£55,000
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography | 575
Auction: 9 October 2019 at 12:00 BST
London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. First edition, first issue [without Sunday Times Review], 8vo, dust-jacket, not price clipped, original cloth with red heart to upper board, inscribed by Ian Fleming, reading: "Alastair, from the Author - Read & Burn" on front free-endpaper, a little staining to lower cover of dust-jacket, some very slight wear to jacket spine and and corners [Gilbert A1a, 1.1; Campbell 1007A1]
Note: A good copy of Ian Fleming's first work. The Alastair in the inscription has been identified in pencil as Alastair McKinley. This matches other works signed by Fleming.