Modern First Editions · Ian Fleming · James Bond · 1966
Ian Fleming — Octopussy and The Living Daylights, 1966 First Edition in Exceptional Dust Jacket
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966 · First edition, first impression · Richard Chopping jacket
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Description
A first edition, first impression of Ian Fleming’s final James Bond collection, posthumously published by Jonathan Cape in 1966. The original pictorial jacket by Richard Chopping retains the 10s. 6d. net printed first-state price, without clipping or a later price label. The jacket is described by the owner as being in exceptional condition. The book retains its characteristic grey marbled endpapers.
- Dimensions
- Measurements gladly provided on request
- Author
- Ian Fleming (1908–1964)
- Publication
- London: Jonathan Cape, 1966
- Edition
- First edition, first impression
- Dust jacket
- Richard Chopping; original; price intact at 10s. 6d. net
- Contents
- Octopussy; The Living Daylights
- Reference
- TBH-BOOK-FLEMING-OCTOPUSSY-1966
- Condition
- Please consult the photographs for condition. Additional photographs are available on request.
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Historical context & sources
Bibliographical notes & James Bond history
Ian Fleming’s posthumous Bond collection
First published in Britain in 1966, Octopussy and The Living Daylights brought together two James Bond adventures written by Ian Fleming in 1961 and 1962. Their subsequent cinema adaptations appeared as Octopussy (1983) and The Living Daylights (1987). The original jacket design is by Richard Chopping.
Collectors distinguish the original price of 10s. 6d. net from jackets later covered with publisher’s revised price stickers or clipped. This copy retains the original intact price. The book’s copyright page explicitly states “First published 1966”.
Comparative records & references
Comparable first-edition examples
A first edition with an unclipped jacket was sold by Zwiggelaar Auctions for €220; that copy was described with jacket toning and minor wear. An example listed by Maggs Bros. at £400 carries a later publisher’s price sticker. These are comparisons rather than an independent appraisal of the present copy; the original jacket condition and the first-price flap remain central to its assessment.
