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Sale 414: Fine Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries - Easton Press - Alcoholics Anonymous Collection (#414) 10/22/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 10/22/2009 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #52 Dr. No

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$937.50

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Description

Title:

Dr. No

Author:

Fleming, Ian

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Jonathan Cape

Date Published:

[1958]

Description:

Black cloth with faint brown silhouette of a woman on front cover, silver-lettered spine, pictorial jacket with matching decoration on the front cover. First Edition.

A rousing Bond thriller set in the Caribbean. Fleming's sixth novel featuring the master spy. Basis for the first Bond film starring Sean Connery; this is one of the more elusive first editions in the series and considered by many to be Fleming's best book. Price 13s. 6d. net, present on front flap.

Condition:

Lightly chipped jacket edges, a bit of yellowing to edges and a few small spots of yellow on rear panel; very light edge wear to volume, spots of foxing and tiny stains on edges of page block; ink name on front free endpaper; very good volume in same jacket.

Item#:

208391

Headline:

Dr. No 1st edition in dj
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