Celebrating 70 years since publication, Folio’s fabulous anniversary edition of Casino Royale, limited to 750 numbered copies, exudes sophistication and glamour. Bound in blocked leather and signed by artist Fay Dalton, this is the perfect collector’s edition of Fleming’s first Bond novel.
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‘Like the perfect martini, all the right ingredients are here.’
Kim Sherwood, from her introduction
Casino Royale was first published exactly 70 years ago, on 13 April 1953. To celebrate this important anniversary, the Folio Society is releasing the ultimate collector’s edition – bound in blocked leather and limited to just 750 copies, each numbered by hand and signed by the artist Fay Dalton. Award-winning novelist Kim Sherwood, chosen by Ian Fleming Publications to expand the world of James Bond with three new novels, has contributed a fascinating introduction exclusive to this Folio limited edition.
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Production details
Limited to 750 numbered copies
Bound in leather blocked in silver, metallic red and black foils with a design by Jamie Clarke
Set in Miller text with Folio Bold Condensed as display
Text printed in two colours on Natural Evolution Ivory paper
248 pages
9 full-colour illustrations including two double-page spreads by Fay Dalton
7 black & white illustrations by Fay Dalton
Limitation label signed by Fay Dalton
Gunmetal grey on all three page edges
Blocked Endpapers
Clamshell box covered with a metallic cloth screen-printed and blocked with a design by Jamie Clarke
Box lined with cloth printed with an illustration by Fay Dalton
11˝ x 7¼˝
INTRODUCING 007
‘By the time you reach the final, famous line, you will forget spy fiction was ever anything other than James Bond.’
Kim Sherwood, from her introduction
The first of Fleming’s James Bond novels, Casino Royale introduces the reader to the world of 007 with its merciless villains, spectacular dangers, ill-fated romances and exotic settings. In his first mission, Bond is plunged into a battle of luck, wits and physical endurance against Le Chiffre, a corrupt agent of the feared Soviet organisation SMERSH. Le Chiffre’s unsavoury predilections have left him bankrupt and desperate for money. His defeat lies in the hands of ‘the finest gambler available to the Service’ in a game of baccarat set on a luminous stage with violence lurking in the wings.
THE HEIGHT OF LUXURY
Folio’s stunning limited edition of Casino Royale, based on our best-selling standard edition, is presented in a fabulous clamshell box and features nine full-colour illustrations, including two new double-page spreads, and seven integrated black-and-white images. Fay Dalton’s exquisite interpretations of Fleming’s iconic characters convey a heady mix of sophistication and tension, her vintage, painterly style the perfect accompaniment to Fleming’s debut novel. Illustrations exuding glamour and danger, lavish materials and high production values elevate this to the most spectacular anniversary edition.
About Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming was born in London in 1908. He was educated at Eton College and abroad in Germany and Austria. After working as a stockbroker, he became the assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence in the Admiralty during the Second World War. In 1952 he wrote Casino Royale, the first of 14 James Bond titles, of which 30 million copies were sold during his lifetime. He was married to Ann Rothermere and together they had one son, Caspar. Fleming died in 1964.
Following her award-winning debut novel, Testament, Kim Sherwood has published Double or Nothing, the first in a trilogy of ‘Double O‘ novels expanding the James Bond universe. It received widespread critical acclaim. A lecturer in creative writing at the University of Edinburgh, her next book, A Wild and True Relation, will be published in 2023.
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A great addition to my library!
Review by
Jer
on 19th February 2025
I'm a James Bond fan, and this edition is a wonderful addition to my collection!
Review by
Paul Niedernhofer
on 8th November 2024
As promised, CASINO ROYALE (LIMITED EDITION) "exudes sophistication and glamour". Measuring at 11˝ x 7¼˝, it is bigger than the usual edition, which measures at 9˝ x 6¼˝. I have both editions and you can see the size difference below. The cover illustration on the standard edition is only half of the full illustration. Moreover, the complete artwork is beautifully printed on luxurious art silk material inside a clamshell box. It feels like a well-pressed shirt in your hands. Further, there are two new breathtaking double-page illustrations included in this version. Maybe a better word than 'breathtaking' would be, gorgeous 🙂 This project is absolutely remarkable. Congrats Folio!
Review by
PROF RICHARD ZAK
on 13th April 2024
A beautiful Limited Edition. A little bit more expensive to buy as an American, but I think it is worth it.
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