IAN FLEMING

GILT-EDGED BONDS... WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PAUL GALLICO. NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, 1961

8vo, FIRST OMNIBUS EDITIOꦍNღ, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY ("Publication Date Jul 24 1961" stamped on title-page), sewn gatherings with white endpapers, DUST-JACKET

As noted by Jon Gilbert this was "the first James Bond omnibus to be published, and likely the most important..." The publication contained Casino Royale, From Russia, With Love and Doctor No.

Gilbert notes of the proof that "no copy has appeared at 🤪auction, according to current book auction records".

LITERATURE:

Gilbert E1 (Uncorrected Proof Copies)