The Spy Who Loved Me - RARE UK 1ST PRINTING W/DUST JACKET HIGH GRADE W/VARIANT QUAD SPACER MARK

Ian Fleming

Published by Jonathan Cape, 1962

About this Item

IAN FLEMING - THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, published by Jonathan Cape, copyright 1962, First Printing (states "First Published 1962" at top of copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), red endpapers, list in front of book to "Thunderball", DJ rear flap is blank, Black boards with impressed silver gilt knife to front board and silver gilt lettering on spine. Richard Chopping illustrated DJ. THIS IS THE 1ST PRINTING VARIANT WITH THE QUAD SPACER MARK IN FLEMING'S NAME ON THE TITLE PAGE - VERY RARELY (ESTIMATED 1 OUT OF 10 COPIES) SHOWS A QUAK MARK BETWEEN E AND M IN "FLEMING" (GILBERT, pg. 332). Book has no creased page corners, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, no age darkening to outer page edges which are still white (hint of dust soiling only), no soiling or or erasures or scotch tape marks to endpapers, no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, no internal hinge splitting, no wear to board edges or board corners, barest hint of wear to spine tips, no bumped board corners, no oxidizing/wear to gilt lettering on spine or to knife on front board, no soiling/discoloration to boards. Dust jacket has no chipping, tearing or creasing, barest hint of wear at spine tip corners only, virtually no wear to front flap crease (just at flap crease corners), no wear to left/right on spine, no edge wear, NO SPINE SUN DARKENING (common defect with this DJ - normally the spine is found badly age darkened), no foxing spots, barest hint of dust rubbing to panels & spine (common defect with this light colored DJ), couple of stray spots at bottom on spine/front panel otherwise no staining/soiling. Overall a FINE- book in FINE- condition dust jacket price clipped) of any Ian Fleming original U.K. Cape hardcover book WITH VARIANT QUAD SPACER MARK. 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-1761894041809

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Spy Who Loved Me - RARE UK 1ST PRINTING W/DUST JACKET HIGH GRADE W/VARIANT QUAD SPACER MARK
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Publication Date: 1962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ian Fleming