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'James Bond Alias Ian Fleming' by John Pearson contained within 'Life' magazine, Vol 61, Nos. 15-16, October 7 and 14, 1966.
Time Inc., Chicago [1966]. 2 issues, price 35c per issue. Magazine format, illustrated, with fold-out poster covers. Address labels to upper (removed from second magazine). Near fine, sith some acceptable wear to spine of second magazine. Contains the first appearance of the opening chapters of Pearson's 'Life of Ian Fleming'... More
The Centenary Edition of the Works of Ian Fleming.
London: Queen Anne Press 2008. LIMITED EDITION in Vellum over cloth sides, one of just 100 copies. 18 volumes, octavo. The definitive edition of Ian Fleming, issued to commemorate the birth of the author; no such edition has been published before. The Queen Anne Press was created by Lord Kemsley... More
The Complete James Bond Novels in Miniature. 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).
Somerset: Dateman Books 2008. 14 volumes; All First (and only) impressions. Publisher's hardcover in illustrated dustjacket, with collector card in clear sleeve. All fourteen book packs housed in an elegant custom-made half black leather collector's box, with individual book compartments and felt-lining. Each book has been hand-bound and reprints the... More
Diamonds are Forever.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First Impression, Binding B. Octavo, 257pp. Publisher's black cloth, titled in silver, without jacket. Binding slightly worn to extremities, some spotting to page edges; very good indeed. Gilbert A4a (1.2). More
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Dr. No [three copies in varying bindings]
London: Jonathan Cape 1958. FIRST EDITION, First Impressions. An example of each of the commercially available bindings used for the first impression, comprising FIRST STATE BINDING A, being plain black Linson material; FIRST STATE BINDING B, being plain black Fabroleen material; and the SECOND STATE BINDING, being black Fabroleen material... More
From Russia, With Love (a James Bond novel)
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957, FIRST EDITION, First Impression, Binding A, an ASSOCIATION COPY. Pp.253. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. A used copy but with no significant defects; jacket darkened to spine, rubbed to joints with some chips and tears. Preserved in a clamshell... More
A James Bond Omnibus Containing Live and Let Die, Diamonds are Forever and Dr No
London: Jonathan Cape 1973. Pp748. FIRST CAPE EDITION of the first James Bond omnibus to be published in the UK. Publisher'scloth-effect paper over boards, blocked in gilt to the spine, in the metallic-effect dust-wrapper printed in black and red. No inscriptions or price-clipping. A used copy with some expected wear... More
Live and Let Die
London: Jonathan Cape. 1959. Hardcover reprint. AN INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY. Publisher's black, gilt-embossed cloth-effect paper over boards, in purple dustwrapper. Minor wear, a little bumped, jacket with some wear to extremities, rubbed to joints. Very good. SIGNED by the author to the flyleaf. This copy is from the library of... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
New York: The New American Library, 1965. FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.183. 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 number gilt-stamped to... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
New York: The New American Library, 1965. 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 number gilt-stamped... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
New York: Signet Books, August 1964. The true first paperback edition, as advertised on the cover 'First Time in Paperback'. The UK Pan edition was published the following month (Gilbert). Signet Books' series D2509. Pp.190; [2], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 50c to upper panel, all edges tinted... More
Quantum of Solace. The Complete James Bond Short Stories.
New York, NY: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 2008. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Pp.279. Publisher's illustrated softcovers by Roseanne Serra and Richie Fahey, uniform with Penguin's 'Bond Re-jacketed' series; the artwork was exclusive to North America. Absolutely fine. A paperback original; no American hardcover was published. This omnibus contains all of Fleming's... More
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'Visitor' [From Russia, With Love] contained within 'Now and Then' Magazine. No. 100, Autumn, 1957.
