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FLEMING (IAN)Fine and complete set of the 14 Pan paperback editions of the James Bond novels, ALL FIRST PRINTINGS, comprising: Casino Royale, 1955; Moonraker, 1956; Live and Let Die, 1957; Diamonds Are Forever, 1958; From Russia With Love, 1959; Dr. No, 1960; Goldfinger, 1961; For Your Eyes Only, 1962; Thunderball, 1963; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Pan Canadian Export 60C printing, 1964; You Only Live Twice, 1965; The Man With the Golden Gun, 1966; Octopussy, 1967; The Spy Who Loved Me, 1968, some browning of paper as usual, minor damp mark to top of first few pages of 'Golden Gun', publisher's illustrated wrappers, a little rubbing to some spine ends, foxing to lower cover of 'From Russia With Love', staining to covers of 'Octopussy' but otherwise very good, all preserved within transparent slip-on covers, 8vo, Pan Books, 1955-1968FootnotesA REMARKABLY FINE SET OF THE FIRST PAN PAPERBACK PRINTINGS OF THE BOND NOVELS, including the 'elusive' Canadian version of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Notoriously hard to find in anything other than "dog-eared" condition, these paperbacks rarely survived being read more than once or twice, and finding a complete set in this condition is exceptional.
The first printing of On Her Majesty's Secret Service comprised two versions for export only, the "International Version" and the "Canadian Version" as here. "The initial print run of 100,000 copies would suggest that copies are plentiful, but this is simply not the case. First printings were exported all over the... Commonwealth nations, and... it is easy to see why copies are spread far and wide, and why this printing has become one of the most elusive in the entire series" (Gilbert A11a.18.2).Additional informationAuction informationBuyers Premium and ChargesFor all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:Buyer's Premium Rates
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