New Arrivals
You Only Live Twice. In 'Playboy' Magazine. April-June 1964.
Chicago: HMH Publishing Co., Inc., Playboy Building, 232 East Ohio Street, 1964. [Spy novel serialisation] ADVERTISER'S ISSUES. Original Price 75 cents per issue; 3 issues. Magazine format, illustrated. Overall size 30 x 23cm. Some light expected wear and handling, some rubs/tears to spine of 'May' issue (around staple holes). Advertiser..... More
Moonraker.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, BINDING A (Fabroleen material). This version with 'shoot' correctly printed to page 10 (state B). Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, titled in silver, in 'flame' design dust-wrapper by Kenneth Lewis priced at 10/6 to both front..... More
Diamonds are Forever.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding A. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.257 [1]. Publisher's black cloth titled in silver, with the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Pat Marriott priced at 12/6. Inscribed by the author to flyleaf "To Paul, /who spread his / wings over..... More
Showcase presents Doctor No.
Sparta, IL: DC Comics, National Periodical Publications, Inc., March-April 1963. [Comic book] Published as issue 43 of the Showcase anthology series by DC Comics, with artwork by Norman Nodel. The front inside cover shows five stills from the United Artists film adaptation, and the rear inside cover prints a biography..... More
'My Name's Bond' - an anthology from the Fiction of Ian Fleming.
London: Allen Lane, 2000. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Illustrated quarto (23 x 17cm), pp.150. With black and white photographs. Publisher's grey cloth hardback blocked in silver to spine, blind-stamped '007' motif to front cover, photographic dust-jacket priced at £9.99 / $24.99 (Canada). Contents clean, publisher's dated..... More
The Golf Book.
New York: Arbor House, 1980. [Golfing omnibus] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (27 x 21cm), pp.282. Publisher's green hardcovers in photographic dust-wrapper. Fine in a near fine jacket with a few short tears. An Anthology of Golf Writing. Includes 'All to Play For/The Cup and The Lip' being the famous showdown..... More
Berlin Escape [The Living Daylights] contained within 'Intrigue Magazine' November 1965, volume 1, number 2.
New York, NY: Pamar Enterprises, 1965. [James Bond] Bibliographer's copy. Digest magazine format (20 x 14cm), pp.143; [1] advertisement, priced at 50c. Illustrated. American pre book-form appearance of this James Bond novellette, published as 'The Living Daylights' in 1966. The story was published in periodical form in the UK in..... More
[James Bond] A group of four Comic Book volumes comprising [1] Trouble Spot, Isle of Condors, The League of Vampires, Die With My Boots On; [2] The Phoenix Project, The Black Ruby Caper, Til Death Us Do Part, The Torch-Time Affair; [3] Death Wing, Sea Dragon, When The Wizard Awakes; [4] Polestar, Flittermouse, The Scent of Danger, Snake Goddess, Double Eagle.
US/UK: Titan Books, 2006-8. [Comic strip anthologies] Tall paperbacks in illustrated glossy covers (30 x 22cm). Strips written by Jim Lawrence, based on characters created by Ian Fleming. Illustrated by Yaroslav Horak. First printings (some also FIRST UK APPEARANCES] ('Phoenix' is a second printing). With introductions by Tania Mallett, Madeiline..... More
Three US Bond Omnibuses. [Gilt-Edged Bonds; More Gilt-Edged Bonds; Bonded Fleming].
New York: The Macmillan Company; The Viking Press, 1961 & 1965. [Thrillers] Together three works, large octavo. Gilt-Edged Bonds: Original original black blue-cloth-backed boards, spine and cover lettered in silver. With dust jacket. More Gilt-Edged Bonds: Original black cloth, spine stamped in gilt, top edge red. With dust jacket. Bonded..... More
[James Bond] A group of six Comic Book volumes comprising [1] OHMSS, You Only Live Twice; [2] The Man With The Golden Gun, The Living Daylights; [3] Octopussy, The Hildebrand Rarity; [4] The Spy Who Loved Me, The Harpies; [5] The Phoenix Project, The Black Ruby Caper, Til Death Us Do Part, The Torch-Time Affair; [6] Death Wing, Sea Dragon, When The Wizard Awakes.
US/UK: Titan Books, 2004-8. [Comic strip anthologies] Tall paperbacks in illustrated glossy covers. Strips written by Ian Fleming, Henry Gammidge, Anthony Hern and Jim Lawrence, illustrated by John McLusky and Yaroslav Horak. Mixed printings (three are first printings). With introductions by George Lazenby, Maud Adams, Lucy Fleming, Caroline Munro, Tania..... More
[James Bond] A group of four Comic Book volumes comprising [1] Casino Royale, Live & Let Die; [2], The Spy Who Loved Me; [3] Octopussy, The Hildebrand Rarity; [4] The Man With The Golden Gun, The Living Daylights.
US/UK: Titan Books, 1987-90. [Comic strip anthologies] Tall paperbacks in illustrated glossy covers. Strips written by Ian Fleming, Henry Gammidge, Anthony Hern and Jim Lawrence, illustrated by John McLusky and Yaroslav Horak. All first printings. Fine copies. Comic-strip adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond stories, as serialised in the Daily..... More
Complete James Bond First Editions in Facsimile. 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 and Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights (short stories).
[Jonathan Cape, London] First Edition Library, Shelton, Connecticut, [1953-66] 1980s-90s. [Thrillers] 14 volumes, small octavos (20 x 14 x 41cm). Replica hardcover volumes of foil-stamped bookcloth, illustrated dust-wrappers. The complete set in the original pictorial card slip-cases. Some trivial handling. All books in fine, unread condition, showing minimal handling to..... More