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Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.
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IAN FLEMING - LIVE AND LET DIE, published by Signet, #S1723, copyright 1954, "First Printing, October, 1959" - THERE WAS ONLY ONE PRINTING OF THIS PB EDITION WITH THIS COVER ART - the 2nd and later printings had a more generic cover art with a single color background and a very small picture at the bottom portion of the cover - that cover format was used for the next 20+ printings into the early 1970s. THIS WAS IAN FLEMING'S SECOND BOOK, BUT WAS ACTUALLY THE 3RD BOOK PUBLISHED BY SIGNET (WHOM STARTED PUBLISHING IAN FLEMING'S BOOKS WITH FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, THEN DR. NO, THEN WOULD ISSUE PRINTINGS OF THE 1ST 3 FLEMING BOOKS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PUBLISHED BY ANOTHER U.S. PB PUBLISHER - POPULAR LIBRARY/PERMA BOOKS) STARTING WITH THIS BOOK IN 1959. Book has faint vertical spine crease, no creased page corners from prior reading, no spine lean, barest hint of wear to spine tips, no tearing at spine tip corners (common defect with these Signet James Bond books), faint creasing to top right corner on cover (and to left edge from opening cover), almost no wear to left/right on spine, no edge wear, no color rubbing to cover, red outside page edge stain has no drop spots and almost no fading, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, hint of age darkening to page edges, no former owner's markings or used book store stamps inside, rear cover is clean. Overall a FINE- book of an Ian Fleming 1st printing pb 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-1719129633798
Title: Live and Let DIe - TRUE SIGNET 1ST PB HIGH ...
Publisher: Signet
Publication Date: 1959
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
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