The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION, second impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Publisher's black cloth with white titles to the spine in original dust-jacket illustrated by Denis Piper, priced at 12/6. No inscriptions, spotting or toning. A clean, fine copy of the book in a near fine jacket with light wear at crown, a few small tape strips to reverse, spine panel gently toned. An attractive copy. One of just 2470 copies; much scarcer than the near-10,000 copy first print run. One for the Fleming completist! Jon Gilbert's file copy, with his pencilled notes and ownership signature. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #67148
Gilbert A15a (2).
Price: £145.00
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