Fleming Related Thrillers
The Thirty-Nine [39] Steps.
London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. [Espionage classic] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.253; [1]; [2], publisher's advertisements. Elegantly hand-bound in full dark blue calf, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, gilt titles to upper cover, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A few light marks..... More
The complete Boysie Oakes spy novel series. Comprising The Liquidator, Understrike, Amber Nine, Madrigal, Founder Member, Traitor's Exit, The Airline Pirates and A Killer For A Song.
London: Frederick Muller, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970,1970, 1975. [Cold War Thrillers] ALL FIRST EDITIONS. Eight volumes. Octavos (21 x 14 x 19cm). Publisher's hardcover cloth bindings, seven in pictorial dust-jackets. Contets clean, no inscriptions, some light spotting to some edges, wrappers lightly worn, with the odd chip/rub, spine..... More
The Dancing Dodo.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1978. [Aviation thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.350; [2], blank. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Small and discreet ownership, jacket clipped otherwise a fine fresh copy. An aviation thriller from the James Bond continuation author. More
James Bond in Icebreaker.
New York: Putnam, 1982. [Thriller] FIRST US EDITION, AUTHOR'S PERSONAL COPY, signed. Octavo, pp.301; [3], blank. Publisher's hardcover in pictorial dust-wrapper showing the original price of $10.95. Autographed by John Gardner to the title page with his manuscript note 'Author's Copy'. Gently sunned to spine else fine. The author's third..... More
James Bond in Role of Honor [Honour].
New York: G. P. Putman's Sons, 1984. [Thriller] FIRST US EDITION, AUTHOR'S PERSONAL COPY, signed. Octavo, pp.304. Publisher's hardcover in pictorial dust-wrapper showing the original price of $11.95. Autographed by John Gardner to the title page with his manuscript note 'Author's Copy'. Jacket sunned to spine else fine. The author's..... More
James Bond in Scorpius.
New York: G. P. Putman's Sons, 1988. [Thriller] FIRST US EDITION, AUTHOR'S PERSONAL COPY, signed. Octavo, pp.319; [1], blank. Publisher's hardcover in pictorial dust-wrapper showing the original price of $12.95. Autographed by John Gardner to the title page with his manuscript note 'Author's Copy'. Jacket gently sunned to spine, later..... More
The Liquidator.
London: Frederick Muller, 1964. [Cold War Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.204; [4], blank. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Derrick Holmes, priced at 18s. Minor dustiness, jacket with some wearing to crown, laminate shrinkage at rear joint, light rolling to spine. A...... More
The Liquidator.
New York: Viking Press, 1964. [Cold War Thriller] US EDITION, book club issue. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.182; [4], blank. Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers blocked in colours to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Identical to the first edition but for unpriced jacket and BC impression to rear board. Green mark to f.e.p...... More
The Secret Families [Inscribed Typescript with Associated Correspondence].
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. [Spy Thriller] INSCRIBED ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT. 437 sheets of type-written A4 paper, with the title leaf INSCRIBED by the author in black ink: 'To Gary, | With all good wishes — | yours | John Gardner.' Also with a separate Compliments leaf on US..... More
Understrike.
London: Frederick Muller, 1965. [Cold War Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.198; [4], blank. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Mayne Butler. Minor dustiness, offset toning/browning to endpapers, jacket price clipped else clean and fresh. A near fine, bright example of the author's..... More
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, with four other volumes featuring supporting quotes by Ian Fleming.
London: Pan Books, Collins and Fontana, 1960s-70s. [Espionage thrillers] Various later printings. Octavos. A group of five novels (one hardcover), comprising The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, The Achilles Affair, The Night-comers, A Grue of Ice and One of Our Submarines. Clean copies. Close to fine throughout (the..... More
[Smiley vs Karla trilogy]: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley's People.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1974, 1977, 1980 [November 1979]. [Espionage Trilogy] COMPLETE LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Three volumes. Octavo (22 x 14 x 11cm), pp.350, pp.532, pp.328. Bound in red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards, top edges gilt, and with the original..... More
Our Kind of Traitor.
