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IAN FLEMING - YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, published by New American Library (NAL), copyright 1964, First Printing (states "First Printing" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings - there were at least 5 later printings of this trade edition which all clearly state as such), lists to "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" on list of Fleming books on pre-title page, red endpapers with yellow cloth boards and red spine & black front board lettering (book club edition doesn't have cloth boards and has a different color to the front board lettering), glossy dust jacket (only found on the trade edition - the book club dust jacket has a flat matte dust jacket). Book has no creased page corners, flat white pages with sharp outer page corners, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, red top stain is free of drop spots or fading, slight age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges, endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue or discoloration, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, no wear to board edges, corners or spine tips (couple of tiny bumps marks to bottom right corner to front board), no bumped board corners, no discoloration/soiling to boards of note. Dust jacket has tiny nick loss at top of spine, tiny closed tear with related crease along bottom edge on front panel, otherwise no chipping or tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips, couple of wear spots longs flap creases (nick losses at flap crease corners), no wear to left/right on spine, no color rubbing, just slight fading to red dot on spine, hint of edge wear, usual slight dust soiling to white panels (common defect with this all white DJ), otherwise no soiling or staining. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG condition dust jacket (price clipped) of an Ian Fleming U.S. 1st 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-1724815652913
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