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London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. First Edition of Live and Let Die Specially Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe Inscribed to Two-Time Oscar Winner Leslie Bricusse by Roger Moore (James Bond) and the Director, Guy Hamilton FLEMING, Ian. Live and Let Die. London: Jonathan Cape, [1954]. First edition. Inscribed to two-time Oscar winner Leslie Bricusse by Roger Moore & Guy Hamilton. Octavo ( 7 5 1/6 x 4 3/4 inches; 186 x 121 mm.). [1-4], 5-240 pp. Handsomely bound ca. 1980 by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for E. Joseph in full black crushed levant morocco, covers bordered in gilt. Spine with five raised bands decoratively paneled, tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A fine copy. Inscribed on verso of half-title "Happy memories. / Guy Hamilton" and on the title-page Dear Leslie - / Happy / Memories / of my 1st! / Roger Moore". Leslie Bricusse has neatly written in black ink and underlined in red ink "Guy / Hamilton / (Director)". "Live and Let…

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.