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2010. [Spy Novel] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.306; [6]. Publisher's hardback black cloth binding lettered in gilt, red endpapers, in pictorial dust-jacket priced at £18.99 to front flap, publisher's 'signed' label to upper. Carefully read, jacket shows..... More
Silverview.
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2021. [Spy Novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.208; [12]. Publisher's hardback green cloth binding lettered in white, sand-coloured endpapers, in pictorial dust-jacket priced at £20 to front flap. A fine copy. The last complete work by the chronicler of our age..... More
The Deep Blue Good-bye [Good-by].
London: Pan Books, 1968. [Thriller] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.172; [4], ads. Publisher's sofcovers priced at 3/6. Expected toning else a crisp, fine copy of the first Travis McGee novel, a particularly elusive title; the British hardback and paperback first printings are inexplicably scarce. John D. MacDonald..... More
The Deep Blue Good-bye [Good-by].
London: Pan Books, 1970. [Thriller] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, second printing. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.172; [4], ads. Publisher's sofcovers priced at 4s. Discreet ink ownership inside cover,contents clean, covers very lightly handled. Fine. The first Pan printing features a supporting quote by Ian Fleming (dropped for this printing). The second..... More
Stopover Tokyo.
London: Collins, 1957. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.254. Publisher's blue cloth in original pictorial dust wrapper priced at 12/6. Some minor dustiness. A crisp, fine copy of this Mr. Moto mystery. Earl Derr Biggers' Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan was a popular success for the Post journal. When..... More
The Achilles Affair.
New York: Scribner's Sons, 1959. [Adventure Thriller] FIRST US EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with superb, lengthy inscription signed by the author. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Publisher's hardcovers, illustrated duct-wrapper priced at $3.50, with promotional wraparound band with supporting quote by Erle Stanley Gardner. Inscription reads; To Tony and..... More
The Achilles Affair.
London: Collins 1959. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with superb, double-page inscription signed by the author. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 10/6. Inscribed by the author in blue ink to flyleaf:To Anne - and Jim /..... More
The Break in the Line.
London: Collins, 1970. [Spy Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.254 [2]. With a sketch-map to preliminaries. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to Eileen M. Cond's distinctive bookplate to fly-leaf: 'To another "sucker | for mountains" with the author's | thanks and good | wishes |..... More
The Far Eastern Trilogy: The Pagoda Tree; The Midnight Gun; Hour of the Dog.
London: Collins, 1979; 1981; 1982. [Historical Fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITIONS WITH LETTERS. Three volumes. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.322; pp.336; pp.346. Volume I signed by the author in blue ink to Eileen M. Cond's distinctive bookplate to fly-leaf, and with a loose autograph letter signed by the author on headed..... More
The Gold of Malabar.
London: Collins 1967. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with publisher's slip noting 'Compliments from the author'. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.222; [2], blank. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Lubrani priced at 21s. Contents clean, appears unread, jacket very lightly rubbed. A crisp, fine copy. Suspense..... More
The Terminators.
London: Collins, 1971. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.255; [1]. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket priced at £1.50. Some light general wear, small ding to top of rear wrapper panel and lower board. Very Good. Adventure caper featuring the sardonic and resourceful British agent Idwal Rees..... More
The White Dacoit.
London: Collins, 1974. [Crime Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.384. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to distinctive bookplate on flyleaf: 'For Miss Eileen Cond | with the author's | gratitude and pride | in being included | in her formidable | collection of | contemporary..... More
With Extreme Prejudice.
London: Collins, 1975. [Spy Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[4] 246 [4]. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to distinctive bookplate on verso of flyleaf: 'Miss Eileen Cond | — my most faithful | fan | Berkely Mather | 19 November 1975 | Brede Sussex.' Publisher's..... More