Ian Fleming Octopussy And The Living Daylights 1St/1St 1966 Uk Npc W/Dj N-Fine

by Ian Fleming

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IAN FLEMING - OCTOPUSSY AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, published by Jonathan Cape, copyright 1966, First Printing FIRST STATE ("First Published 1966" at top of copyright page with no reference to subsequent printings or a month of printing), gray & dark grey (granite like) patterned endpapers, list in front of book & DJ rear flap to "The Man With The Golden Gun", black boards with gold gilt lettering on spine, Richard Chopping illustrated DJ, 10s 6d net in UK only price on DJ front flap and the flap crease corners are SQUARE no clipped - WITH NO YELLOW STAIN RESIDUE CONFIRMING ITS THE FIRST STATE AND NO TINY CLIPPING TO ANY OF THE FLAP CREASE CORNERS WHICH ARE STILL SQUARE - ONLY FOUND ON PROOFS AND THE VERY VERY INITIAL RELEASE OF THIS BOOK. NOTE - THERE WERE A HUGE QUANTITY OF UNSOLD COPIES OF THIS BOOK FOR YEARS THAT CAPE LATER SOLD OFF AT A DISCOUNT THAT HAD A NEW PRICE STICKER PLACED OVER THE PRICE - REMOVE THE PRICE STICKER LEAVES A YELLOW LIKE GLUE STAIN SO WHEN THE PRICE IS INTACT AND THERE IS NO GLUE STAIN THEN YOU HAVE A BOOK/DJ THAT WAS TRULY SOLD IN THE 1960s AT RETAIL BEFORE CAPE REPRICED IT WITH A STICKER. SHOP AND COMPARE - ANOTHER COPY OF THIS BOOK WITH NO JUST JACKET JUST SOLD WITH OVERSEAS SHIPPING FOR $99 - SEE EBAY 226539405037 AND ANOTHER COPY IN WORSE CONDITION IS LISTED FOR SALE AT $645 - SEE EBAY 176287497963 AND AND AT $715 - SEE EBAY 146305901112 AND ANOTHER SIMILAR CONDITION BOOK IS LISTED FOR SALE AT $500 - SEE EBAY 375718612348 AND ANOTHER AT $3,461 -

• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Year: 1966
• Condition: Very Good

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