Description: MOONRAKER FIRST EDITON, FIRST IMPRESSION, 1955 BY IAN FLEMING(PLEASE SEE THE MANY IMAGES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE) PLEASE VIEW OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.First Edition, First Printing Beautiful near fine book with a near fine vibrant dust jacket. These books are extremely rare with only 9,900 copies of the first edition printed, and even far less in an original dust jacket.Original crisp near fine black covered boards with bright unfaded silver titles to front and spine. The boards are in clean, beautiful condition with sharp corners, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are in perfect clean condition, being bright and flat with no owner names, no inscriptions, no book plates, and no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with but a few foxing dots to the outer page block, a few very very soft foxing spots to the the last few pages along very top edge, otherwise the book has crisp page corners with no stains, no handling marks, no writing, no foxing, and no bent pages. “Shoot” spelled correctly as ”Shoot” on page 10. Beautiful book with very bright, clean boards! A stunning example of this elusive first edition, first impression Fleming book. Please see images for details.The dust jacket has benefited from slight restoration to the spine tips by an expert paper conservator. The dust jacket is in near fine condition with strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No chips, No rips, No tears, No stains, and No foxing. Touch of fading to the spine as otherwise common to this title. Neatly price clipped to the front, and NOT price clipped to the rear flap which has a stated price of 10s 6d net. The dust jacket is protected in a new clear removeable archival cover. Please see the many detailed images, taken both with and without the dust jacket protector.. A very striking handsome example of this Fleming title in scarce condition in a stunning dust jacket. Presents extremely well on the shelf. Please see the many detailed images below.Please see our stores on Ebay, and MeierAndSons.com for other listings, many of which are Ian Fleming/James Bond first editions. Please note the cost to ship includes full insurance. If the book is shipped using USPS Express mail, the cost of insurance is negligable. The book will ship in a box within an express flat rate envelope. For all other shipping options, including international shipping, the cost of insurance would be calculated at the USPS rate of $1.00 per $100 of value. The cost of insurance will show up as a handling fee on the invoice but is only the cost to fully insure the book. (Please note we ship using private insurance, so the quoted Ebay rates for customs are not relevant. )
Price: 7195 USD
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-23T00:54:55.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1955
Binding: Hardcover w/Jacket
Origin: English
Author: Ian Fleming
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Special Attributes: With Dust Jacket, 1st Edition
