A FINE and superior copy of this rare first paperback printing (1957) of Diamonds Are Forever by Perma Books (US). The Perma edition was the first time this novel appeared in paperback (anywhere), and predates the first UK Pan paperback edition by a full year. There was just a single print run made owing to the fact lan Fleming not long after changed his US paperback publisher to Signet due to Perma re-titling his previous novel, "Moonraker" to "Too Hot to Handle". This copy features the superb cover art of William Rose and is in exceptional, almost new condition. It has a very light, but single vertical spine crease, NO spine lean, and virtually no wear to spine tips or corners. Wrappers are bright and clean, and this is extremely tightly-bound, with pages that want to spring back together when opened. No internal inscriptions, annotation, marks or any other blemishes. A very difficult book to find in this superlative condition, and very hard to find in the UK too.