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FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION You Only Live Twice IAN FLEMING 1964 James Bond

Updated: Mar 29, 2023


SOLD.

FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION of You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming. Published by Jonathan Cape in 1964. Printed by the Ebenezer Baylis and Son, Ltd. Bound by A. W. Bain and Co., Ltd.


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Bound in original publisher's cloth.


The book itself is in superb condition and entirely internally complete with all called for pages.


Size: 19.5 x 13 x 2.5 cm.


Condition: Very Good (VG+)


Text block very good/near fine with additional details below. No institutional ownership stamps or marks. Spine near fine with very minor warping. Very minor wear to the tail (bottom of the spine). Joints and hinges fine. Boards in near fine condition with very minor scuffs to boards visible under certain lighting conditions, and small scratches on the rear board. Light toning and very minor foxing on page edges. Light discolouration of pastedown. Title page fine. Very minor mark on publication page. Minor marks on dedication page. Repair to top page edge of page 15/16 (pictured); only title is affected. Very light creasing caused by page repair to pages 'quote' page to page 19. Very small and faint marks on page 19. Unevenly cut top page edge of page 23/24 (slightly too large so is folded over), which does not affect text. Very light creasing caused by unevenly cut page edge from page 21/22 to page 27/28. Creasing from folded over corner to pages 25/26, 27/28, 37/38, 49/50, 59/60, 73/74, 83/84, 95/96, 107/108, 111/112, 121/122, 145/146, 159/160, 191/192, 197/198, and 221/222. Page 31/32 bound with a crease causing some of the text to be partially hidden (pictured). Very small tear on page 39/40. Very small dot on page 41. Very small dot on page 73. Very small dot on page 106. Very small dot on page 132. Very small mark on page 220. Very minor foxing spot on the top of the page of pages 247, 248, 249 and 250.


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