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FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). Live and Let Die. London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, FIRST ISSUE, in First State dust-jacket.
Estimate: $6,000-$8,000
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FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). Live and Let Die. London: Jonathan Cape, 1954.


8vo. (Minor spotting to preliminaries and some margins along fore-edge.) Original black cloth-textured boards (Gilbert’s Type A), upper cover with gilt coin design, spine gilt-lettered (slightly leaned); dust jacket (minor chipping to ends of spine panel and extremities, rear panel a little browned and soiled with some rubbing, a little toned on verso and flap folds and edges).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, FIRST ISSUE, in First State dust-jacket without credit to the designer Kenneth Lewis. the second James Bond book. Gilbert A2a (1.1).