Ian Fleming, Casino Royale, first edition.

Nov 5, 2014 | Videos

First edition of this James Bond classic in an exceptionally bright original dust jacket.

Fleming (1908-1964) finished Casino Royale over the period of two months in early 1952, while at Goldeneye, his “tropical hideaway on Jamaica’s north shore”
Published in April 1953, the book was a success and Fleming would thereafter use “his Caribbean holidays to write a James Bond story every year until his premature death in 1964″

We have a number of James Bond first editions at Peter Harrington. To browse our full selection, follow this link.

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