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IAN FLEMING - THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS, published by Jonathan Cape, copyright 1957, First Printing ("First Published 1957" at top of copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), white endpapers, +Dust Jacket rear flap has reviews for "From Russia, With Love", black boards and white lettering to spine, 12s. 6d. net price on DJ front flap Book has no creased page corners, no foxing to pages, barest hint of foxing to endpapers, age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges (no foxing), no former owner's markings or used book store stamps/stickers inside, endpapers are clean and free from scotch tape residue marks or other discoloration or erasures, no hinge splitting, no spine lean, no wear to board edges, board corners, or to spine tips, no bumped board corners, no soiling or staining to boards. Dust Jacket has no chipping or tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips with largish 'v' losses to spine tip corners, almost no wear to front flap crease (just nick losses at flap crease corners), hint of edge wear, hint of dust soiling to rear panel, slight spine sun fading but still retaining some orange color (very very common defect with this DJ - often fading to a complete white color), no foxing to panels, no soiling or staining to panels. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG/VG+ condition dust jacket (not price clipped) of an Ian Fleming U.K. printing hardcover book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1650613526625
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