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Ian Fleming. Moonraker. London: Jonathan Cape, [1955]. First edition. With "shoot" complete with matching "t" on pag...
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The Third Bond Novel in the Elusive Jacket
Ian Fleming. Moonraker. London: Jonathan Cape,
[1955]. First edition. With "shoot" complete with matching "t" on
page 10 (although a firm priority is not established, Biondi and
Pickard theorize that during the production, after some copies were
printed, the original "t" fell out of the type and that more copies
were printed without it, the error was discovered and more copies
were printed with a mis-matched "t" - therefore they believe the
sequence is this: copies in the earliest state have the matching
"t" (as this one does), then the second state copies have no "t",
and third state copies have a mis-matched "t"). Octavo. [256]
pages. Publisher's black paper binding, front board and spine
lettered in silver, first issue dust jacket (with price of "10s.
6d. net" and with jacket design credit). Jacket toned (especially
at spine), with some rubbing and a few minor tears. The colors on
the spine are quite visible and not nearly as faint as is usually
seen on this jacket (the spine of this title is notorious for the
colors fading to near-invisibility). Minor rubbing to binding, some
inoffensive offsetting and foxing to endleaves. Still, a near fine
copy, better than usually seen. Biondi/Pickard, pp. 41-42. From
a private collection in North Carolina.
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2014 April 2 Rare Books Signature Auction - New York #6108 (go to Auction Home page)
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