James Bond First Editions

Casino Royale (A James Bond novel).

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster, (1908-1964).

London: Penguin Books, 2002. [Thriller] PAPERBACK EDITION, first printing thus. Octavo, Pp.[viii]; 213; [3], endmatter. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. A scarce PROMOTIONAL COPY of the Penguin edition, published in conjunction with Men's Health. Unpriced, as called for. Trivial handling; a fine copy. Bibliographer's copy, from the collection of Jon Gilbert (pencil name within). A most uncommon version marked 'Not for resale' to rear cover, with no printed barcode and no ISBN assigned. This book was issued for promotional purposes, given away with copies of Men's Health magazine. A must for completists. Item #72817

Gilbert A1a (57.2).

Price: £135.00