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  • Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1956
    By Ian Fleming
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Fleming, Ian. Diamonds are Forever. London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Rebound in full black calf leather, with diamond stamped boards, gilt tooling, gilt titles, and raised bands to spine, and a spectacular quarter leather clamshell case. This is the first edition, first printing of Ian Fleming’s fourth James Bond novel, Diamonds are Forever. The book was published by Jonathan Cape in London on March 26, 1956. The book tracks 007 as he infiltrates the deadly world of diamond smuggling, tracking smugglers from Sierra Leone to the United States. Fleming wrote the story at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, inspired by a Sunday Times article on diamond smuggling. As with the three previous Bond books, the first edition of 12,500 copies sold out quickly. The novel was serialized in The Daily Express newspaper in April 1956 onwards. It was the first novel Fleming sold to the newspaper, a decision that led to an overall rise in the novel’s sales. Book sales were also assisted by the press in November 1956, following the visit of Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden...
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    Leather, Paper

  • From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1957
    By Ian Fleming
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Fleming, Ian. From Russia, With Love. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. First edition. Octavo. Rebound in full black calf leather, with custom gilt and red gun and rose embossed stamp to front, gilt tooling and titles to spine, and matching black quarter leather and red cloth archival clamshell. Presented is the first edition of Ian Fleming...
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    Vintage 1950s English Books

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  • Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming, First Edition, in Dust Jacket, 1957
    By Ian Fleming
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Fleming, Ian. The Diamond Smugglers. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. Octavo. First edition, first impression. In the original dust jacket and original black cloth-textured boards. Prese...
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    Vintage 1950s American Books

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  • Octopussy and the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, First Edition, 1966
    By Ian Fleming
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition, first impression. Octavo. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and dark bro...
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    Vintage 1960s American Books

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  • The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, First Us Edition, 1962
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Fleming, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. New York: The Viking Press, Inc., 1962. First US edition, first printing. Octavo. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and original cloth boards. With new archival quarter leather and cloth clamshell archival case. This is the first US edition of Ian Fleming’s tenth James Bond thriller, The Spy Who Loved Me. The book is presented in the publisher’s original boards and dust jacket, with Richard Chopping’s classic artwork...
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    Vintage 1960s Books

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  • Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, First UK Edition, 1966
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First UK edition. Octavo. Rebound in full leather with gilt facsimi...
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