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The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming First Edition

Creator: James Bond
Offered by: Shapero Gallery

Description
FLEMING, IAN.
The Spy Who Loved Me.
Stock Code 105950
London, Jonathan Cape, 1962
£25,000
A superb literary association with the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'to Paul My faithful ad-man from Ian'. Besides being a major author in his own right (Poseidon Adventure, Snow Goose etc) Gallico had been a colleague of Fleming's at Kelmsley. During which time he acted as one of the first readers of Casino Royale. Gallico and John Hayward were instrumental in revising early drafts of Casino and helped Fleming with aspects of several other titles.

Literary associations of the Bond books are uncommon, examples of this significance are rare.

First edition, first impression, inscribed to Paul Gallico, 8vo; publisher's dark grey cloth, spine lettered in silver, front cover with knife motif stamped in blind and silver, dust-jacket by Richard Chopping; red endpapers, top edge severely browned (as with several of Gallico's Bond books) and with some leed to upper margin of some leaves, but otherwise a very decent copy in the little worn dust jacket.

Bibliography
Gilbert A10a 1.2.

Stock ID:105950

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	England
Period:	1950-1979
Creation Date:	1962
Styles / Movements:	Modern
Dealer Reference #:	105950
Incollect Reference #:	579911

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