Live and Let Die, FIRST EDITION, Jonathan Cape, [1954] — FLEMING (IAN)

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Estimate: £2,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $2,547–$5,095
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 14 June 2017
Record ID: TB-2026-1440515
Record: first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Fleming, Live and Let Die, FIRST EDITION, Jonathan Cape, [1954]. Bonhams, 14 Jun 2017, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1440515.

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Fleming, Live and Let Die, FIRST EDITION, Jonathan Cape, [1954]. Bonhams, 14 Jun 2017, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1440515.

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From the same sale Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Photographs · Jun 2017

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Racing Calendar [-Racing to Come], 81 vol., 1793[-1878]	Bindings - Racing Calendar	£600–£800
CHARLES II Warrant signed ("Charles R" at head), granting Peter Rycau…	—	£600–£800
Cryptomenysis Patefacta: or the Art of Secret Information Disclosed w…	[falconer	£800–£1,200
German Popular Stories, translated from the Kinder und Hais Marchen, …	Grimm Brothers	£1,500–£2,000
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Release from Robert Elston of Colsterworth, yeoman, and his wife to T…	Newton And Woolsthorpe Manor	£600–£800

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