The Spy Who Loved Me -
Ian Lancaster Fleming
1962 - Jonathan Cape, London
The tenth book in the James Bond series; A beautiful girl with a sensual past, Vivienne Michell is different from all the women 007 has known before. When she is confronted with two evil killers there is only one man who can save her - Bond himself.
Appropriately housed in a bespoke black morocco leather, felt lined, clamshell case, with gilt lettering to the spine. Reference: Gilbert, Ian Fleming - The Bibliography, A10a (1.1) Copyright page with First Published 1962 and no further impressions stated. Title page, line 4: ‘FLEMING’ (there was also a variant with reading ‘FLEIMING’ the I between E and M being from the edge of a printer’s quad mark Gilbert A10a(1.2)). Richard Chopping-designed dust jacket priced at 15s net to front flap.
Octavo pp. 221 [3]. Publisher’s black cloth titled in silver, knife blocked in blind and silver to front panel, scarlet endpapers Condition: Near fine, light rubbing to lower edge, in near fine jacket with corresponding light rubbing to fold and corners, and a few small sots to rear panel Ref: 109775 Price: HK$ 11,000
Appropriately housed in a bespoke black morocco leather, felt lined, clamshell case, with gilt lettering to the spine. Reference: Gilbert, Ian Fleming - The Bibliography, A10a (1.1) Copyright page with First Published 1962 and no further impressions stated. Title page, line 4: ‘FLEMING’ (there was also a variant with reading ‘FLEIMING’ the I between E and M being from the edge of a printer’s quad mark Gilbert A10a(1.2)). Richard Chopping-designed dust jacket priced at 15s net to front flap.
Octavo pp. 221 [3]. Publisher’s black cloth titled in silver, knife blocked in blind and silver to front panel, scarlet endpapers Condition: Near fine, light rubbing to lower edge, in near fine jacket with corresponding light rubbing to fold and corners, and a few small sots to rear panel Ref: 109775 Price: HK$ 11,000