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The Man With The Golden Gun.
London: Foyles [The Book Club], no date [1966]. [Spy thriller] FIRST BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.152. Publisher's mid-blue cloth lettered in black to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by C H Richard. Price-clipped else fine. 70,000 copies were printed, a lower number than the Jonathan Cape..... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965 [actually issued late 1964]. [Spy thriller] An UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the first edition. Softcovers, octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221; [3], blank. Publisher's green wraps, with titles printed in black. In the Proof-Only dust-jacket. The jacket features some misprints and typographical or textual differences, most prominently..... More
The Man With The Golden Gun.
New York, NY: New American Library, 1965. [Spy thriller] FIRST American book club edition, Binding 'B'. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.121. Publisher's black vinyl with yellow trim, revolver gun blocked in gilt to spine, olive green endpapers, top edge coloured yellow, fore-edge untrimmed. With the typographic dust-jacket. Edges dusty, jacket..... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Thriller] FIRST ISSUE, Second state, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt lettering to the spine (twice as scarce as bronze lettering), plain covers, patterned green endpapers. In the original pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping priced..... More
The Man With The Golden Gun.
New York, NY: New American Library, 1965. [Spy thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.183; [1]. Publisher's hardcovers, stamped in gilt and colours with golden gun motif boldly blocked to all three panels, dust-jacket with die-cut bullet holes to upper. This is the correct binding with the code..... More
The Man with the Golden Gun.
London: Pan Books, 1966. [Spy novel]. FIRST EDITION in paperback, INTERNATIONAL VERSION, without prices to the rear panel (scarce thus - the first printing intended to be priced and sold in the UK was the second printing). Slim octavo, pp.191; [1], advert. Publisher's pictorial card wrappers. Some toning and soiling..... More
The Man With The Golden Gun.
Toronto: Pan Books, 1966. FIRST Pan paperback edition, Canadian Printing. Series No.X527. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.159; [1], blank. Publisher's photographic softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel. Pages are browned as expected, spine a little rolled, minor rubs; near fine. Not to be confused with UK export copies..... More
Moonraker.
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Spy thriller] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.296. Publisher's blood red hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. New book. Strictly limited to one copy per customer. One of a...... More
Moonraker.
London: Pan Books, 1956. [Spy novel] FIRST Pan paperback edition. Series No.392. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.185; [186-192], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers by Josh Kirby with original price 2 shillings to upper panel. Usual toning to cheap paperstock, covers clean, spine a little rolled with some rubbing to joints. No..... More
Moonraker.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, Second Impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, lettered in silver to front cover and spine. Some foxing to first and final gatherings, edges spotted, covers remain fresh and sharp. A very good copy without the scarce..... More
Moonraker.
New York, NY: Signet Books, October 1960. [James Bond] FIRST SIGNET PAPERBACK EDITION. Signet Books' series S1850. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.175 [1]. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 35c to upper panel, all edges tinted red. Overseas price (3/3) rubber stamped to fly. Pages a little tanned as expected..... More
Moonraker.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, BINDING A (Fabroleen material). This version with 'shoot' correctly printed to page 10 (state B). Octavo, pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, titled in silver. A respectable ex-library copy; stamp to copyright page partially erased/washed, section H re-inserted with one leaf..... More
Moonraker.
New York, NY: Signet Books, October 1960. [James Bond] FIRST SIGNET PAPERBACK EDITION. Signet Books' series S1850. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.175 [1]. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 35c to upper panel, all edges tinted red. Overseas price (3/3) rubber stamped to fly. Pages much less tanned than expected..... More
Moonraker.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. [Espionage novel] Vintage hardcover reprint. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. A used, ex-library copy, marked as such and with expected faults. Publisher's cloth binding, typographic dust-jacket with printed price of £7.95 to front flap. Card pocket to endpaper with date stamps, labels etc., jacket a little..... More
Octopussy (James Bond short stories).
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Espionage adventures] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.232. Publisher's Oxford blue hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with the author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. New book. Strictly limited to one copy per customer. One of..... More
Octopussy and the Living Daylights.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, BINDING A. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.95. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards, blocked in silver, patterned grey endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. Priced at £4.95 via publisher's label to flap. A clean, fine copy in a...... More
Octopussy and the Living Daylights.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.95. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards, blocked in silver, patterned grey endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, with publisher's price label showing 16s / 80p. One production mark to half title else a fine..... More
Octopussy and the Living Daylights.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.95. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards, blocked in silver, patterned grey endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping with publisher's price label showing 16s/80p. A fine copy in like wrapper with some soiling to reverse side..... More
Octopussy. In 'Playboy' Magazine. March-April 1966.
Chicago, Illinois: Playboy Incorporated, 1966. [Spy novel serialisation] Original Price 75 cents per issue; 2 issues. Magazine format, illustrated. Housed in an elegant protective gilt-titled black buckram case. Overall size 30 x 23cm. Light toning and handling. Near fine copies. Contains the first US appearance of Octopussy, the complete serial..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine, in original jacket designed by Richard Chopping, priced at 16s. Inscribed by the author to his close friend John Hayward; "To John..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. SIGNED BY IAN FLEMING and additionally INSCRIBED BY THE DEDICATEE 'Sable Basilisk' (Robin de la Lanne Mirrlees). Second Impression. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. Housed in a leather-spined clamshell box. Very good indeed, with a little edge-spotting, neat reference number '1M' to flyleaf..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Spy novel] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's Alpine white hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with the author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. New book. Strictly limited to one copy per customer. One of..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine, in original jacket designed by Richard Chopping. A near fine copy of the book in a slightly nicked, price-clipped dust-wrapper. Housed in a...... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine, in original jacket designed by Richard Chopping priced at 16s. Small, neat owner name, slightly dusty, jacket is rather fresh with a little..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Pan Books, 1965. [James Bond] First UK Paperback edition (May 1965), being the fourth printing overall- the first three printings (September-December 1964) were not for sale in the United Kingdom. Octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.238 [2]. Softcover in pictorial card wrappers, priced 3/6 to upper cover. Minor wear, toned..... More