This first edition of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale will be offered for sale by Scammell Auctions in Adelaide on October 11.
This copy of the 1953 novel includes the first state dust jacket designed by the author of which less than 5000 copies were issued. It was purchased in Adelaide by a local collector some 30 years ago, initially just to read and was nearly thrown out during a routine tidying up but luckily kept and stored safely.