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007 - James Bond - For Your Eyes Only. A Marvel Movie Special.
New York: The Marvel Comics Group, October-November 1981. Published as Volume 1, Nos. 1-2 (complete in two issues), presented by Stan Lee and released to coincide with the United Artists film production. The comic is an adaptation of the film rather than the novel, and the characters are drawn to..... More
'Operation Thunderball' contained within 'Now and Then' magazine, Number 107 Spring, 1961.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1961. [Fleming] Pp.24. Price ninepence. Magazine format, illustrated. Publisher Jonathan Cape's literary magazine for the publishing industry, booksellers and the public alike. Contains the first separate appearance of S.P.E.C.T.R.E.'s ransom letter sent to the Prime Minister, extracted from the novel 'Thunderball' (Chapter 1 'Fasten your lap-strap'..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Pan Books Ltd., 1955. [Spy novel] The FIRST Pan paperback edition, second printing. Series No 334. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.159; [1], advertisement. Publisher's softcovers illustrated by 'R.H' (Roger Hall), priced at 2s. No inscriptions. Some browning to pages as expected with the vintage paperbacks, covers are clean, not..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957. [Spy Thriller] Reissue (First Edition thus, fourth overall). Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218 [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott (uncredited on this impression). Some..... 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. Housed in a bespoke..... More
Group of 'Bond Re-jacketed' paperback series. Comprising: Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, For Your Eyes Only (short stories inc. From A View To A Kill, Quantum of Solace), and The Spy Who loved Me
London: Penguin Books, 2006. [Spy Fiction] 6 volumes, octavo (18 x 11 x 30cm). Publisher's softcovers. With retro cover designs by Roseanne Serra and Richie Fahey. Mixed printings. Reissued in 2006 with new artwork and introductions. Two of these are The Times promotional copies. Mostly fine, with light handling only..... More
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, the complete 'Great Pan' non-banded paperback series. Comprising: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No.
London: Pan Books, 1958-61. [Spy thrillers] COMPLETE AS ISSUED. 6 volumes [all that were issued in this series], octavo (16 x 10 x 9cm). 'Dr. No' is the FIRST PRINTING. A vintage set of the 'Great Pan' paperbacks with the large yellow title pane but WITHOUT the yellow band on..... More
Live and Let Die
London: Jonathan Cape. 1959. [Spy thriller] AN INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY. Sixth printing. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's black, gilt-embossed cloth-effect paper over boards, in purple dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author to the flyleaf. This copy is from the library of Stan Meyer, with his ownership plate to the endpaper..... More
Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, and The Spy Who Loved Me.
Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton / Coronet Books, 1989. FIRST CORONET PAPERBACK editions, Canadian issue. 'Coronet General' seires, printed in the UK by Hodder. Octavo (18 x 11cm). Publisher's illustrated embossed textured softcovers with original price $4.95 to upper panel and spine. Small light green ink mark to bottom of textblock..... More
Thunderball.
New York, NY: Viking, 1961. [Spy novel] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.248. Publisher's yellow cloth, top edge red, in striking original pictorial dust-jacket priced at $3.95. A crisp, clean copy of the book in a lightly used jacket with some rubbing to joints and extremities, short tear..... More
Uniform group of Pan Books' 'Still Life' paperback series. Comprising: Moonraker, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice.
London: Pan Books, 1970s. [Spy Fiction] 5 volumes, octavo (18 x 12). A group of vintage Pan paperbacks in the collectable 'Still Life' series with wraparound photographic cover art. Mixed printings (these were never available as first printings). Discreet ink name to 'Goldfinger and 'You Only Live Twice', books well..... More
Uniform group of Penguin Books' 'Anniversary' James Bond paperbacks. Comprising: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Dr. No, Goldfinger Thunderball, For Your Eyes Only, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice.
London: Penguin 2002. [Spy Fiction] Nine volumes, octavo (18 x 12cm). A group of vintage paperbacks in the collectable 'Anniversary' series with wraparound photographic cover art. Mixed printings ('Spy' and 'Live Twice' are first printings). Cheap paper toned as expected, discreet library label to 'Dr. No', Goldfinger is ex-library with..... More
You Only Live Twice.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. [Spy novel] Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, white endpapers. Reading crease to spine, ex-library copy with associated stamps and markings, no jacket. This is the final printing of..... More
Ian Fleming and James Bond related group lot comprising: The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Colonel Sun, biographies etc.
Pan Books, Panther, Fontana, Pyramid, Ballantine, 1960s-80s. PAPERBACKS. Fourteen volumes, octavos. A collection of vintage paperback editions (various printings, some firsts) of the original Ian Fleming books and other Fleming/James Bond related texts. Used condition with expected tanning to text blocks, some rubbing/creasing, a few spines sunned, may have owner..... More
Ian Fleming related group lot comprising: The Diamond Smugglers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Spy's Bedside Book, For Bond Lovers Only, biographies etc.
Pan Books, Granada, Fontana, Dell, Panther, and others, 1960s-90s. PAPERBACKS. Fourteen volumes, octavos. A collection of vintage paperback editions (various printings, some firsts) of Ian Fleming and related texts. Some expected wear from reading, signs of ownership, but no significant defects; overall very good. 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, no 73 of 100 copies only, this set being additionally SIGNED BY THE ARTIST John Burningham to each book. 3 volumes, tall octavos, complete. Pp.48, 48, 48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers. As new. A facsimile..... 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
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, two priced at 10/6, first vol. p/c. Contents clean, bookplate to vol. 3, some shelfwear, jackets lightly used with the occasional minor nick vol..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Three signed Lithographs.
London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Artwork] Three lithographs signed and numbered by illustrator John Burningham, each being number 3 of 15. Three lithograph prints on art paper (297 x 420 mm), with publisher's off-white mounts. The prints show the gangsters being apprehended, Chitty flying over the Goodwin..... More
Si vive solo due volte. [You Only Live Twice].
Milan: Garzanti, 1965. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION IN ITALIAN. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.183 [1]. Publisher's brown cloth with yellow titles to spine. With the purple and yellow dust-jacket, not priced (book price of 850 Lira appears on rear pastedown). Cheap paper browned as expected, jacket with a couple of..... More
Si vive solo due volte. [You Only Live Twice].
Milan: Garzanti, 1965. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION IN ITALIAN. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.183 [1]. Publisher's brown cloth with yellow titles to spine. The book price of 850 Lira is printed on the rear pastedown. Cheap paper browned as expected, bookseller's slips loosely inserted, a few minor marks to covers..... More
From Russia With Love.
London: The Folio Society, 2016. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xii; 259 [1]. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
Goldfinger.
London: The Folio Society, 2018. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xii; 274. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the acclaimed illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
Moonraker.
London: The Folio Society, 2017. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.x; 243 [3]. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More