The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Elegantly hand-bound in half navy calf over marbled paper-covered cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. Some dampmarking to plates else fine, in an attractive recent leather binding. Jon Gilbert's copy, with his pencilled ownership signature, seller ticket 'Hall's Bookshop' (Adrian Harrington) to the pastedown. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Ian Fleming's first non-Bond book, and also his first non-fiction work. Written with the assistance of Diamond expert John Collard, who is noted in the book as 'John Blaize'. Item #65327
Gilbert A15a (1).
Price: £175.00
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