A shopper paid just £1 at a UK car boot sale for a 1953 first-edition Casino Royale in its original dust jacket; after experts recognised the rare James Bond book, it sold at auction for £10,000
- Rare 1953 James Bond book bought for £1 at car boot sale sells for £10,000 (Image Credit: Wikipedia)A book bought for just £1 at a UK car boot sale turned out to be a rare first edition of Casino Royale, the 1953 novel that introduced readers to James Bond.
- The copy, which retained its original dust jacket, eventually sold for £10,000 at auction, turning an ordinary second-hand purchase into a remarkable discovery.
- According to the Antiques Trade Gazette, the buyer had picked up the book while visiting family in Yorkshire around 10 years before the auction.
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- Rare 1953 James Bond book bought for £1 at car boot sale sells for £10,000 (Image Credit: Wikipedia)A book bought for just £1 at a UK car boot sale turned out to be a rare first edition of Casino Royale, the 1953 novel that introduced readers to James Bond.
- The copy, which retained its original dust jacket, eventually sold for £10,000 at auction, turning an ordinary second-hand purchase into a remarkable discovery.
- According to the Antiques Trade Gazette, the buyer had picked up the book while visiting family in Yorkshire around 10 years before the auction.
Sources: Times of India