Jonathan Cape, London, 1953
First Edition, Second Impression A beautiful clean, fine, first edition, second impression book with the original near fine unclipped dust jacket. Accompanied by a clamshell box.
Original crisp black boards with bright unfaded red titles to the spine, and a red heart to the front. The boards are in fine condition with sharp corners and no edgewear. Both the titles and the heart are a vibrant red withOUT any of the typical rubbing. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, no book plates, and no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with no stains, no handling marks, no writing, no bent pages and no foxing. A superb clean crisp copy of this title. Please see the many images for details.
The original dust jacket has benefited from very very slight restoration to the spine tips by an expert paper conservator and presents in near fine condition. Lovely strong vibrant colors to the front panel, and with a slight bit of the typical toning to the rear panel and spine. The dust jacket has NO chips, No tears, and No edgewear. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 10s 6d net to both the front and rear inner flaps. The jacket is protected in a new clear removeable archival cover. Please see the many detailed images. (The images taken both with and without the dust jacket protector for review).
A very striking handsome example of this Fleming title in extremely scarce condition with the stunning dust jacket! Outstanding presentation on the shelf.
