Casino Royale 2nd Impression

St Mary's books are pleased to offer 1st James Bond Novel. A very attractive second impression of Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel, published only weeks after the legendary April 1953 first edition. Bound in the publisher’s original black cloth, spine lettered in red, with the heart-device motif in red to the front board — the same striking design as the first printing.The original dust jacket is present, unclipped and showing the printed price. Designed by the artist Ian Fleming himself, the jacket retains its strong red and black elements with the playing-card heart motif across the front panel. Second-impression jackets are notably scarce, as most were discarded when copies were read; surviving examples in collectible condition seldom appear on the market. Gilbert (2.2) Second Impression, Jacket B, 1953 , The collation, pagination and binding are all as described under (2.1).Dust-wrapper: Reset. The front flap reprints quotes from ten newspaper reviews. The remaining panels are the same as lined under (12)Printing Errors/Textual Variations:Page 14. lines 10-1 Combined Intelligence Agency' for "Central Intelligence Agency.Page 96. line st: 'ace of spaces' should read 'ace of spades. Previous owners name to the front free endpaper. 218 pp.