Diamonds Are Forever - VERY RARE UK 1ST PRINTING W/ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

Ian Fleming

Published by Jonathan Cape (U.K.), 1956

About this Item

IAN FLEMING - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, published by Jonathan Cape, copyright 1956, First Printing ("First Published 1956" at top of copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), white endpapers, list in front of book to "Moonraker", correct 1st print Dust Jacket with reviews of just Live & Let Die and Moonraker on rear flap, black boards with silver gilt lettering to spine, impressed diamond pattern and silver gilt diamond on front board. Book has no creased page corners, squared outer page corners, no foxing to pages, endpapers or outer page edges (for some reason this book is very prone to foxing - I can't remember the last time I had a copy of this book that didn't have some foxing before), slight age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges, former owner's small name/date (1956) at top left to inside front board (covered by DJ front flap) otherwise no former owner's markings or used book store stamps/stickers inside (original bookseller's label at bottom gutter to inside front board), endpapers are clean and free from discoloration marks or erasures, no hinge splitting, no spine lean, no wear to board edges, board corners, or to spine tips, no bumped board corners, no soiling or staining to boards, no wear or oxidizing to spine lettering (another very common defect with this book). Dust Jacket has small chip at top right on rear panel with nick losses at top spine tip corners otherwise no chipping or tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips, hint of wear to front flap crease (nick losses at flap crease corners), almost no dust soiling to white portion of rear panel, no foxing, almost no edge wear, no scotch tape glue staining to flaps. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG/VG+ condition original 1st state dust jacket of an Ian Fleming U.K. 1st printing hardcover book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up for sale.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1661930942858

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diamonds Are Forever - VERY RARE UK 1ST PRINTING W/ORIGINAL DUST JACKET
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape (U.K.)
• Publication Date: 1956
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ian Fleming