Collected Works
The James Bond Collection. Licence Renewed; For Special Services; Icebreaker; Role of Honour; Nobody Lives For Ever.
London: Swordfish, an imprint of Orion Publishing Group, 2011. [Spy novels] LIMITED BOX SET. Quality hardback re-issues of the first Jonathan Cape editions (1981-6) featuring the same dust-jacket artwork. FIRST EDITIONS thus, with a full strike-line number sequence. Octavo, five volumes in publisher's illustrated red card slip-case, showing the original..... More
[Smiley vs Karla trilogy] Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, [together with]; The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1974, 1977, 1980 [November 1979]. [Espionage thriller] ALL FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED in first volume. Three volumes complete, uniform octavos (22 x 14 x 11cm). Publisher's blue and black hardcovers lettered in gilt, purple top stain to first volume, peach-coloured endpapers to first volume, Hong Kong/China map..... More
'A Game of Bridge At Blades' [Moonraker] in Best Gambling Stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1961. [High stakes anthology]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.215. Publisher's cloth hardcovers in illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 16s. Some minor toning to text block and endpapers, old bookplate fallen away (tiny traces), jacket chipped to crown. A very good copy. Contains the text of..... More
'A Game of Bridge At Blades' [Moonraker] in Best Gambling Stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1961. [High stakes anthology] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.215. Publisher's cloth hardcovers in illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 16s. Autographed in black ink to f.e.p. Some spotting to text block else a fine copy in a clean, bright wrapper. Contains the text of the..... More
John Welcome. 'Best' anthologies, each with content from Ian Fleming [group]. Comprising Best Motoring Stories, Best Gambling Stories, Best Secret Service Stories 1-3, Best Spy Stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1959-1967. [Literary anthology series] FIRST EDITIONS, 7 volumes, octavos (21 x 14cm). Publisher's cloth hardcovers in illustrated dust-jackets (one softcover first). Three with discreet ink names, one is price-clipped, two re-priced by the publisher. Some minor nicks/rubs to jackets. Generally a very good, presentable set. Bibliographer..... More
Best Motoring Stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1959. [Driving anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.215. Publisher's red cloth in illustrated dust-wrapper priced at 15s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine copy in a very good jacket, with one chip to the top edge of the front panel. Shows well. Contains 'James..... More