Title: Diamonds are Forever Author: Fleming, Ian Place: London Publisher: Jonathan Cape Date: [1956] Description: Black boards, silver vignette on front cover, spine lettered in silver, pictorial jacket. First Edition, First Printing, First Issue. The fourth book in the 007 James Bond series and basis for the 1971 film starring Sean Connery. True first issue with: the word "Boofy" present on page 134, 8 lines up; contents page with chapter XV (states starts on p. 144), which is two pages behind what it actually is, along with all other chapters that follow it; jacket with correct price "12s. 6d. net" on lower front flap; rear flap starts with a blurb by Raymond Chandler and states "besides Caino Royale, Mr. Fleming has also written" and lists Live and Let Die and Moonraker with blurbs and prices; and the rear panel does not give the artist's name for the front cover art. Lot Amendments Condition: Light rubs to jacket, a few short tears, flap corners evenly clipped (printed price still present), faint foxing to verso; volume leaning a bit; occasional finger-soiling; else very good or better in like jacket, with colorful cover art. Scarce. Item number: 169968
Title: Diamonds are Forever Author: Fleming, Ian Place: London Publisher: Jonathan Cape Date: [1956] Description: Black boards, silver vignette on front cover, spine lettered in silver, pictorial jacket. First Edition, First Printing, First Issue. The fourth book in the 007 James Bond series and basis for the 1971 film starring Sean Connery. True first issue with: the word "Boofy" present on page 134, 8 lines up; contents page with chapter XV (states starts on p. 144), which is two pages behind what it actually is, along with all other chapters that follow it; jacket with correct price "12s. 6d. net" on lower front flap; rear flap starts with a blurb by Raymond Chandler and states "besides Caino Royale, Mr. Fleming has also written" and lists Live and Let Die and Moonraker with blurbs and prices; and the rear panel does not give the artist's name for the front cover art. Lot Amendments Condition: Light rubs to jacket, a few short tears, flap corners evenly clipped (printed price still present), faint foxing to verso; volume leaning a bit; occasional finger-soiling; else very good or better in like jacket, with colorful cover art. Scarce. Item number: 169968
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