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'The Guns of James Bond' contained within 'Sports Illustrated' Magazine Vol 16, No.11, 19th March 1962.
Chicago, Illinois: Time Inc., 1962. [James Bond Reference] FIRST US APPEARANCE. pp.84. Original price 25 cents. Magazine format, illustrated. Contains the first American appearance of this original Ian Fleming feature entitled 'The Guns of James Bond', which not published in book-form until 2008. Scarce thus. Postal label to upper, minor..... More
The Man Who Supercharged Bond.
Yeovil: Haynes Publishing, 2009. [Biography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.352. With two suites of sixteen photographic plates. With presentation note SIGNED by the author to half-title; To Chris // Hope you enjoy / the book / as much as Amherst's old Type 35! / Best wishes /..... More
A Man Called Intrepid. The Secret War 1939-1945.
London: Macmillan, 1976. [Espionage] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.xii; 486. Illustrated with a suit of black and white photographic plates. Publisher's blue cloth, pictorial dust-wrapper priced £4.95. Contents clean, text block toned in gatherings, ink ownership to flyleaf, jacket a little edge worn. A very good copy. Basis..... More
'Thunderball' (A James Bond Spy Thriller) contained within 'Argosy' magazine for men. Volume 353, Number 6, December 1961.
Ohio and New York: Popular Publications, Incorporated., December 1961. [Men's Magazine] FIRST US PERIODICAL APPEARANCE. Magazine format (28 x 22cm), pp.144. In pictorial paper wraps. Original price: 50 cents. The novel 'Thunderball' is advertised on the front cover as an 'extra book bonus' and appears on pages 128–44, with a...... More
The Seven Deadly Sins. Introduced by Raymond Mortimer.
London: Sunday Times Publications, 1962. [Literary anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.88. With vignette illustrations. Publisher's red cloth hardcovers titled in black in original dust-wrapper priced 15s. UK sheets in the US (Morrow) binding. Minor spotting to edges. A near fine copy of the book in a very..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Pop Up Book. Illustrated by Gwen Gordon and Dave Chambers.
New York: Random House, 1968. [Childrens classic] Large-size annual format hardback with seven pop-ups and movables. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.[24]. Illustrated in colour. No inscriptions. All pop-ups are operational although one is defective and one has a small loss. Some small splits to covers. A used but serviceable copy..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape 1964-5. [Children's classic] 3 volumes, octavos (24 x 17cm). ALL FIRST IMPRESSIONS. Complete. Pp.48, 48, 48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dustwrappers, two priced at 10/6, first vol. p/c. Contents clean, bookplate to vol. 3, some shelfwear, jackets lightly used with the occasional minor nick vol..... More
The Man With The Golden Gun.
Toronto: Pan Books, 1966. FIRST Pan paperback edition, Canadian Printing. Series No.X527. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.159; [1], blank. Publisher's photographic softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel. Pages are browned as expected, spine a little rolled, minor rubs; near fine. Not to be confused with UK export copies..... More
You Only Live Twice.
Toronto: Pan Books, 1965. FIRST Pan paperback edition, Canadian Printing. Series No.X434. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.191; [1], blank. Publisher's photographic softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel. Usual toning to cheap paperstock, covers clean, spine rolled, some reading creases; very good. Not to be confused with UK export..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Pan Books, 1965. [James Bond] First UK Paperback edition (May 1965), being the fourth printing overall- the first three printings (September-December 1964) were not for sale in the United Kingdom. Octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.238 [2]. Softcover in pictorial card wrappers, priced 3/6 to upper cover. No ink names..... More
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, the complete 'Great Pan' non-banded paperback series. Comprising: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No.
London: Pan Books, 1958-61. [Spy thrillers] COMPLETE AS ISSUED. 6 volumes [all that were issued in this series], octavo (16 x 10 x 9cm). 'Dr. No' is the FIRST PRINTING. A vintage set of the 'Great Pan' paperbacks with the large yellow title pane but WITHOUT the yellow band on..... More
The Man with the Golden Eye. Designing the James Bond Films.
