Lot 29 , Fleming, Ian - On Her Majestys Secret Service, 1st edition (1st impression), (8), 9-288pp including half title,

Fleming, Ian - On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1st edition (1st impression), (8), 9-288pp including half title, dj, cr.8vo, Cape 1963, Gilbert A11a (1.1)
Estimate £200-300

dark grey / brown cloth, v.good (ski track motif upper cover), Gilbert binding A (binding B was black cloth - v. few copies, no priority established - as in most cloth colour variants), v.sl fore-edge spotting; dj price clipped, sm. tears head and tail of spine with sl.loss, other edges quite good, some overall marks, tired flap folds and edges, only slightly marked on insides, text v.sl dog eared lower corner pp.179/80, else good, collates with Gilbert (i.e. no blank at end).


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Sold for £180