Fleming's James Bond Stories
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming.
London: Michael Joseph / Penguin Books, 2008. [Spy novel] LIMITED FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, number 345 of 500 copies issued. Publisher's pictorial hardback covers with all edges silvered, 'poppy' patterned endpapers, ribbon page marker. Octavo, pp.295 plus [1] note on Faulks, [1] note on Fleming, [10] adverts for..... 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
'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
'Operation Thunderball' contained within 'Now and Then' magazine, Number 107 Spring, 1961.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1961. [Journal] 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: Jonathan Cape, 1953. [Spy thriller] FIRST IMPRESSION, EXPORT COPY. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles and 'Heart' design to upper, tail edge untrimmed. Housed in a bespoke leather-spine clamshell box. Contents clean, edges toned, endpapers with identity marks of..... More
The Hand of Mary Constable.
William Heinemann, 1964. Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt with titles in orange compartment, publisher's motif blocked in blind to rear board. With dust jacket. Housed in custom blue quarter morocco solander case. A very good copy, extremities rubbed, edges foxed, light offsetting to endpapers, in like dust..... More
Goldfinger artwork. An original full-colour proof of the front cover illustration for the 1959 novel.
Jonathan Cape, 1959]. Artwork measuring 406 x 508 mm. Matted within mountboard measuring 571 x 660 mm. In fine condition. Richard Chopping's personal, signed copy of the final proof sheet artwork, being the glorious full-sized image taken from the original painting, before the spine lettering and publisher's imprint were added..... More
Archive of correspondence relating to James Bond typescripts and continuation books.
1963-67. Collection of 19 letters comprising original typescript and carbon copies. Housed in pink foolscap folder. A fine set. Archive of correspondence between Jonathan Cape, the publisher of Fleming's Bond series, and the author's favoured typist Jean Frampton. The papers mainly consist of friendly professional letters, telegrams, notes and postcards..... More
'Casino Royale' advert within 'Now and Then' Magazine. No. 88, Spring 1953.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. [1953]. [Journal] Pp.24. Price 6d. Magazine format, illustrated. Staples rusted, two small ink 'x' marks to final page of ads. Near fine. This issue contains a portrait sketch of Ian Fleming (p.8) as used on the jacket of Casino Royale, also features an advert for the..... More
'Live & Let Die' announcement within 'Now and Then' Magazine. No. 90, Autumn 1953.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. [1953]. [Journal] Pp.24. Price 6d. Magazine format, illustrated. Fine. This issue contains an advance notice of Ian Fleming's second novel Live & Let Die, "which will be published next year, James Bond of the British Secret Service is again the hero" Gilbert A2a 'Advertising', p.63... 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
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957. [Spy Thriller] Reissue (First Edition thus, fourth printing overall), bibliographer's copy. 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..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles and 'Heart' design to upper, tail edge untrimmed, in pictorial second issue (overprinted) dust-jacket, designed by the author, showing the correct price of 10/6..... More
From Russia, With Love (a James Bond novel)
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957. [Thriller] 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. This is the personal copy of John Alden, founder and chairman of The Alden Press (Oxford) Limited, the printer of this and many..... More
From Russia, With Love (a James Bond novel)
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.253 [3]. Publisher's black cloth-effect material over boards, blocked in silver and red metallic foil to spine and upper. With loose card stating that this was a copy retained by the printer. One of two small marks..... More
From Russia, With Love. Film tie-ins.
London: Pan Books, October 1963. [Spy novel] British paperback of the Ian Fleming novel, movie tie-in editions. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.223; [1], advertisements. Two copies; one home market edition priced at 3/6, the other being an unpriced international edition for export. Pictorial die-cut card covers featuring stills from the..... 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
Group of 'Bond Re-jacketed' paperback series. Comprising: Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, Doctor No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, and The Man With The Golden Gun.
USA: Penguin Books, 2003. [Spy Fiction] 8 volumes, octavo (19 x 13cm). Publisher's softcovers. With retro cover designs by Roseanne Serra and Richie Fahey. Mixed printings ('Moonraker' is a first printing). Larger format than the UK counterparts. Mostly fine, with light handling only, pen mark to edge of 'Moonraker'. An..... More
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, the complete 'Great Pan' Yellow Band paperback 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, Quantum of Solace).
London: Pan Books, 1962-3. [Spy thrillers] COMPLETE AS ISSUED. 8 volumes [all that were issued in this series], octavo (16 x 10 x 9cm). A vintage set of the 'Great Pan' paperbacks with the Yellow Band covers (Dr. No technically a white band), and Pan's '007' and bullets logo. Various..... More
The James Bond Novels. PENGUIN LTD EDITION. Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
London: Penguin Books / Past Times, 2002. [Spy series] LIMITED EDITION BOX SET. A rare, complete set with the all-important limitation card. Fourteen volumes, small octavo (19 x 12 x 27cm). Softcovers with photographic cover art by Toby MacFarlan Pond. Anniversary edition, marking 50 years since the writing of Casino..... 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
Thunderball.
New York, NY: Viking, 1961. [Spy novel] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, VARIANT ISSUE. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.248. Publisher's yellow cloth, top edge red, in striking original pictorial dust-jacket priced at $3.95. No inscriptions, contents clean, jacket with a little wear to spine ends and extremities. Near fine. The first US..... More