You Only Live Twice – Ian Fleming – First Edition 2nd Impression 1964 – Fine in Excellent Dust Jacket – James Bond

A highly desirable early printing of You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming — the twelfth James Bond novel and one of the most psychologically nuanced entries in the Bond canon.

Published by Jonathan Cape in 1964, this is the First Edition, Second Impression, issued the same year as the true first printing and identical in format and jacket design. Increasingly sought after as true first impressions become prohibitively expensive.

This title gained renewed global attention following its adaptation as the 1967 Bond film starring Sean Connery.

Book: Fine

Tightly bound and perfectly square

Clean, bright boards

No inscriptions, no ownership marks

No foxing or handling wear noted

Dust Jacket: Excellent

Correct original jacket

Not price clipped

Strong colour retention

No significant loss or restoration

A sharp example.

Collectability & Market Position

True first impressions now command significant premiums, often moving well beyond the reach of most collectors. Early impressions such as this — especially in Fine condition with a strong jacket — represent a far more accessible and increasingly attractive entry point into Fleming collecting.

Recent market behaviour shows:

* Strong appetite for clean Cape Bond editions

* Premiums for sharp jackets

* Continued international demand for mid-series Fleming titles

* Increasing difficulty sourcing Fine copies

Lower-grade examples (foxed, faded, clipped, or restored) appear regularly. Copies in this condition do not.

With Bond collecting remaining globally robust and institutional interest in Fleming steady, well-preserved early impressions continue to show consistent upward movement rather than volatility.

Why This Copy Makes Sense

✔ Early 1964 printing

✔ Fine book

✔ Excellent jacket

✔ Unclipped

✔ Clean provenance

✔ No restoration

For the patient collector, this is a copy that can sit confidently in a long-term Fleming collection.

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