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Ian Fleming | Casino Royale, first American printing, first issue, advance copy

Lot Closed

September 22, 01:28 PM GMT

Estimate

400 - 600 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Ian Fleming

Casino Royale. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1954


8vo, FIRST AMERICAN PRINTING, FIRST ISSUE, ADVANCE COPY, original olive green cloth, spine and upper board blocked in red, dust-jacket illustrated by Leo Manso, publisher's advance slip loosely inserted, binding slightly bumped at extremities, dust-jacket with some fraying, minor loss at spine ends, and tape repairs to a few small closed tears


First issues are identified by square (unclipped) dust-jacket corners.


LITERATURE:

Gilbert A1b (1.1)