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Fleming, Ian

Goldfinger. London: Jonathan Cape, 1959

8vo (187 x 122 mm). Publisher's black cloth black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper boards with blindstamped skull and gilt decoration; stray mark at foot of spine. In the original pictorial dustjacket; very lightly toned and with tiny nicks at head and tail, rubbed at corners with just a slight loss to front upper corner.

First edition of one of the most memorable Bond novels.

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Gilbert A7a (1.1)