Gilt-Edged Bonds. Casino Royale, From Russia, With Love and Doctor No. With an Introduction by Paul Gallico.
New York, NY: Macmillan, 1961. [Thrillers] An omnibus edition. This is the VARIANT BINDING with a green cloth backstrip; most copies are noted with a light blue cloth spine. See bibliography, page 550. Large octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.256; [2], blank. Stated 'First Edition', with the depression mark to the rear board denoting the Book Club issue (as the vast majority seem to be). Publisher's green cloth-backed boards, lettered in silver, illustrated dust-jacket (unpriced). Contents clean, ink name and date (1962) to endpaper, jacket rubbed with some chips and tears, sunned to spine. The first James Bond omnibus to be published. Rather scarce in this variant binding. From the collection of Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership within. Item #74616
Gilbert E1.
Price: £195.00
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