8vo. Original dark brown cloth-textured boards (Gilbert’s Type C), the upper cover printed with a large white ski-track motif, spine lettered in silver; dust jacket (short tear to  upper spine panel along front joint, some minor soiling and stains to rear panel).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, binding A. Gilbert A11a (1.1). 

[With:]

FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). The Man with the Golden Gun. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.

8vo. (Small abrasion to upper corner on title-page from label removal.) Original black cloth-textured boards (Gilbert’s Type C),  the upper cover without foil-stamping, spine lettered in gilt, green and white endpapers (tiny chip to head of spine, slight rubbing to extremities, top edge of text block with minor staining); dust jacket (minor toning and creasing to spine panel, minor rubbing to extremities).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, FIRST ISSUE, second state, binding A. The dust jacket bears a small stamp at foot for front flap “Add 15c for price in South Africa”, suggesting this copy may have been intended for export. Gilbert A13a (1.2).