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The Big Sleep.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1939. FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo, pp.302. Publisher's black cloth with red titles and trim. Edges a little toned, joints a touch rubbed. A clean, near fine example. Bruccoli [A1.2a] Cooper & Pike; Detective Fiction p75-78. Howard Haycraft/Ellery Queen. Listed in The Observer's All-Time 100 Best Novels [2003]... More
Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection by Iain Campbell.
Privately Printed by the author, Liverpool 1978. FIRST (and only) EDITION. Slim octavo. Pp.72 Publisher's glossy covers. Near Fine. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 603. More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Pan Books, 1967. FIRST UK EDITION in paperback. Pp.172 + 4 (advertisements). Slim octavo, pictorial card softcovers. Pages have some expected toning, slight spine roll; near fine, with no inscriptions. A10a (14). More
Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
London: George G. Harrap, 1935. FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. Large octavo, pp.318. With 12 fine colour plates and 17 line drawings, captioned tissues, pictorial endpapers. Publisher's gilt-pictorial black cloth, top edge coloured black. Trivial wear to spine tips. A beautiful, fine copy. Queen's Quorum (their first Cornerstone title), Eric Quayle; Detective... More
The Man From Barbarossa
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1991. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Pp.231. An original novel starring Ian Fleming's James Bond. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. A couple of tiny marks; a lovely fine copy (not a remainder copy). Autographed by the late John Gardner to the title page in... More
You Only Live Twice (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First Edition. Octavo, pp.256. Elegantly bound in black half oasis morocco over publisher's gilt-stamped cloth boards, with gilt titles and raised bands to spine. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. The last title in what has become known as the 'Blofeld' trilogy. This... More
Goldfinger (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape 1959. FIRST EDITION. pp.318. Elegantly bound in half black calf over original cloth boards, with gilt titles and raised bands to spine. A clean copy, inside and out. Gilbert A7a (1.2). More
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Crown Octavo, pp.[2]; 354; [4]. Rebound in recent black half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and original publisher's cloth with blind-stamped skeletal hand to upper. internally clean; some spotting to edges of text block. Shows well. More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
London: Jonathan Cape. 1963. FIRST EDITION, Binding A. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine, in original jacket priced at 16s. Owner name and date 'April 1963' to flyleaf. Jacket with a little soiling and dustiness, toned to spine with a couple of marks to... More
My Word is My Bond.
Michael O'Mara Books, 2008. The UK COLLECTOR'S EDITION, One of 1000 copies in de luxe cloth in slipcase. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo, pp.336. Black cloth blocked in silver. Titled 'Special Edition' on title page, not to be confused with the trade or American editions. A fine, unread copy, still... More
For Special Services. James Bond 007.
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.254; 1 [afterword]. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-jacket. SIGNED on flap by the dust-wrapper artist Bill Botten, who produced the jacket art for both of Christopher Wood's James Bond novels and the early Gardner Bonds in the style of... More
Role Of Honour (A James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1984. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.222. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-jacket correctly priced at £7.95. Bookplate to pastedown, top edge dusty, jacket lightly used. A very good copy indeed. Benson, Raymond; Bond Companion (1984, revised 1988). BMC No.1 [1984] p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Hubin; Crime Fiction IV. More
How 007 Got His Name.
London: Collins, 1966. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.62, with two photographic illustrations comprising a frontispiece portrait of the subject and Ian Fleming's only meeting with James Bond. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper, designed by Barbosa, after Richard Chopping's designs for the jackets of the original 007 novels. A lightly used copy;... More
From Russia, With Love.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMPRESSION. Octavo, pp.253. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards blocked in silver and red metallic, without dust-wrapper. Some edge-spotting, endpapers spotted and marked, no inscriptions or bookplates, binding shows light handling. Very good. Gilbert A5a (2). More
Trigger Mortis.
London: Orion, 2015. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. The latest James Bond novel, incorporating an original story/idea 'Murder On Wheels' by Ian Fleming. Publisher's hardcovers in metallic-effect dustjacket. Number 811 of 1000 signed by the author. A fine, unread copy. More
Complete James Bond 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), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesties Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights (short stories).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960s-80s. 14 volumes; octavo (19 x 38cm). Publisher's hardbacks in illustrated dust-jackets. All Cape printings (the original publisher of the James Bond novels), one title (Octopussy) being a first impression. Overall a very good set with some minor rubbing and wear, some toning/handling, the occasional price-clip, 'Golden... More
![The Centenary Edition of Ian Fleming's James Bond Novels. [Set of works / novels 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), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesties Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, and Octopussy with The Living Daylights (short stories)]. Ian Lancaster FLEMING.](/pictures/thumb/48494.JPG?v=1501596526)
The Centenary Edition of Ian Fleming's James Bond Novels. [Set of works / novels 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), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesties Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, and Octopussy with The Living Daylights (short stories)]
London: Penguin 007, 2008. 14 volumes; large octavo. All First Impressions thus. Bound in original silver-stamped black cloth in striking dustjackets with 'retro' style artwork by Michael Gillette. All volumes as new, housed in a custom-made cloth slip-case with fleece lining and ribbon pull. A particularly uncommon set in hardcover... More
The Sins of Sumuru.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1952. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.224. In publisher's bright red cloth titled and trimmed in in black, with original illustrated dust-jacket. A lovely fine copy in a lightly used, price-clipped wrapper. More
You Only Live Twice (a James Bond novel)
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, BINDING A. pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, bamboo patterned endpapers, in original pictorial dustwrapper by Richard Chopping. With 'First Published 1964' on the copyright page. A used copy... More
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Octopussy and the Living Daylights [James Bond short stories].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo, pp.95. In publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards in pictorial wrapper. Original price, 10s.6d., printed to front flap. A used copy; jacket with some chips and tears, ink name to flap some spoiling, spine toned. Gilbert A14a (1.1). More
No Deals Mr Bond.
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1987. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.240. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine in pictorial dust wrapper correctly priced at £10.95. Some spotting to edges of text block, spine a little sunned, no inscriptions. A very good copy of one of the more... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 [actually issued September 1962]. PROOF copy in softcovers. Pp.288. The text features numerous changes to the published text, and "has more errors and required more amendments than any other Fleming title" Gilbert, p.354. Some acceptable general wear, ink note to flyleaf; a very good, used copy... More
Dr. No.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo, pp.256. Elegantly bound in half black oasis morocco with gilt titles to spine, raised bands, cloth sides. Internally very clean, exterior unmarked; a fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Gilbert A6a (1.2). More
'James Bond Alias Ian Fleming' by John Pearson contained within 'Life' magazine, Vol 61, Nos. 15-16, October 7 and 14, 1966.
Time Inc., Chicago [1966]. 2 issues, price 35c per issue. Magazine format, illustrated, with fold-out poster covers. Address labels to upper (removed from second magazine). Near fine, sith some acceptable wear to spine of second magazine. Contains the first appearance of the opening chapters of Pearson's 'Life of Ian Fleming'... More