Fleming, Ian. 1961 Thunderball. First edition, first impression, publ. Jonathan Cape for Gildrose Productions Ltd. Publisher's orig. black full cloth, blind stamped skeletal hand to front board, gilt lettering to spine, orig. unclipped dust wrapper, 15s price intact. Signature Ian Fleming in fountain pen to ffep, our belief not genuine, with F unattached at the cross, no dot to i, and dotted line below underline rather than above. Richard Chopping dust wrapper in very smart condition, with light bumping to the extremities, some chipping to head & tail of the spine, portrait of Fleming to verso. An excellent first edition of the ninth novel in the 007 James Bond series in a bright dust wrapper, signed Ian Fleming to front free endpaper (believed not in Fleming's hand). 8vo.
Sold for £270
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