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== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=Cover of the 1957 paperback reprint and first US edition of English author Ian Fleming's 1956 novel ''w:Diamonds are Forever (novel)''. Permabooks #M-3084}} |Source={{en|1=Scan via [https://www.flickr.com/photos/57440551@N03/31431507193 Flickr], scanned and uploaded by Leo Boudreau.}} |Date=1957-09 |Author={{en|1=Illustrated by William Rose. Published by Permabooks...