Extremities slightly bumped, contents toned a near-fine copy. Housed in a custom blue cloth chemise and black morocco-backed slipcase. Together with two typed letters signed from Fleming to James Bond, 2 leaves (253 x 202 mm), headed notepaper ("4, Old Mitre Court, Fleet Street, E.C.4") and one envelope. Orignal blue cloth-backed black boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. It has been filmed twice as a feature film, the first being the 1967 spoof starring David Niven, and later as the twenty-first official Bond film starring Daniel Craig as James Bond. The full details of Bond's martini were kept until chapter seven of the book and Bond eventually named it "The Vesper", after Vesper Lynd" (Andrew Lycett). "Within the first few pages Fleming had introduced most of Bond's idiosyncrasies and trademarks," which included his looks, his Bentley and his smoking and drinking habits. Casino Royale was written by Ian Fleming in Jamaica over a period of around two months, largely from his own experiences and imagination he also devised the artwork for the cover. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Near fine in a near fine first state dust jacket (without the Sunday Times review on the inner front flap) with some professional restoration to the extremities. This example was given by Fleming to his his char-lady. Boldly signed by Ian Fleming on the front free endpaper. First edition of the first novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series.
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