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Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (Jonathan Cape first edition)

Contributed by Patrick Concannon on May 8th, 2022. Artwork published in
April 1953
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    Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (Jonathan Cape first edition) 1
    Source: www.sothebys.com License: All Rights Reserved.

    Dust jacket for the first edition of Ian Fleming’s debut novel Casino Royale, devised by the author himself. The titling is likely illustrated, but based on Fry’s Ornamented. The title on the spine of jacket and hardcover is closer to the typeface’s original letterforms, see S. Text on the jacket is set predominantly in what looks to be Times New Roman. Title page text set in Bell.

    Dust jacket (front)
    Source: historical.ha.com Heritage Auctions. License: All Rights Reserved.

    Dust jacket (front)

    Full dust jacket with inner flaps
    Source: www.sothebys.com Sotheby’s. License: All Rights Reserved.

    Full dust jacket with inner flaps

    Cover and spine
    Source: www.sothebys.com Sotheby’s. License: All Rights Reserved.

    Cover and spine

    Title page
    Source: www.sothebys.com Sotheby’s. License: All Rights Reserved.

    Title page

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    • Fry’s Ornamented
    • Bell
    • Times New Roman

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