Casino Royale
£22,500 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books
First edition
London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. Spy thriller FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo 20 x 13cm , pp.218; 2 , blank. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles and 'Heart' design to upper, tail edge untrimmed, in pictorial second issue overprinted dust-jacket, designed by the author, showing the correct price of 10/6 to both flaps. Publisher's 'Now & Then' subscription card tucked in as issued , together with vintage purchase
- Printing: first
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