James Bond First Editions

On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. [James Bond novel] FIRST EDITION, REVIEW COPY, Binding 'A', association copy [Anthony Lejeune]. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's dark brown cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine, in original jacket designed by Richard Chopping, priced at 16s. With publisher's printed review slip inserted together with a slip from The Tablet, in which Lejeune's review of this book appeared. Some spotting. minor reading marks within, jacket gently toned to spine. Very good. The personal copy of Anthony Lejeune, (1928-2018), detective novelist, critic, editor, broadcaster, and crime correspondent hired by Ian Fleming at The Sunday Times. Sold by Francis Edwards ABA, then forming part of the Fleming archive assembled by Jon Gilbert with a pencilled note from Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert. Item #68853

Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A6a (1.3).

Price: £975.00