James Bond First Editions

Goldfinger.

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION (Linson cloth), bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect material over boards, with titles to spine in SILVER and 'skull' design to upper in gilt. Boots 'Booklovers' Library copy with printed slip inserted, with metal ring to crown (these were hung on hooks for display, rather than shelved), green 'shield' label removed from upper, no d/j, likely as issued to Boots. Most copies were lettered in gilt. Occasional spotting, thumbing etc., ink mark at foot, covers rubbed, provided with a later plain brown paper jacket with printed labels, made for ready-reference purposes. Jon Gilbert's file copy, with his pencilled notes and ownership signature to free endpaper. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. The seventh of author Ian Fleming's fourteen original Bond books which was was adapted as the third film (1964) in EON Productions' 007 series. Item #65311

Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A7a (1.2).

Price: £295.00