London, Jonathan Cape Ltd. 1957. pp.48. Bumper Christmas double number, commemorating 100 issues of this periodical. Magazine format, illustrated, with gold colour covers, lettered in red, white and black. 'The Visitor' is reprinted on pages 43-4, being the opening paragraphs of 'From Russia, With Love' which first appeared within issue... More
You Only Live Twice (a James Bond novel)
London: Jonathan Cape. 1964. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, BINDING A. Pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, bamboo patterned endpapers, in original pictorial dustwrapper by Richard Chopping. With 'First Published 1964' on the copyright page. Some edge-spotting else... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1968,1964, 1965. SET OF THREE VOLUMES, FIRST IMPRESSIONS. Complete. Octavos, pp. 48; 48; 48. Bound in publisher's white card boards in glossy pictorial dustwrappers. A used yet presentable set with some expected wear, price-clipped but corresponding to the bibliography [Gilbert]. The wrappers have a couple of... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. LIMITED EDITION, one of 100 copies only, this set being additionally SIGNED BY THE ARTIST John Burningham to each book. In three volumes, complete. Octavo, pp.48, 48, 48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dustwrappers. A facsimile of the first edition of... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape 1964-5. [Children's classic] 3 volumes, octavos (24 x 17cm). ALL FIRST IMPRESSIONS. Complete. Pp.48, 48, 48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dustwrappers. A presentable set with some expected wear, a few marks and tears, no bookplates or inscriptions. All three volumes uniformly price-clipped although the final... More
'007 In New York' contained within 'The Sunday Times Magazine' magazine. November 7th 1999.
London: Times Newspapers Ltd., 1999. FIRST APPEARANCE. Newspaper format, colour illustrated. Pp.86. The '007 Collectors Issue' containing nothing but James Bond related material. Includes the very first UK printing of the Ian Fleming short story '007 In New York', which had been issued in America in the sixties, but never... More
Berlin Escape [The Living Daylights] contained within 'Intrigue Magazine' November 1965, volume 1, number 2.
Pamar Enterprises, NY 1965. pp.143 + 1 (advert). Price 50c. Digest magazine format, illustrated. American pre book-form appearance of this James Bond novellette, published as 'The Living Daylights' in 1966. The story was published in periodical form in the UK in 1962. A lovely fine copy with the inevitable toning... More
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'Berlin Escape' [The Living Daylights] (A James Bond Spy Thriller) contained within 'Argosy' magazine for men. Volume 354, Number 6, June 1962.
Ohio and New York: Popular Publications, Incorporated. 1962. Magazine format in pictorial paper wraps. Original price: 50 cents. Minor wear to spine and postal label to upper else fine. The novella is advertised on the front cover and appears on pages 22-4, 95-100, with a full-colour frontispiece illustration by Lou... More
Casino Royale.
New York, NY: Macmillan, 1954. FIRST US EDITION. Octavo, pp.176. Bound in original dark green cloth boards in the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Leo Manso. Priced to the front flap ($2.75) but with both corners clipped, as was the publisher's method. No inscriptions. A very good copy (flyleaves spotted, marking... More
Complete James Bond First Editions in Facsimile. 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 and Quantum of Solace), 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 (short stories).
[Jonathan Cape, London] First Edition Library, Shelton, Connecticut [1953-66] 1980s-90s. 14 vols., small 8vo. Replica volumes in illustrated dust-wrappers. The complete set, all being absolutely fine copies (unopened), in the original pictorial card slip-cases; the entire set apart from the first volume is still preserved in the original shrinkwrap. Complete... More
Complete James Bond 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), 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 (short stories).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959-1972. COMPLETE CAPE PRINTINGS. In 14 volumes. Octavo (19 x 38cm). Publisher's hardbacks in original illustrated dust-jackets. All Cape printings (the original publisher of the James Bond novels), four titles (Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Golden Gun and Octopussy) being first impressions. Overall a very good set... More
Complete Paperback First Editions of Ian Fleming's James Bond Novels. 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).
London: Pan Books, 1955-1967. 14 volumes. Octavo. All paperback First Editions, First Impressions. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. UK printings (OHMSS is an export copy with 60c price). Housed in a custom-made, fleece-lined cloth slipcase. Some toning to cheap paperstock, occasional spine roll, joints rubbed, a few titles with owner name, some... More
Complete UK Book Club Editions of Ian Fleming's James Bond Novels. Comprising: Live and Let Die, 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.
London: Foyle [The Book Club], 1956-1966. [James Bond] COMPLETE BOOK CLUB EDITIONS. 11 volumes, octavo (20 x 14 x 26cm). Publisher's hardbacks in illustrated dust-wrappers. Spines toned/browned, some chips and tears. The entire run of the popular British book club editions, which began in 1956 with 'Live and Let Die'... More