From Russia With Love
For a first edition, first impression of From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming (Jonathan Cape, 1957), the first point to check: Copyright page: “First published 1957” at the top, with no impression or “Reprinted” line.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of From Russia With Love.
✓ Copyright page: “First published 1957” at the top, with no impression or “Reprinted” line
✓ Printer: “Printed in Great Britain in the City of Oxford at the Alden Press … Bound by A. W. Bain & Co. Ltd, London” at the foot of the copyright page
✓ Title page: “Ian Fleming”, imprint Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London; the facing page lists Casino Royale to Diamonds Are Forever by the same author
✓ Binding: black cloth, a revolver and a rose stamped in silver and red on the front board, spine lettered in silver and red
✓ Dust jacket: devised by the author and executed by Richard Chopping (a revolver with a pink rose on a wood-grain ground), with “some reviews of Diamonds Are Forever” on the back panel — the same front design was used on later impressions
✓ Price: 13s. 6d. net (13 shillings 6 pence) on the front flap (unclipped); the price alone does not prove a first impression
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of From Russia With Love is a first edition, first impression?
- ✓ Copyright page: “First published 1957” at the top, with no impression or “Reprinted” line ✓ Printer: “Printed in Great Britain in the City of Oxford at the Alden Press … Bound by A. W. Bain & Co. Ltd, London” at the foot of the copyright page ✓ Title page: “Ian Fleming”, imprint Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London; the facing page lists Casino Royale to Diamonds Are Forever by the same author ✓ Binding… The identification points above show each one.
- Can I sell my copy of From Russia With Love?
- Yes. We value the exact copy from recorded sales and make a firm cash offer, free and with no obligation to sell.
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