- Page Title
- Ian Fleming | Live and Let Die, 1954, first impression, second issue, signed by Roger Moore | Books, Manuscripts & Music | 2025 | Sotheby's
- Brand
- sothebys.com
- Type
- Other
- First Seen
- 12/2/2025
- Last Seen
- 1/9/2026
- Domain
- sothebys.com
- URL
- https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/books-manuscripts-music-l25401/ian-fleming-live-and-let-die-1954-first-impression
- Description
- <p><strong>Ian Fleming</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Live and Let Die. <em>London: Jonathan Cape, 1954.</em></p><p><br></p><p>8vo, FIRST IMPRESSION, second issue, SIGNED BY CAST MEMBERS of <em>Live and Let Die </em>(1973) ROGER MOORE, Gloria Hendry and Madeline Smith to title-page; original black cloth, lettered in gilt, design to upper board in gilt, original dust-jacket by Kenneth Lewis, with plastic wallet containing related ephemera (list of ephemera available upon request), <em>slight spotting to margins of endleaves and edge of textblock, dust-jacket with minor wear and soiling</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Live and Let Die </em>is the second book in Fleming's Bond series; the film of the same name, however, was the eighth in the series. Released in 1973, <em>Live and Let Die </em>marked the beginning of Roger Moore's twelve-year stint as the iconic MI6 agent, and<em> </em>was also the first Bond film to feature an African-American love interest: Rosie Carver, played by Gloria Hendry.</p><p><br></p><p>LITERATURE:</p><p>Gilbert A2a (1.3)</p>
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