Dr. No

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Sale 351: Fine Modern Literature (#351) 03/15/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 03/15/2007 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #69Dr. No

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$4,375

Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000

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Sale 351: Fine Modern Literature (#351) 03/15/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 03/15/2007 1:00 PM PDT

Description

Title:

Dr. No

Author:

Fleming, Ian

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Jonathan Cape

Date Published:

1958

Description:

Black cloth with faint brown silhouette of a woman on front cover, silver-lettered spine, pictorial jacket with matching decoration on the front cover, designed by Pat Marriott. First Edition, Second printing.

Signed by Ian Fleming in dark black ink on the title page. The sixth James Bond novel, set in the Caribbean. Also, basis for the first Bond film starring Sean Connery; this is one of the more elusive first editions in the series and considered by many to be Fleming's best book.

Condition:

Slight darkening to jacket, a few small tears and chips, 1" tear to top rear joint, flap corners evenly clipped (not affecting price); faint foxing to page edges and hinges; near fine or better in a very good or better jacket. Rarely seen signed by the author.

Item#:

180668

Headline:

Fleming, Ian Dr. No signed book 007 James Bond
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