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The Festival of Britain Exhibition of Books. Arranged by the National Book League at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
London: Published for the National Book League by the Cambridge University Press, no date [1951]. [Exhibition Catalogue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's plain soft covers, titled to upper. A little toned, with heavy spotting to covers, and some light handling. Blue pencil 'IF' to front over. Very..... More
How to Play Your Best Golf All The Time.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1954. [Sport] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[12]; 145; [3]. Illustrated by Lealand Gustavson. Printed in red and black throughout. Publisher's green cloth, silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 12/6. Contents clean, no inscriptions, later presentation label to flyleaf, old tape strip..... More
How to Play Your Best Golf All The Time.
New York: Simon and Schuster 1953. [Sport] FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.viii; 152. Illustrated by Lealand Gustavson. Printed in red and black throughout. Publisher's hardcovers blocked in silver, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $2.95. A near fine copy of the book, in a very good wrapper, shipped..... More
[Ian Fleming / James Bond reference] The Inner Circle. A View of War At The Top.
London: Hutchinson, 1971. [Intelligence / WWII Operations] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.228. Illustrated with eight photographic plates. Publisher's red cloth in dust-jacket priced at £2.25 /45s. Signature of the author in blue ink to the title page. A fine copy. Joan Bright was a key British Intelligence..... More
For Your Eyes Only. Official Souvenir Brochure.
London: Phoenix Publications Ltd., 1981. [Film promotion] Magazine format (30 x 20cm), pp.[16]. Introduced by Roger Moore, with a brief biography of Ian Fleming. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers, stapled twice. Some minor handling; very good. Published to accompany the hit James Bond film based on..... More
Bond Cars. The Definitive History. 66988
London: BBC Books/Top Gear/Penguin Random House, 2020. [Film reference] FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp.336. Publisher's illustrated hardcovers without jacket as issued, 'blueprint' style endpapers. With colour photographs throughout. Slightly bumped and handled. A near fine copy, supplied with a protective clear plastic cover. Motor journalist and former Top Gear presenter, Jason..... More
The Unexpurgated Beaton. The Cecil Beaton's Diaries as he Wrote Them. Introduced by Hugo Vickers.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2002. [Photographer's Memoirs] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), ppxii; 418. With three suites of double-sided black and white photographic plates. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket. Some light marking to textblock edges. Jacket price-clipped. Some scuffing and edgewear to..... More
The Fourth of June.
London: Pan Books, 1964. [Modern Fiction] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.176. Publisher's sofcovers. The author's debut novel set in Eton College. A particularly fine, bright copy. This title was reviewed upon publication by Ian Fleming, who was an Old Etonian. The paperback features a supporting quote from..... More
The Fourth of June.
London: Anthony Blond. 1962. [Modern Fiction] FIRST EDITION, second printing. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.208. Publisher's hardback cloth in a pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping priced 18s. Text block a little dusty, jacket spotted to rear. Very good. The author's debut novel set in Eton College. This title was..... More
The Fourth of June.
London: Anthony Blond, 1962. [Modern Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.208. Publisher's hardback cloth in a pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping priced 18s. Text block clean, no inscriptions. Some historic creases to wrapper else a clean, bright example in fine condition. The author's debut novel set in..... More
The Fourth of June.
New York: Dutton, 1962. [Modern Fiction] FIRST U.S. EDITION, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.208. Publisher's hardback cloth in a pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping priced $3.95. With presentation note in ink to f.e.p.; For Maria, / A far better cook / than I'll..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
London: Boxtree Limited, 1988. [Bond reference book]. The revised and updated edition, being the FIRST UK APPEARANCE of this title. Rare British SIGNED HARDCOVER edition. Large octavo (28 x 22cm), pp.275; [1]. Orange cloth over boards in dust-jacket. Signed by way of a book label to half title. Fine in..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1988. [James Bond reference book] REVISED EDITION, INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY (first published by Dodd Mead in 1984). Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xii]; 276; Illustrated throughout. Publisher's silver-coloured card covers. Author's presentation note to flyleaf, to his friend and colleague James Pickard. Contents clean, fine..... More
Doubleshot.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2000. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE COPY. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.274. Publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. This is a pre-publication review-style copy, with Hodder's press release tucked in, SIGNED by the author above his name. Near fine in a slightly used jacket (press release is..... More
Doubleshot.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2000. [James Bond spy thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.274. Publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. The signature was obtained during the book launch event held at our London bookshop. Both the book and the dust-wrapper are fine /as new. Carefully dark stored by..... More
The Facts of Death.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1998. [James Bond spy thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's hardcover cloth in illustrated dust-jacket. SIGNED by the author in his customary sharpie to the title page. Signature obtained during one of his many book launch events held at our..... More
The Facts of Death.
New York, NY: Putnam, 1998. [Spy novel] FIRST U.S. EDITION. A superb association copy, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH HEFNER. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.260; [2]. Hardcover in jacket. Author's presentation note in his customary sharpie to title page; For / Hef - /... in case you want /..... 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
High Time To Kill.
London: Coronet Books / Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. [Spy thriller] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.294. Publisher's softcovers, illustrated by David Scutt. Edges gently toned, some minor handling. Near fine. High Time To Kill, set in the Himalayas, is the The first 007 novel in 'The Union' trilogy..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1984. [James Bond reference book] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, association copy. Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xiv]; 256; [1], About The Author; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's red softcovers. The hardcover and paperback were issued simultaneously. Inscribed to flyleaf; 'Best Regards // Raymond Benson.' Gently toned..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1988. [James Bond reference book] REVISED EDITION, INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY (first published by Dodd Mead in 1984). Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xii]; 275; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's silver-coloured card covers. Inscribed to flyleaf; 'Best Regards // Raymond Benson.' Contents clean, fine throughout, minor..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion. With An Introduction by Ernest L. Cuneo.
Seattle: Publishing Online, n.d. [2001]. [James Bond reference book] REISSUE, signed by the author. Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xii]; 275; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's light blue card covers. Autographed in black ink to the title page. A fine copy. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert..... More
[James Bond] Live at Five. In 'TV Guide' Magazine. 13-19 Nov.1999.
USA, 1999. [Short story] SIGNED COPY. Small magazine/digest format, illustrated. Original wrappers, lettered in black, red, and white to front, monochrome photograph of Piece Brosnan to front cover. Near fine. Autographed copies are scarce. Contains the first appearance of the author's third original James Bond story 'Live at Five' by..... More
The Man With The Red Tattoo.
New York, NY: Putnam, 2002. [Spy novel] FIRST U.S. EDITION. A superb association copy, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH HEFNER. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.291; [1], blank. Hardcover in jacket. Author's presentation note in his customary sharpie to title page; For / Hef - / keep the faith! //..... More
Never Dream of Dying.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.293; [1], advert. SIGNED by the author to the title page. Publisher's hardcovers in illustrated dust-jacket. Signature obtained during the book launch event held at our London bookshop. A fine, unread, as-new copy. A James Bond novel;..... More