"Outside of a dog, man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. [James Bond novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine. Second state binding, with the 'Dancing Lady' design to the upper. Illustrated dust-wrapper by Pat Marriott. No inscriptions or signs of ownership. Contents and page edges clean, wrapper is crisp and bright, price clipped. Very near fine, in an elegant custom black cloth covered clamshell box, with gilt titles and decoration to the spine. The sixth Bond thriller, and the first to be filmed (in 1962). Item #66400
Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A6a (1.3).
Price: £2,350.00
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