[Literature] Fleming, Ian. Group of 4 First Editions

1. From Russia, With Love
London: Jonathan Cape, (1957). First edition, first impression. 8vo. 253 pp. Publisher's black cloth, stamped at center of front board with a silver and metallic-red revolver and rose, lettered in same along spine, cocked, lightly soiled; text block edges foxed; periodical clippings sello-taped to front free endpaper; old gift inscription on front free endpaper; scattered creasing to corners; in original pictorial dust-jacket, designed by Richard Chopping, worn and soiled, large tear along top edge of front panel, other scattered tears along panel edges; small circular yellow sticker at bottom of rear panel (applied by Lawrence Hughes, denoting importance). Gilbert A5a (1.1)

2. The Spy Who Loved Me
London: Jonathan Cape, (1962). First edition, first impression. 8vo. 221, (3) pp. Publisher's grey-brown cloth, stamped on front board with a dagger in blind and in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, cocked; red endpapers; publisher's postcard laid in; in original pictorial dust-jacket, designed by Richard Chopping, very lightly worn; small yellow circular sticker at bottom of rear panel (applied by Hughes). Gilbert A10a (1.1)

3. The Man With the Golden Gun
London: Jonathan Cape, (1965). First edition, first impression, second state. 8vo. 221, (3) pp. Publisher's dark grey-brown cloth (binding C), lettered in gilt on spine; green endpapers; ownership signature of Reine Pitman on half-title (Reine was wife of Hugo Pitman, Fleming's close friend, and mother-in-law of Hughes); in original pictorial dust-jacket, designed by Richard Chopping, lightly worn; small yellow circular sticker at bottom of rear panel (applied by Hughes). Gilbert A13a (1.4)

4. Octopussy and the Living Daylights
London: Jonathan Cape, (1966). First edition. 8vo. 94, (1) pp. Publisher's dark grey-brown cloth, lettered in gilt, boards slightly bowed; light grey endpapers; free endpapers wrinkled from damp; in original pictorial dust-jacket, designed by Richard Chopping. Gilbert A14a (1.1)

From the library of Lawrence Hughes, friend of Fleming and the President of William Morrow and Company, as well as son-in-law of Hugo and Reine Pitman.

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