Here is another of my collectible vintage mass paperbacks. This is The Diamond Smugglers by the creator of James Bond 007 Ian Fleming. This is a first printing published by Dell Publishing Company in either 1963 or 1965 ( the type is hard to distinguish for my old eyes ). This copy is truly close to like new. The panels have very light wear. Just above the original price of .50 a small piece of the black Dell box is missing and there is a small scrape to the “A” in the title. Also the upper right corner has a tiny piece missing. The spine has only a partial crease as shown. The page blocks have the original green staining very evident to all three sides. These pages are secure to the binding and very supple and I have flipped through the pages without any concern for any damage whatsoever. The copy comes in an archival holder specifically for collecting mass paperbacks. If you have one started or would like to get into collecting vintage paperbacks this title would be ideal. Please see all pics and ask any questions you may have and as always I never list ex library or book club editions so buy with confidence. And please check out my 100% positive seller feedback!!! Thanks for looking.