James Bond First Editions

Diamonds Are Forever [four variant copies of the same impression].

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

London: Pan Books, 1963. [James Bond spy novel] Twenty-first printing in paperback (UK version, export version, international version home market issue, and Australian version). August 1963. Octavo (18 x11cm), pp.192. Publisher's salmon card wrappers designed by Hawkey, one priced at 3/6, one unpriced for export, one with printed price but publisher's blank yellow label applied, so as to be sold overseas, and one with a printed price of 60c, for sale in Australia. The copy with blanked out price has a further label to rear with prices for UK, Australia, NZ, SA and Canada No owner names, contents gently toned, covers lightly used; near fine throughout. UK editions of Fleming's best-selling James Bond series were imported by numerous British overseas territories across the globe [Gilbert], as demonstrated by the present copies. This quartet is from the collection of Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). Item #69895

Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A4a (25.1), (25.2).

Price: £75.00