Lot 184 , Fleming, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. First edition, first impression, 1962. Original dust jacket.

° Fleming, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. First edition, first impression, 1962. Original dust jacket. Fleming, Ian (1908–1964). The Spy Who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition, first impression. 8vo, pp. 221. Publisher’s original Type C grey-brown cloth, upper board centrally blind-stamped with a large dagger, the blade blocked in silver, spine lettered in silver; in the original dust jacket retaining the 15s. net price.

Fleming’s tenth James Bond book, unusually narrated in the first person by its heroine, Vivienne Michel. First-impression issue point with “Jonathan Cape’s” for “Jonathan Cape” on the half-title, line 13.

Reference: Gilbert A10a(1.1).
£300-500

Condition:
Slight spotting to fore-edge and some browning to top edge. Dust jacket with corners clipped, retaining the 15s. net price. a few light spots to verso. The volume is additionally preserved in a custom-made leather clam-shell box.