Diamonds Are Forever
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of Diamonds Are Forever.
✓ Copyright page: “First published 1956”, 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: “by Ian Fleming”, imprint Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London
✓ Binding: black cloth, diamond grid stamped in blind and a diamond device in silver on the front board, spine lettered in silver
✓ Dust jacket: design by Pat Marriott (a woman's bare back with a diamond pendant), photograph of Fleming by Douglas Glass on the back panel, reviews of “Live and Let Die” and “Moonraker” only on the rear flap — the same design was used on later impressions
✓ Price: 12s. 6d. net (12 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 Diamonds Are Forever is a first edition, first impression?
- ✓ Copyright page: “First published 1956”, 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: “by Ian Fleming”, imprint Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London ✓ Binding: black cloth, diamond grid stamped in blind and a diamond device in silver on the front… The identification points above show each one.
- Can I sell my copy of Diamonds Are Forever?
- 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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