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The Mask Of Dimitrios.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. FIRST EDITION. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone novel. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Internally very clean with no ownership marks, bookplates or inscriptions. Covers are fresh but for a little sunning to spine, a few small marks and the..... More
The Facts of Death.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1998. [James Bond spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy with SIGNED PRESENTATION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's hardcover cloth in illustrated dust-jacket. Inscribed by the author in his customary sharpie to the title page; For Otto // All Good Wishes / Raymond Benson..... More
The Saint in Pursuit.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1970. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.180; [4], blank. Burgundy cloth hardcover, blocked in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket priced £1.50. Contents clean, minor mark to front endpaper, jacket a touch rubbed at spine tips. Near fine. A difficult late..... More
Saints Alive.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1974. [Crime Fiction] FIRST HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.416. Orange cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Edges slightly toned/dusty else near fine, in similar price-clipped jacket, with some light rubs/edgewear, one crease to front flap and one small tear..... More
The Fly.
London: Secker and Warburg, 1965. [Modern literature/60s culture] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.288. Publisher's printed green softcovers. Pagination differs from the published book. Contents clean, spine gently toned and wrinkled, some wear to joints, cup ring to front panel; very good. A satirical..... More
[Dr. No, United Artists, 1962] Agent 007 Licence to Kill. Poster collection.
Rome: Arti Grafiche F. Casano [1970s]. [Cinema promotion] Italian RI Photobustas. Six posters, featuring collages of hand-tinted stills, 'for additional, eye-catching impact' [Gassner & Dougall]. Each 18 x 25.5 inches. Some minor handling and small edge tears, perforated code numbers as issued, not folded (6). Issued for the 70s re-release..... More
The James Bond Girls.
Boxtree, 1999. Quarto. Original black boards, spine lettered in silver. With dust jacket. A very good copy, rubbing to head of spine and rear cover, in like dust jacket, unclipped, front panel rubbed, 3.5 cm closed tear to head of front panel, creased to front flap, remains sharp and bright..... More
Dr. No.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine. Second state binding, with the 'Dancing Lady' design to the upper. Illustrated dust-wrapper by Pat Marriott. Contents clean, trivial toning to edges. Near fine, in a bright, near..... More
For Your Eyes Only.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. [James Bond short stories] FIRST EDITION. First Impression, Binding A. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, lettered in gilt, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 15s. Contents clean, page edges are fresh, contemporary Christmas gift inscription to f.e.p., jacket lightly creased with a...... More
Goldfinger.
Garden City, New York: International Collectors Library, n.d. [1980s]. [Spy novel] INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS LIBRARY EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.223; [5], blank. Publisher's 'antique-style' leather-effect vinyl over boards, raised bands to spine, tooled in gilt, green eps., yellow embroidered head and tail bands, fore-edge untrimmed. Very light rubbing to extremities..... More
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. Complete Signet 'D' series. Comprising: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories inc. From A View To A Kill, Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights (short stories)
New York, NY: Signet Books / NAL., 1960s. [Spy Fiction] Fourteen volumes. Octavos (18 x 11 x 17cm). Publisher's colour illustrated softcovers, all edges tinted red. A vintage set of Signet paperbacks in the popular uniform 'D' series edition with vignette cover artwork and bold 'A James Bond Thriller' lettering;..... More
Thunderball [two copies in varying bindings].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Publisher's cloth-effect dark brown paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine, together with Binding 'A', in a lighter shade of covering material blocked in SILVER to the..... More
You Only Live Twice.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, First State, Binding A. Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean's copy, with his visiting card and Cape book label loosely inserted. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, bamboo..... More
The Centenary Edition of Ian Fleming's James Bond Novels. [Casino Royale; Live and Let Die; Moonraker; Diamonds Are Forever; From Russia With Love; Dr. No; Goldfinger; For Your Eyes Only; Thunderball; The Spy Who loved Me; On Her Majesties Secret Service; You Only Live Twice; The Man with the Golden Gun; Octopussy and The Living Daylights].
London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novels] All FIRST IMPRESSIONS. Fourteen volumes, octavo (23 x 15 x 42cm). Bound in original silver-stamped black cloth in striking dust-jackets with 'retro' style artwork by Michael Gillette. A clean, fine, unread set. A particularly uncommon set in hardcover, issued to celebrate the 100th birthday..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION, State A, bibliographer's copy. Crown octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Elegantly bound in black half oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands, red endpapers, publisher's cloth cover stamped with commando knife design preserved at..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962 [actually issued October 1961]. [Spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the First Edition. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221. Publisher's green wraps, with titles printed in black. Housed in a custom-made, fleece-lined, leather-spined clamshell box. Spine slightly toned and rolled, joints rubbed, publication details pencilled to upper;..... More
You Only Live Twice (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. With 'First Published March 1964' on the copyright page, being the rarer of the two First printing states (Gilbert). Elegantly bound in half black oasis morocco over black cloth sides, with gilt titles, raised bands to..... More
The Education Of a Poker Player.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Gambling] FIRST UK EDITION (the American edition did not feature the contribution by Fleming). SAMPLE COPY, with publisher's printed label and ink stamp of Gosta Dahl literary agency to f.e.p. Octavo (24 x 16cm) pp.143; 1], blank. Paper covered boards with bright blue cloth spine, pictorial..... More
Thunderball; Murder Clear, Track Fast; Deadlier Than The Male (Anthology).
Roslyn, New York: Detective Book Club, [1966]. [Thriller omnibus/anthology] FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.200; 158; 116. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards, issued without jacket. This is a FILE COPY, marked as such and with a date stamp of 6th September 1961, likely the date of publication. A clean..... More
[LOBBY CARDS] From Russia With Love. Set of official front of house cards.
United Artists, Printed in England, 1963. [[Cinema promotion] Complete set of eight original UK Front of House Stills for the 1963 UA film starring Sean Connery as Ian Fleming's James Bond, produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions. Hand-tinted colour printing. Each 8 x 10 inches, in..... More
Ian Fleming.
London: The Robson Press, 2015. [Literary biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xii; 372, with a suite of photographic plates. Handsomely bound in half green oasis morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, matching cloth sides. With the dust-jacket bound in at the rear, featuring the famous..... More
The Quiet Canadian. The Secret Service Story of Sir William Stephenson.
London: Constable, 1989. [History] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. With author's presentation note to novelist George Sims, on half-title; For / George and Beryl / With the author's nicest wishes / From Harford // February [underlined] 1989. Sins'..... More
The Mendelman Fire.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. [Short fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, with a fine association. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.191; [1], blank. Red hardback cloth binding lettered in gilt to the spine, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 12/6. A few brown spots to fore-edge else fine in a lightly used jacket with some..... More
The Heart of the Hunter.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1961. [Legends and fables from the African bush] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Maurice Wilson. Illustrated with numerous drawings by Maurice Wilson. A particularly fine copy with a hint of toning to..... More