Lot 348 , Fleming, Ian. (James Bond). A Collection of Pan Paperbacks, includes Casino Royale, 2nd printing; Thunderball, 1st printing; The Spy
Fleming, Ian. (James Bond). A Collection of Pan Paperbacks, includes Casino Royale, 2nd printing; Thunderball, 1st printing; The Spy Who Loved Me, 1st printing; The Man with the Golden Gun, 1st printing; and 21 others in this series; (not 1st printings) sold with Markham, John - Colonel Sun; a James Bond adventure, 1st edition, map on endpapers, d/wrapper, 1968; Gardner, John - Licence Renewed, 1st edition, d/wrapper, 1981; with 4 other Bond titles by this author (31)
Estimate £160-200
Casino (1955, same year as Ist), vg. just small split foot of spine; Thunderball (1963) vg.; Spy Who Loved (1967) overall vg. 3 sm. spine blemishes and 1 top r.h. corner of fly leaf (clear of printing; Golden Gun - (1966) vg., save light fore-edge stain (not apparent in text margins), the International Version (export only); Gilbert Ala (21), A9a (12.1), A10a (14), A13a (12.1); all have an 'unused' touch; remainder (no firsts) are variable cond. Markham - some d/w. wear and circular stain upper cover part; Gardner - good copy, unclipped d/w.
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Sold for £170