More elusive in the first printing, especially in this collectible condition. *(No fading to the spine.) 144 pages plus contents page with 27 titled chapters. 35c price still intact to the front cover. Slight rubbing at the spine folds and shelf-edges, minuscule nick to the lower spine edge, mild finger-pull crease to the fore-edge of the rear cover, else very tight, square and firm, and very good plus in glossy stiff-card wraps with front cover art depicting a menacing face, and a frightened woman in a negligee with a man holding her shoulder, all page edges red printed code S1762 and.

A decently preserved and presentable mass-market paperback collectible. The first book featuring 007, James Bond. 'First printing, February 1960' statement to the copyright page, S1762 code and. paperback edition, first printing mass-market paperback. (New York): A Signet Book Published by The New American Library, (1960). Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up for sale. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in N-FINE condition dust jacket (not price clipped) of an Ian Fleming 1st printing hardcover book. Dust Jacket has no chipping, tearing or creasing, no wear to spine tips, no wear to front flap crease, no wear to left/right on spine, no edge wear, no spine sun fading, no soiling/staining to panels or spine. Book has no creased page corners, no age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges which are still white (slight foxing only), no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps/stickers inside, clean endpapers with no scotch tape marks or discoloration or foxing, no internal hinge splitting, no wear to board edges, no wear/shelf rubbing to board corners/spine tips corners, no bump board corners, no soiling/markings to boards, no wear/oxidizing to gilt spine lettering. IAN FLEMING - CASINO ROYALE, copyright 1953, published by MJF/Fine Communications in 1993, First Printing (10 - 1 numberline on copyright page - there never was a later printing of this book in this format), white endpapers, black & dark green quarterbound books with gold gilt lettering to spine, published as part of the 'James Bond Classic Library' - this book contains Fleming's original (not the recently revised) text.

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