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The Diamond Smugglers. With an Introduction by 'John Blaize' formerly of the International Diamond Security Organization

by FLEMING, Ian Lancaster, (1908-1964)

$255 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1958. [True crime] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, Otto Penzler's copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photos and drawings. Publisher's light blue cloth with titles in white to the spine, with four white circles representing diamonds stamped to upper. Black pictorial dust-wrapper, clipped in the usual Macmillan manner but retaining the price of $3.50 to flap. A fine copy of the book in a near fine jacket, lightly rubbed to spine ends. Documentary on the illicit passage of diamonds out of Africa, and the covert agent responsible for breaking the racket. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Otto Penzler, purchased by ourselves at Swann Auctions in 2010, with auction card tucked in, and a printed book label. Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming The Bibliography A15b (1).

  • Publisher: New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1958
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: unknown

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