On Her Majesty's Secret Service - ULTRA RARE UK PAN 1ST PRINTING w/CANADIAN 60c HIGH GRADE UNREAD

Ian Fleming

Published by Pan, 1964

About this Item

IAN FLEMING - ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, published by UK publisher Pan X350, copyright 1963, First Printing ("This Edition Published 1964 by Pan Books Ltd." with no references to subsequent printings below that on the copyright page), bluish purple ink on title on front cover (ONLY FOUND WITH THE FIRST 3 1964 pb printings) TRUE FIRST UK EDITION but Canadian export edition with 60c price on cover. BAR NONE THE RAREST OF THE JAMES BOND UK PAN PB 1STs - THIS BOOK WHILE APPARENTLY PRINTED IN THE U.K. WAS NOT SOLD IN THE U.K. AND AS A RESULT IS ONLY FOUND FROM COUNTRIES LIKE CANADA, AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND (IN POINT OF FACT THE EARLIEST KNOWN UK PAPERBACK EDITION THAT WAS SOLD IN THE UK WAS THE 1965 4TH PRINTING WHICH HAS GREEN INK FOR THE BOOK TITLE ON FRONT COVER). Book has no vertical spine creasing, no spine lean, no wear to spine tips, no wear to left/right on spine, no cover creases, no edge wear, tight flat white pages with no creased page corners, pages starting to age yellow at page edges, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, hint of age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges, no former owner's markings or used book store stamps inside, virtually no dust soiling/age yellowing to back rear cover & no color transfer, small spot to cover is only defect, barest hint of spine sun yellowing (another common defect with this light colored book). Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book of an Ian Fleming 1st printing UK Pan 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-1757489334558

Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Her Majesty's Secret Service - ULTRA RARE UK PAN 1ST PRINTING w/CANADIAN 60c HIGH GRADE UNREAD
• Publisher: Pan
• Publication Date: 1964
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ian Fleming