Die. Jonathan Cape, 1954.
8vo. Publisher's black (Fabroleen) cloth, front cover with gilt-stamped Edward VII coin, original magenta dust jacket lettered in yellow. Erased ownership inscription on front free endpaper, light toning, dust jacket with price clipped on front flap, lightly rubbed at edges, small chips at corners, top edge of spine panel wrinkled, small (approximately 8 mm) tear at bottom edge of front panel, slight soiling to back panel.
FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND BOND BOOK, WITH FIRST ISSUE TEXT AND BINDING, FIRST STATE OF JACKET. This example with 'author's skill' corrected on back panel. Like its predecessor Casino Royale, Live and Let Die was written at Fleming's Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, and his second effort more acutely treats the shifting geopolitical landscape of the 50s with the same rollicking style. A bright copy. Gilbert A2a(1.1).
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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FLEMING, IAN. 1908-1964. Live and Let Die. Jonathan Cape, 1954.
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