The Spy Who Loved Me - RARE UK 1ST PRINTING W/DUST JACKET NOT PRICE CLIPPED

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, 15s price on DJ front flap. Book has no creased page corners, no foxing to pages or endpapers, age darkening to outer page edges with foxing to right outer page edge only (no dust soiling), no soiling 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, 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 a few small chips along top edge otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, slight wear at spine tips with 'v' loss to spine tip corners, slight wear to front flap crease, barest hint of wear to left/right on spine, no other edge wear, ever so slight spine sun darkening (common defect with this DJ - normally the spine is found badly age darkened), foxing spots at edges, hint of dust rubbing to panels & spine (common defect with this light colored DJ), faint moisture outline mark at bottom left on panel otherwise no staining/soiling. Overall a FINE- book in VG-/VG condition dust jacket (not price clipped) of any Ian Fleming original U.K. Cape 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-1766220132782

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Spy Who Loved Me - RARE UK 1ST PRINTING W/DUST JACKET NOT PRICE CLIPPED
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Publication Date: 1962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ian Fleming