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James Bond in the Cinema.
London: Tantivy Press, 1972. [James Bond Films] FIRST EDITION (UK version- the US Barnes edition is in a larger format). Octavo (21 x 16cm), pp.176. Liberally illustrated with black and white photographs. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Stephan Dreja, publisher's label obscuring..... More
James Bond in the Cinema.
London: Tantivy Press, 1972. [James Bond Films] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED COPY (UK version - the US Barnes edition is in a larger format). Octavo (21 x 16cm), pp.176. Liberally illustrated with black and white photographs. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Stephan Dreja..... More
The Courts of the Morning. A Richard Hannay novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1929. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo, pp.405 [8]. Publisher's light blue cloth (also issued in green cloth) with title and trim printed in black, map endpapers. In original pictorial dust-jacket. Some very light offset to flyleaves, minor toning to spine; a gently handled copy..... More
The Thirty-Nine [39] Steps.
London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. [Espionage classic] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.253; [1]; [2], publisher's advertisements. Elegantly hand-bound in full dark blue calf, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, gilt titles to upper cover, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A few light marks..... More
John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2009. [Autobiography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Royal quarto (31 x 24cm), pp.224. With a foreword by Maurice Sendak, and an introduction by Brian Alderson. Illustrated in colour throughout. Signed by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the..... More
John Burningham. An Illustrated Journey.
London: The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, 2011. [Catalogue raisonne] FIRST EDITION. Oblong quarto (30 x 22cm), pp.144. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's photographic softcovers. Fine / as new. Rather scarce. Works by the childrens author, designer, and illustrator of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (1964). A superb catalogue published on the occasion of the retrospective..... More
Sean Connery. His Life and Films. With an Introduction by John Boorman.
London: W.H. Allen, 1983. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 13cm), pp.[vi]; 290, with a suite of photographic plates. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver to the spine, photographic dust-jacket featuring a publicity shot of Sean Connery as James Bond, priced £8.95. No ink inscriptions, contents clean, lightly handled/read. Near..... More
Great Scot. The Life of Sean Connery.
London: Bloomsbury, 1993. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. ADVANCE COPY with publisher's press release. Octavo, pp.191; [1], blank. With a suites of twelve black & white photographic plates. Hardcovers in dust-jacket priced at £16.99. A fine copy. Scarce advance/review copy. Biography of the Oscar-winning Scottish actor Sean Connery (1930-2020), who portrayed Ian..... More
James Bond Encyclopaedia.
London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 2015. [Film Reference] Illustrated quarto (26 x 22cm), pp.320. Revised edition. Includes a foreword by the James Bond film producers Michael G.Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. With photographs throughout. Hand-bound in half blue oasis morocco with raised bands to spine, gilt titles, matching cloth sides, publisher's original..... More
Bond Girls are Forever.
London: Boxtree. 2003. [Film Referencel] FIRST EDITION. Folio (37 x 26cm). Pp.192. A glossy photo book in black cloth with photographic dust-wrapper. A clean, crisp, fine copy (these heavy photographic books often show wear). Author Maryam d'Abo, was the female lead in the 1987 film 'The Living Daylights'. From the..... More
James Bond in the Cinema.
Cranbury, NJ: A.S. Barnes and Co, 1972. [Bond on film] FIRST US EDITION, being published in a larger format than the UK equivalent. Octavo (26 x 18cm), pp.176. Illustrated throughout with great stills, mostly provided by United Artists. Publisher's grey hardcovers cloth, titles in black to spine. Pictorial dust-jacket with..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming.
London: Collins, 1962. [True crime] FIRST EDITION. Two volumes (first and second impressions) Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper. First printing with slightly chipped jacket, price clipped; second printing..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming.
London: Collins, 1962. [True crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 21s. Discreet owner name, jacket with a few small nicks; very good indeed. Airline..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming.
London: Collins, 1962. [True crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 21s. Contents clean, edges toned, jacket with a few small chips to crown and..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming.
London: Collins, 1962. [True crime] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Second impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper. With presentation note to title; Yours very sincerely / Donald..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming (2 copies).
London: Fontana Books, 1962. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Two variant copies, the home market issue priced at 3/6 together with the unpriced export copy. Octavos, pp.189; [2], ads; [1], blank. Publisher's softcovers with stills from the recent television adaptation entitled 'Zero One'. Illustrated with black and white photos within. Very good..... More
The Lawless Skies. With a Foreword by Ian Fleming.
New York: Putnam, 1962. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Pp.224, with photographic plates. Publisher's black cloth blocked in blue, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Arthur Hawkins priced at $3.95. An abridged version of Fleming's foreword also fills the rear panel. A clean, fine copy of the book in a very good jacket with..... More
The Rolls-Royce Twenty.
Abingdon, Oxon: Burges & Son, for John M. Fasal., 1988. [Motoring] SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.560; [2], blank, illustrated throughout. Second Edition. Publisher's blue cloth in glossy photographic dust-wrapper. A fine copy. A comprehensive history of the Rolls-Royce marque. From the comprehensive James Bond archive assembled..... More
The Sports Car Development & Design. Drawings by John Dunscombe
London: Batsford, 1957. [Motoring] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.224, illustrated with black & white plates. Publisher's hardcovers in dust-wrapper priced at 25s. Very good in like wrapper with some chips and tears. A history of the sports car and their manufacturers including Mercedes, Bentley, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari..... More
The Life of Ian Fleming; [together with] James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007. The Life consisting of three book-form editions and two magazine appearances: as James Bond alias Ian Fleming [in: Life Magazine, vol. 61, nos. 15-16, 7 & 14 October 1966] and as James Bond's Last Victim [in: Reader's Digest, vol. 93, no. 556, August 1968].
Jonathan Cape; Pan Books; Reader's Digest Association; and Time Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois, 1966-68. 6 volumes. Proof copy in wrappers with dust jacket; first edition hardcover with jacket; others in wrappers. With many half-tone illustrations from photographs. Proof with creasing to spine and spotting to edges; first edition with rubbing to..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Children's illustrated] LIMITED EDITION. In three volumes, complete. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers, the three volumes are presented in a racing green slip-case. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Children's illustrated] LIMITED EDITION. In three volumes, complete. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Quarto (26 x 221cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing just a...... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Bibliographer's copy. Quarto (26 x 221cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968, 1964, 1965. [Children's classic] 3 volumes, octavos (24 x 17cm), pp.48, 48, 48. Third / First / Second impressions. Complete. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dustwrappers. A very good, lightly used set; Gift inscription to second volume which is also price clipped, a few short..... More