Published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1957. Printed in Oxford by the Aldine Press.
FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSION IN THE ORIGINAL FIRST IMPRESSION DUST JACKET
With all required bibliographical first impression points (pp.18 'the sexuality' for 'the asexuality' and pp.136 'ice twinkled' for 'ice tinkled').
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Text block begins on page 13 and continues uninterrupted to page 253 as called for.
Condition:
Spine and boards near fine with some incredibly minor unobtrusive marks as pictured, only really visible under certain lighting conditions. Binding ever so slightly cocked but without shelf lean. Page edges toned and foxed. Text block very clean with toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Smudged and rubbed pen inscriptions on ffep causing some discolouration. Endpapers with some very light foxing. Some discolouration covering "Chapter 14" heading on page 122, with the text still being legible. Small fragments lacking from dust jacket on the spine panel at the top and in the joints of the panels. Small repair to the inside spine of dust jacket with archival tape (perhaps Tengu gummed tape, Japanese Washi tape, or similar). Bottom section of spine panel torn and thus loose, could be repaired by the winning bidder by the aforementioned tape with relative ease. Small mark on the front inside flap of dust jacket. Rear board cover of dust jacket prominently discoloured pink and with two very small marks.
With some restoration to the dust jacket this could really be a fantastic addition to any Fleming collection. The book itself is in excellent condition.
