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Lot Description

FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). Casino Royale. London: Jonathan Cape, 1953.

8vo. Original black cloth with red heart printed on front cover, spine lettered in red; facsimile dust jacket; quarter morocco folding case.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of the first James Bond novel. Written by Fleming in early 1952 at Goldeneye, his tropical hideaway in Jamaica. Gilbert A1a.

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