Ian Fleming First Edition You Only Live Twice Playboy 1964

  

The very first US publication of the short stories which became the novel, You Only Live Twice. Here, the complete Playboy serialisation, spanning three months. Published in America by HMH Enterprises, in 1964. Overall condition is near-fine, April and May slightly more shelf wear along the spine and extremities.

All three remain tightly bound with original staples. Bright and clean throughout with original promo slips perfectly attached. Inside each issue are illustrations for the short stories which are connected and not found in any other publication. A piece of Fleming history, given its rightful presentation in a one of a kind case.

Signed to bottom left quadrant, undated. The striking presentation case is hugely unique and painted by artist Peter Doberman. Although undated, the compete'Playboy Flemings' set is in existence. Of those, we have in present stock only this and The Man With the Golden Gun. The one of a kind presentation case, publication history and Playboy's notoriously low circulation numbers make this a highly collectible piece. Playboy has a long history of publishing short stories by novelists: Fleming, Nabokov, Bellow, Palahniuk, Wodehouse, Murakami and Roald Dahl. The cultural importance of their fiction was largely overshadowed by the events of the late 60s and onwards. Although a relative newcomer with just over a decade of market experience. Canon & Rare carries scholarly understanding that far surpasses this. Our speciality is in fine works of art and literature. We are partnered with only a handful of standout contemporary artists.

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