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The fifth book and arguably one of the best. Originally 15,000
sets of sheets were printed but Cape were dissatisfied with the print quality.
These were used for the Book Club edition. The book club has blue boards so
there need be no confusion. The book club edition was reprinted but the title
page bears their name and address whereas the original Cape sheets have the Cape
Logo and titling. The book is of bibliographic interest but its value is very
much less than the Cape first. Whilst the sheets were printed first it was not
published first so is not, as some have suggested, the true first.
The jacket is very prone to wear and consequently rare in fine condition.
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Specific Titles
Casino Royale
Live and Let Die
Moonraker
Diamonds are Forever
Dr No
Goldfinger
For Your Eyes Only
Thunderball
Spy Who Loved Me
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
You Only Live Twice
Man with the Golden Gun
Octopussy Living Daylights
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Published 8th April 1957 by Cape in London
How to Identify a First Edition
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BOOK |
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Black cloth, silver and red lettering,
motif to front board.
"First Published 1957" verso title page, no other editions
stated
Plain white endpapers - 253 pages
No other issue points to book |
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DUST JACKET |
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Artist Richard Chopping -
Design by Richard Chopping
Priced at 13s. 6d. net
Front flap, blurb about book, jacket credit and info on the gun
shown
Rear flap is blank
Rear panel has reviews for Diamonds are Forever |
For general information on UK and US editions please see our
Ian Fleming Bibliography
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