# I got this cool old Casino Royale book from the thrift store today

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**Created:** [June 13, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-this-cool-old-casino-royale-book-from-the-thrift-store-today/722410 "2015-06-13T03:48:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-this-cool-old-casino-royale-book-from-the-thrift-store-today/722410/1 "2015-06-13T03:48:11Z")

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reprinted in 1959

[![](https://i.imgur.com/HgHNZqe.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/HgHNZqe.jpg)

I’d never seen this edition before  
on the first page it’s signed “Ian Flemind”

[![](https://i.imgur.com/vcWPEfK.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/vcWPEfK.jpg)  
of course finding a random copy at a thrift store you have no way of knowing if it’s real or not

it does look like his other signatures though [http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/authenticate-signed-ian-fleming-books](http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/authenticate-signed-ian-fleming-books)  
what do you think  
irregardless even if it’s fake it’s still a cool old cover

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**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-this-cool-old-casino-royale-book-from-the-thrift-store-today/722410/2 "2015-06-13T04:16:39Z")

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(Am not an expert) Seems authentic to me. You also have the dust jacket, which is good. Condition is not great but I don’t think it matters that much for non-first-editions… I would expect this to be worth at least a few hundred $, maybe a bit more. Find an expert to price it for you, you may be surprised. Good luck.

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**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-this-cool-old-casino-royale-book-from-the-thrift-store-today/722410/3 "2015-06-13T06:55:03Z")

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I thought it was bogus because I didn’t recognize the jacket design.

But I’m not as smart as I thought.

[Jonathan Cape, 4th edition](http://www.somerbooks.com/Sold/casino_royale.htm)