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Live and Let Die.
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1955. [Thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.216. Bound in original blue cloth lettered in yellow to the backstrip, upper cover blocked with 'Cock Robin Thriller' device, in the pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Leo Manso, priced at $3.00 with other prices clipped..... More
Live and Let Die.
New York: Permabooks, 1956. [Spy novel] FIRST AMERICAN SOFTCOVER EDITION. Octavo (15 x 10cm), pp.181; [3], advertisements. Series No. M-3084. Publisher's illustrated card covers, all edges tinted red, with printed price 25 cents. Cheap paper stock slightly toned, but better than usual. Covers are fresh and bright, one neat tear/bump..... More
Live and Let Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Second Impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.240; [2], blank. Original black cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt-embossed coin motif to upper cover, lettered in gilt to the spine. Disbound sheets, in the original case. Some spotting and toning, gilt to covers has oxidised..... More
Live and Let Die.
London: Pan Books, 1957. [Thriller] PAN PAPERBACK EDITION, second printing. 'Great Pan' series GP83. Pp.247. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 2/6 to upper panel. Some light wear, joints rubbed; near fine. Gilbert A2a (23). More
Live and Let Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Third Impression, Jacket B. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.240. Original black cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt-embossed coin motif to upper cover, lettered in gilt to the spine, correct dust-wrapper priced at 10/6. No inscriptions, contents clean, edges slightly toned, gilt still bright..... More
[Live and Let Die] Contained within 'Bluebook' magazine, Vol. 99, No.1.
McCall Corporation, May 1954. FIRST US APPEARANCE. Scarce American abridged publication of the second James Bond novel, appearing here nearly a whole year before the American book-form edition, and just one month after the UK Cape edition. This story can be found on pp88-128, printed in double columns. There are..... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
New York, NY: The New American Library, 1966. [Spy novel] Dollar Mystery Guild Uniform Edition. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] 183 [1]. Publisher's black leatherette with gilt titles to spine and blue leatherette strips to fore-edges. Top edge blue; fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket in blue-grey, titled in yellow. A...... More
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. A fine copy in a near fine jacket, toned to the spine. 70,000 copies..... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
New York, NY: The New American Library, 1966. [Spy novel] Dollar Mystery Guild Uniform Edition. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] 183 [1]. Publisher's black leatherette with gilt titles to spine and blue leatherette strips to fore-edges. Top edge blue; fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket in grey, titled in dark blue..... 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, plain covers, patterned green endpapers. In the original pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping. A very good copy with a little..... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Spy novel] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.200. Publisher's saddle brown 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
The Man With the Golden Gun.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, scarce second issue with WHITE ENDPAPERS instead of the usual green. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with bronze lettering to spine, plain covers, white endpapers, original illustrated jacket by Richard Chopping priced at 18s. Faint mark to..... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond] FIRST ISSUE, Second state, Binding 'B'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with bronze lettering to the spine, plain covers, patterned green endpapers. In the original pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping. Slightly dusty and handled in price..... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. FIRST ISSUE, Second state, Binding 'D'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's dark grey/brown cloth-effect paper (Fabroleen) over boards with gilt lettering to the spine, plain covers, patterned green endpapers. In the original pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 18s. Owner name to flyleaf..... 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.
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