The Spy Who Loved Me -
Ian Lancaster Fleming
1962 - Jonathan Cape, London - First Edition
First edition of 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 cloth clamshell case, lined in scarlet red felt, the spine with gilt stamped lettering and Walther PPK, Bond’s weapon of choice. 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 (book size 19.6x13.5cm), pp. 221 [3]. Publisher’s black cloth, spine lettered in silver, knife blocked in blind and silver to front panel, scarlet endpapers. Dust jacket priced ‘15s. net.’ to lower corner of front flap, all corners with publisher’s decorative trim. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket but for several small light spots to rear. Ref: 111372 Price: HK$ 17,000
Appropriately housed in a bespoke black cloth clamshell case, lined in scarlet red felt, the spine with gilt stamped lettering and Walther PPK, Bond’s weapon of choice. 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 (book size 19.6x13.5cm), pp. 221 [3]. Publisher’s black cloth, spine lettered in silver, knife blocked in blind and silver to front panel, scarlet endpapers. Dust jacket priced ‘15s. net.’ to lower corner of front flap, all corners with publisher’s decorative trim. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket but for several small light spots to rear. Ref: 111372 Price: HK$ 17,000