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The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm). Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. A fine copy in clean, bright jacket, with a couple of faint..... More
Ian Fleming.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1995. [Literary biography] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.x; 486. With photographic plates. Publisher's brown cloth blocked in gilt to spine, beige endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £20. A fine copy. Extensively yet carefully used by Gilbert while writing the bibliography. 'The most..... More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Literary biography] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, in PROOF-ONLY JACKET lettered in silver (published book jacket was gilt). Large octavo (24 x 16cm). pp.346, with pp.16 photographic plates. Printed softcovers in photographic wrapper. Edges spotted, shows some use through proof-reading, oversize jacket rubbed/worn at unsupported areas. Very good..... More