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IAN FLEMING - FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, published by Jonathan Cape, copyright 1960, First Printing ("First Published 1960" at top of copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), list in front of book to "Goldfinger" DJ front flap has reviews for Goldfinger & rear flap has reviews for Dr. NO & Diamond Smugglers - confirming 1st state DJ, white endpapers, black boards with white eye design and gold gilt lettering on spine, Richard Chopping illustrated DJ.

SHOP AND COMPARE - A COPY WITH A FADED SPINE IS LISTED FOR SALE WITH OVERSEAS SHIPPING FOR $1,192 - SEE EBAY 204650065021 & A 2ND PRINTING OF THIS BOOK JUST RECENTLY SOLD WITH OVERSEAS SHIPPING FOR $965 - SEE EBAY 284056169028 AND ANOTHER COPY OF THIS BOOK WITH FADED SPINE IS LISTED FOR SALE AT $837 - SEE EBAY 175265436016

Book has one creased page corner, no foxing to pages or endpapers, slight foxing/age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges, no former owner's markings or used book store stamps/stickers inside (faint evidence of removed former owner's small bookplate at bottom on pre-title page), endpapers are clean with no soiling or staining (tiny erased mark), no internal hinge splitting, no wear to board edges, corners, or spine tips, no spine lean, bumped board corner, no soiling or markings to boards, gilt lettering on spine not worn or oxidized.

Dust Jacket has no chipping, tearing or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips with 'v' losses to couple spine tip corners, slight wear to front flap crease, slight to right on spine, almost no edge wear, NO SPINE SUN FADING (very common defect with this DJ - spine lettering can fade to yellow or even a near-invisible white), very slight age yellowing to DJ panels (another common defect because of light colors), no foxing to panels, almost no dust rubbing to panels/spine (another common defect with this light colored dj - benefit of the DJ being apparently being in a DJ protector all its life - the DJ protector was apparently sticked down and since removed causing a couple of tiny spots of color lift), no soiling or staining, no scotch tape residue marks to flaps.

Overall a VG+/FINE- book in VG+ condition dust jacket (price clipped) of an Ian Fleming U.K. first printing hardcover book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up for auction on ebay - just click on the 'see other items' link to the right of the picture.

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       As for returns -All items are used (not new) books and therefore are sold as-is, which is why I try to provide a fairly detailed description of the item itself (i.e. what it is and what it is not) as well its specific condition, noting any significant defects (for collectible items). Book grades are provided in the posting, however book grading standards/categories very widely from seller to seller, so please do not rely solely on the grade that I have given a book or ebay's provided "condition" box description, without considering the specific condition/defects described for that particular book. I do, on occasion, miss a significant defect in an item or simply make a cut/paste error in the description (i.e. an error in the description from using a prior posting as the "shell" for this book's description), and for collectible items, if that happens, on a case-by-case basis I do issue a full refund (including the cost of return shipping) depending upon the collectible significance of the undisclosed defect.