Diamonds Are Forever - RARE U.S. 1ST 1956 W/ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

IAN FLEMING - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, published by MacMillan, copyright 1956, First Printing (states "First Printing" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings - there was never a 2nd printing in this format), lists to itself to left of title page, white endpapers, light grey cloth boards with red & black spine/front board lettering, $2.75 price on DJ front flap. Book has no creased page corners, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, barest hint of dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges, endpapers are clean and free from soiling or scotch tape marks (just age darkening lines where the DJ flaps touch the endpapers), no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, no wear to board edges or corners or to spine tips, no bumped board corners, no discoloration/soiling to boards (bit of darening at top of spine corresponding to DJ chipping), no wear to spine or front board lettering. Dust jacket has small chip at top of spine otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, sliver loss to bottom spine tip, hint of wear to front flap crease (nick losses at flap crease corners), barest hint of edge wear, no spine sun fading (common defect with this DJ), moisture stain outline otherwise no soiling to panels or spine, no foxing to white rear panel, hint of dust rubbing to white rear panel, no color rubbing to panels. Overall a FINE- book in VG-/VG condition dust jacket (not price clipped) of an Ian Fleming U.S. 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.…