26th Sep, 2023 13:00
The James Bond Collection - Part One
IAN FLEMING - JAMES BOND - CASINO ROYALE (1953) UK FIRST EDITION.
Ian Fleming - Casino Royale, Jonathan Cape, 1953, an original UK first edition. Without dust jacket. Boards and binding intact, few light marks to boards. Pencil to inner cover. Light foxing to rear inner cover and some light spotting to first and last pages. Otherwise pages clean, intact and off-white. Overall Good to Very Good. Lot also includes a c late 1980s 'First Editon Library' officially licensed facsimile copy of the book, including slipcase and dustjacket in As New condition.
Sold for £3,000
Hammer Price
Ian Fleming - Casino Royale, Jonathan Cape, 1953, an original UK first edition. Without dust jacket. Boards and binding intact, few light marks to boards. Pencil to inner cover. Light foxing to rear inner cover and some light spotting to first and last pages. Otherwise pages clean, intact and off-white. Overall Good to Very Good. Lot also includes a c late 1980s 'First Editon Library' officially licensed facsimile copy of the book, including slipcase and dustjacket in As New condition.
Auction: The James Bond Collection - Part One, 26th Sep, 2023
“I have thoroughly enjoyed collecting and owning these items. Now I've made the decision to sell and pass them on to someone else who will enjoy them after me. Over 30 years of collecting will find new homes and probably a younger audience for the world's greatest spy.”
Nick Bennett, 2023.
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