James Bond First Editions

You Only Live Twice.

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, First State, Binding B, British export/colonial copy. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black Fabroleen cloth-effect paper [type 'A'] over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, bamboo patterned endpapers, dust-jacket by Richard Chopping. No inscriptions, edges mostly clean (one faint spot to top edge), else near fine in similar, lightly edge worn jacket with a light cup ring to upper. This copy was exported and sold in Sydney, Australia (faint seller stamp of Ashwoods Book Shop, Pitt Street), price clipped accordingly. Shows well. UK Cape editions of Fleming's best-selling James Bond series were imported by British overseas territories across the globe [Gilbert], as demonstrated by the present copy. "Type 'A' cloth is far less common" [Bibliography, p.392]. This copy comes from the comprehensive bibliographical archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencilled note and ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #67505

Benson: The James Bond Bedside Companion, pp.135-6. Gilbert A12a (1.2).

Price: £450.00