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London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Third Impression, Jacket B. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.240. Original black cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt-embossed coin motif to upper cover, lettered in gilt to the spine, correct dust-wrapper priced at 10/6 to front and rear. This is the correct jacket for this impression (one of two versions used, this being designated 'B'). No inscriptions, contents clean, edges slightly toned, gilt slightly dulled, jacket lightly worn with one tear and associated crease to rear. Near fine. This is one of the RAREST of the Jonathan Cape printings with just 999 copies produced. Previously sold by bookseller Peter Ellis, with their pencil code to free endpaper. Gilbert [2017 edition], A2a (3.2).

Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series of stories, and is set in London, the US and Jamaica. It was first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 5 April 1954. In the novel, Bond must defeat a dangerous drug lord with plans to finance Soviet espionage in America. The story was developed during Fleming's second stay in Jamaica, where he had extensive knowledge of the local scenery, wildlife, and underworld.