Lot 349 , Fleming, Ian - Some non Bond books by this author; books with contributions by him; with some biographical material; includes

Fleming, Ian - Some 'non Bond' books by this author; books with contributions by him; with some biographical material; includes The Diamond Smugglers, 1957; Yardley's The Education of a Poker Player, 1959; and Hyde's Room 3603, New York 1963
Estimate £180-220

Diamond Smugglers - 1st impression (1st state), Gilbert A15a (1.1), d/wrapper. reasonable copy, end paper spotting and stained on half title; Yardley - (intro. Fleming), reasonably good binding, some foxing; Hyde (foreward Fleming/, d/w wear head and tail of spine, reasonable inside, nb. N.Y. 1963; Others incl. Hugh Edwards - All Night at Mr. Stanyhurst's (1st thus, 1963, intro. Fleming), vg. in unclipped d/wrapper, little e/ps. spotting; Kingsley Amis - The James Bond Dossier (1st ed. 1965) d/wrapper (unclipped), reasonable copy, closed tear d/w. back cover (not on illus.), fore-edge a little other spotting; 16 books in total.


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Sold for £160