Ian Fleming – From Russia With Love – 1957 First Edition
AED12,500
A first edition, first printing of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novel, the fifth in the series.
This was the book that propelled 007 to bestseller status, aided by strong sales in the US and a personal recommendation from President John F Kennedy in 1961.
Adapted for the big screen in 1963, with Sean Connery in the title role as Bond embarks upon an adventure across Europe to recover a Soviet cypher machine.
Published in 1957 in London by Jonathan Cape, with the classic cover artwork by Richard Chopping. Hardback, with the original jacket, which is not price-clipped. Bound in black cloth with decorative motif to the front board and lettering to spine.
Small restorative repair to the head of the spine. Creasing to the edges and small chips to the spine tail and corners. Very clean rear panel. Otherwise in very good condition with no writing or marking inside.
