Estimate: | £500 - £800 |
Hammer price: | £600 |
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). On Her Majesty's Secret Service. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 8vo (189 x 125mm). Half title. Original dark brown cloth with ski-tracks ruled in white on the upper cover, the spine lettered in silver with the publisher's device at the foot, dust-jacket designed by Richard Chopping with price of 16s. unclipped. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Biondi & Pickard p.53; Gilbert A11. With 3 other books by the same author, namely You Only Live Twice (London, 1964, the FIRST ISSUE with "First published 1964" on the verso of the title, owner's signature on front free endpaper), The Man with the Golden Gun (London, 1965, sections cut away from the head of the title and the following leaf, not affecting letters, some surface abrasion to the edges of the upper wrapper of jacket [see illustration]) and Octopussy and the Living Daylights (London, 1966, owner's signature on title, dust-jacket price-clipped), all FIRST EDITIONS in original cloth and dust-jackets. Please note that the dust-jackets have been photographed in their protective acetate wrappers which we have not removed to avoid damaging them. (4)