Fleming's James Bond Stories
For Your Eyes Only (James Bond short stories) Includes 'Quantum of Solace'.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. First Impression, Binding A, PRESENTATION copy. Pp.252. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with eye motif stamped in white to the upper cover, titled in gilt to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. Text block toned, some browning to extremities and spine panel... More
For Your Eyes Only (James Bond short stories).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. [James Bond short stories] FIRST EDITION. First Impression, Binding A. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, pictorial dust-wrapper, priced-clipped. Page edges dusty/thumbed. Jacket with some edgewear, toned to spine, light soiling. Very good. The first selection of James Bond short stories... More
For Your Eyes Only.
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1960. FIRST US EDITION. Octavo, pp.218. Publisher's yellow and green cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. No inscriptions or price-clipping. Dampmark to rear joint and top edge else book is fine. Jacket is lightly rubbed with a few small chips to spine... More
For Your Eyes Only.
London: Pan Books, 1962. FIRST UK EDITION in paperback. Octavo (17 x 11cm). 'Great Pan' series G551. Pp.191; [1], advertisement. Publisher's illustrated softcovers, 'International version' with original price 2/6 label to upper panel. A very good copy showing some wear to the joints and a gentle spine roll. Attractive. Gilbert... More
From Russia, With Love (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. First Impression, Binding A. Publisher's hardback binding in pictorial dustjacket by Richard Chopping, correctly priced at 13/6. A beautiful near fine copy. The book is particularly fresh with bright foil-work and clean page edges. Jacket also crisp and fresh with a trivial amount wear to spine... More
From Russia, With Love (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.253. Half black oasis morocco over original foil-stamped black cloth boards, gilt titles and raised bands to spine. Internally clean; a fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. This entry in the legendary James Bond series is... More
From Russia, With Love.
London: Foyle [The Book Club] [released 1958]. [Spy thriller] Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.253; [3] blank. Publisher's pale blue cloth lettered in black to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. A used copy with some general wear and dustiness, jacket with some chips and tears and a.... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with 'skull' design stamped to upper, in original pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping. Neat ownership to flyleaf, jacket shows some handling, rubbed at joints, a few small chips/tears... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with 'skull' design stamped to upper, in original pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. Slight lean, a few faint marks to edges. Light bruising and chipping... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with 'skull' design stamped to upper, in original pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. No inscriptions, jacket with minor toning to extremities, joints a little rubbed... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, FIRST STATE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with 'skull' design stamped to upper; the earliest binding with the extra detail to the skull. With pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. Some... More
Goldfinger.
London: Pan Books Ltd., 1961. The FIRST Pan paperback edition. 'Great Pan' series G455. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.223; [1], advertisement. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 2/6 to upper panel. Pages tanned as usual, some general handling but no major defects, ink ownership to inside cover. A very good copy. Gilbert A7a (18). More
Live and Let Die (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, embossed in gilt, with purple dust-wrapper showing the original price of 10/6 to both flaps. A striking example of the the variant with 'author'sskill' text and the small section of purple... More
Live and Let Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. First Impression, Second Issue. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper-covered boards, titled and decorated in gilt, with original dustwrapper crediting artist Kenneth Lewis to the front flap, immediately below the blurb. A very good copy; both book and jacket exhibiting some acceptable general wear, gilt to the covers... More
Live and Let Die. Centenary Edition.
London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novel] FIRST IMPRESSION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.271; [10], adverts. Bound in original silver-stamped black cloth in striking dust-jackets with 'retro' style artwork by Michael Gillette. A clean ex-library copy with discreet erasures, pen mark to top edge, jacket lightly marked only. A rather scarce... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. FIRST EDITION, Second issue. Pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with bronze lettering to spine, plain covers, white endpapers, original illustrated jacket by Richard Chpping priced at 18s. A clean, near fine copy with just a touch of wear to the spine tips. Housed in a.... More
The Man With the Golden Gun.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. FIRST STATE of the First Issue, bound in Linson cloth with a large 'Gun' motif gilt-stamped to the front board, patterned green endpapers. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.221; [1] blank. In the original pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping. A very good copy with some faint... More
Moonraker.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. FIRST IMPRESSION, FIRST PRINTING, BINDING A (Fabroleen material). This version with 'shoot' correctly printed to page 10. Octavo, pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, titled in silver. Former library copy with three stamps removed from title, contents and fly-title leaves. Some evidence of removal/paper repair... More
Moonraker.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1955. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.256. This is the scarce variant on the thin paper stock with 'shoo' for 'shoot' printed to p.10. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, titled in silver, in 'flame' design dust-wrapper by Kenneth Lewis. The paper stock is toned as expected (this state... More
Octopussy (James Bond short stories).
New York: New American Library, 1966. First American Printing being the FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.121. Publisher's cloth in pictorial wrapper, mustard coloured endpapers, twelve black and white illustrations plus vignette illustration to title page, pictorial dust-wrapper. No inscriptions or price-clipping, jacket edgeworn and rubbed in places... More
![Octopussy and the Living Daylights [James Bond short stories]. Ian Lancaster FLEMING.](/pictures/thumb/50025.jpg?v=1513346118)
Octopussy and the Living Daylights [James Bond short stories].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.95. In publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards in pictorial wrapper. Original price 10s.6d. printed to front flap. Single owner name to first blank, spine a little toned, sticker pull to front panel. Very good... More
Octopussy and the Living Daylights.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. An UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the first edition. In printed green wrappers and the pictorial dust-jacket which differs considerably to the published version. The text features some significant differences within the preliminaries leaves, plus literals and minor variations throughout. A near fine copy of the book... More
Octopussy and the Living Daylights.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [James Bond Short Stories] FIRST EDITION, third issue. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.95; [1]. Publisher's dark brown cloth with silver titles to spine and upper board. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, re-priced to 16s / 80p with a sticker on the flap. Fine. Gilbert A14a (1.4). More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. FIRST EDITION, Binding A. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine, in original jacket priced at 16s. A lightly used copy; jacket a little toned to spine panel, some unfortunate discolouration to cloth. Remains attractive. Published... More
!['Paris Courier' [From A View To A Kill] (A New James Bond Adventurer) contained within 'Argosy' magazine for men. Volume 352, Number 3, March 1961. Ian Lancaster FLEMING.](/pictures/thumb/39847.JPG?v=1497532613)
'Paris Courier' [From A View To A Kill] (A New James Bond Adventurer) contained within 'Argosy' magazine for men. Volume 352, Number 3, March 1961.
Ohio and New York: Popular Publications, Incorporated. 1961. Pp.146. Magazine format in pictorial paper wraps. Some acceptable wear for a magazine, short tears to spine, corners of back cover chipped; very good. Original price: 50 cents. The story appears on pages 56–7, 127–32, being an illustrated printing of From a.... More