Cambridge: Signum Books, 2021. [Movie reference] Oblong octavo (26 x 31cm), pp.176. Publisher's glossy pictorial boards, gold endpapers, dust-jacket. Profusely illustrated throughout. Very lightly handled. A fine copy. A look back over the eighteen Bond films that Peter Lamont has worked on with Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and..... More
You Only Live Twice.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, First State, Binding A. ASSOCIATION COPY. Octavo (20 x 14cm), 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, dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping priced at 16s. No inscriptions..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION, State A. Crown Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s to front flap. No inscriptions, jacket shows some use; a few small chips, larger one to..... More
Live and Let Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Third Impression, Jacket B. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.240. Original black cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt-embossed coin motif to upper cover, lettered in gilt to the spine, correct dust-wrapper priced at 10/6. No inscriptions, contents clean, edges slightly toned, gilt still bright..... More
For Bond Lovers Only [The Files on that Man].
London: Panther Books, 1965. [James Bond reference] FIRST PRINTING. Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.175; [1] advertisement, with 48 full-page plates. A Paperback original, with photographic softcovers. Small, neat ink name, cheap paper stock toned as expected, soft reading crease to spine. One photographic leaf loose to center. Near fine. A...... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962 [actually issued October 1961]. [James bond novel] UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the First Edition. Softcovers, octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221. Publisher's green wraps, with titles printed in black. Moderately handled, Some rubbing to joints, very good. Only 500 copies were issued. The proof features several differences..... More
You Only Live Twice (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. With 'First Published March 1964' on the copyright page, being the rarer of the two First Printing states (Gilbert). Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to..... More
Colonel Sun. A James Bond Adventure.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Uncorrected Proof Copy. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Publisher's lime green softcovers with 'greek urn' device repeated in white, titles printed in black. Contents clean, a few light marks to covers, usual wrinkling to spine; near fine. This copy formerly..... More
The James Bond Girls [3 copies]. With an Introduction by Cubby Broccoli.
London: Boxtree, 1989. [Bond Film reference] FIRST EDITION, together with REVISED EDITION (1995) and REVISED EDITION (1997). Quartos, three volumes. Illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs. Publisher's photographic softcovers. No inscriptions, light handling only. Near fine. The first edition covers the Bond films from Dr No to..... More
The James Bond Archives.
Koln: Taschen GmbH, 2012. [James Bond Film Reference] FIRST EDITION. Oblong folio (42 x 31cm), text in English, pp.600. Art book format, illustrated throughout with film stills, set photos, posters, books, stunt stills, and more. With a preface by 007 film producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and a...... More
'From Russia, With Love' contained within 'Chess World' Vol.1, No.3, May-June 1964.
New York: Chessworld Magazine, Inc. 1964. [James Bond novel extract] Pp.80. Magazine format, perfect bound. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's reply card still present at rear (often removed from its perforations). Includes the chess match sequence reprinted from chapter 7 of From Russia, With Love, illustrated with black & white stills from..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me [original synopsis].
Printed in USA, n.d. [Spring 1977]. [Film reference] Fold-out card synopsis sheet, approx. 31 x 23cm folded; 59 x 23cm open. Text with accompanying movie artwork by Bob Peak. A few minor marks; near fine condition. Published to accompany the hit James Bond film directed by Lewis Gilbert, produced by..... More
Jonathan Cape, Publisher.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. [Literary Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.351; [1]. Publisher's brown cloth hardcovers elegantly blocked in gilt, black title label to spine, ochre endpapers, top edge black. Typographic dust-wrapper designed by Hans Tisdall priced at £3.75 net. One of an unspecified number of publisher's in-house..... More
Complete First American Editions of Ian Fleming's James Bond series. [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 & The Living Daylights (short stories)].
The Macmillan Company, The Viking Press, and the New American Library, 1955-66. [Spy novels] ALL FIRST PRINTINGS. 14 volumes, octavos (overall dimensions 20 x 13 x 33cm). Publisher's hardbacks in illustrated dust-jackets. The American edition of Octopussy was the first to be illustrated. Ownership signatures to The Spy Who Loved..... More