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FLEMING (IAN) Casino Royale, FIRST EDITION, Jonathan Cape, [1953]
29 March 2023, 13:00 BST
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Casino Royale, FIRST EDITION, publisher's black cloth with red heart on upper cover and lettering on spine, light diagonal scratch to bottom cover, dust-jacket (with price 10s 6p on front flap, light age-toning and some spotting mostly internally and to back cover, minor wear to head of spine, short tear (c. 1cm) to top of front cover, no loss) [Gilbert A1a(1.1)], 8vo, Jonathan Cape, [1953]
Footnotes
A FINE FIRST EDITION TO CELEBRATE 70 YEARS OF 007.
First published April 13th 1953, Casino Royale, the first of the eleven James Bond novels, introduced the world to the legendary British Secret Service agent who is now a household name. The cover was devised by the author himself and the book received critical acclaim, Hugh Fausset in the Manchester Guardian describing it as "a first-rate thriller...with a breathtaking plot." The book was adapted for the screen as early as 1954 (for U.S. television).