
Fleming's James Bond Stories
Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Goldfinger.
London: Vintage Classics, 2017. [James Bond] NEW EDITION. All first printings of this edition. Three volumes, hardcovers, with an introduction by John Cork. Octavo (21 x 14cm). Publisher's coloured cloth bindings in dust-wrappers illustrated by Levente Szabo. Absolutely fine throughout, being carefully dark stored by ourselves since publication. The complete..... More
Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Goldfinger.
London: Vintage Classics, 2017. [James Bond] NEW EDITION. All first printings of this edition. Three volumes, hardcovers, with an introduction by John Cork. Octavo (21 x 14cm). Publisher's coloured cloth bindings in dust-wrappers illustrated by Levente Szabo. As new, being carefully dark stored by ourselves since publication. The complete set..... 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)].
London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novels] All FIRST IMPRESSIONS. Fourteen volumes, octavo (23 x 15 x 42cm). Bound in original silver-stamped black cloth in striking dust-jackets with 'retro' style artwork by Michael Gillette. A nearly-new set, with some trivial wear to a couple of crowns. A fine set, housed in..... More
Dr. No.
London: Pan Books Ltd. 1960. The first Pan paperback edition. 'Great Pan' series G335. Pp.189 + 3 (adverts). Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 2/6 to upper panel. Pages tanned as usual, some spine roll from reading, minor wear. A very good copy, provided with a protective clear plastic jacket..... More
Goldfinger.
New York: Macmillan [Printed and bound in Great Britain], 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST US EDITION. 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 $3.00 (with lower price $2.95 clipped off, as..... More
Goldfinger.
New York: Macmillan [Printed and bound in Great Britain], 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST US EDITION with the EARLIEST STATE of the jacket. 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, with front flap..... More
Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities [including a James Bond story]
New York, NY: New American Library, 1964. [Travel] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.viii; 246; [2], blank. Publisher's full beige cloth with blue and white endbands, top edge red, terracotta endpapers - not to be confused with the taller book club binding which has red cloth sides, red..... More
Live and Let Die (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. [James Bond] FIRST ISSUE, Second State. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper-covered boards, titled and decorated in gilt, with dust-wrapper, priced twice as issued, at 10/6. With 'author's skill' text incorrectly spaced to the rear panel, as described in the bibliography, page 61..... More
The Man With the Golden Gun (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965 [actually issued late 1964]. [Spy thriller] An UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the first edition. Softcovers, octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221; [3], blank. Publisher's green wraps, with titles printed in black. Some moderate handling and light wear, toned to extremities. A very good copy indeed, with some..... More
The Man With The Golden Gun.
New York, NY: Signet Books / New American Library, June 1959. The true first paperback edition, preceding the UK softcover printing. Signet Books' series S1670. Octavo (16 x 10cm),pp.192. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 35c to upper panel, all edges tinted red. Usual toning to cheap paper stock, joints..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 [actually issued September 1962]. UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the first edition in publisher's green 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..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED LIMITED ISSUE. Octavo (195 x 35mm), pp.288. Colour frontispiece of the author by Charles Amherst Villiers. Signed by Ian Fleming to limitation page marked 'presentation' Publisher's quarter vellum over black cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge gilt, in original clear plastic..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (a James Bond novel).
New York, NY: New American Library, 1963. [Spy novel] FIRST U.S. EDITION. A superb association copy, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH HEFNER. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.299; [1], blank. Cloth-backed blue paper-covered boards, decorated in gilt to spine, ochre top edge and endpapers, illustrated jacket priced at $4.50. With..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me
London: Jonathan Cape. 1962 [actually issued October 1961]. UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the First Edition. Softcovers, octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221. Publisher's green wraps, with titles printed in black. Some rubbing and wrinkling to spine, some damp marking within. Remains presentable. An inexpensive copy of the scarce proof; only 500..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962 [actually issued October 1961]. UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the First Edition. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221. Publisher's green wraps, with titles printed in black. Contents clean, front cover has a few localised marks; very good indeed. An attractive copy of an uncommon item, housed in a...... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, State A. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Crown Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221; [1]. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. A near fine copy with a slight spine lean, one tiny..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1962. [Espionage novel] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.211; [5], blank. Publisher's salmon-coloured cloth blocked in brown to spine, brown endpapers, tinted top edge, pictorial jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping. A lovely fine copy in like, price-clipped jacket. A particularly fresh example..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1962. [James Bond] US BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.211 [13]. Publisher's black leatherette with gilt titles to spine and red leatherette strips to fore-edges. Top edge red; fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket in orange. A nice clean copy with just a...... More
Thunderball.
London: Pan Books, 1963. FIRST EDITION in paperback. Slim octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.234; [6], advertisements. Pictorial card wrappers with the classic die-cut bullet hole design by Raymond Hawkey. Some expected toning/browning to paper, minor spine roll, moderate handling and wear to covers, some soiling to rear panel. Shows well..... More
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1961. [Spy novel] INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. First edition, first Issue, Binding A, octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.254. With characteristic ballpoint inscription to the flyleaf; To/ Peter Werner/ from/ the Author. The recipient Peter Werner later became a prolific American film director. This is one of a...... More
You Only Live Twice (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First Edition, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Elegantly bound in half dark green oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, with gilt titles and raised bands to spine. A little spotting to margin of final two leaves else near fine in an attractive recent leather..... More
You Only Live Twice.
New York, NY: Signet Books, July 1965. The true first paperback edition. Signet Books' series P2712. Pp.160. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel, all edges tinted red. Pages a little tanned as expected, lightly handled, red colour to edges and titles remains strong. A near fine..... More
The Property of a Lady (a James Bond story) [THE IVORY HAMMER]
London, Longmans and Co. 1963. Quarto. Publisher's red cloth in jacket. Contains the first appearance of the James Bond story 'The Property of a Lady', by Ian Fleming. This did then not appear in book form until it was included in the first paperback edition of Octopussy, (1967). Was not..... More
'Automania'. A Special Edition of the 'Sunday Times' Magazine, 24th October 1965.
London: Thomson Newspapers, 1965. Newspaper magazine supplement format, colour illustrated. Pp.102. The 'Automania' issue, containing nothing but motoring content. Includes articles on race-tuner John Cooper, car-lover Peter Sellers, Grand Prix drivers Graham Hill, Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart, and road tests of Rolls Royce, Triumph, Humber, etc. Also includes 'The..... More
'Operation Thunderball' contained within 'Now and Then' Magazine. No. 107, Spring, 1961.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1961. Pp.24. Price 9d. Magazine format, stapled. A couple of ink splashes to fore-edge else fine. 'Operation Thunderball' appears on page 7, being a pre-book-form printing of the letter which sets in motion SPECTRE's operation. This is an excerpt from the 'Fasten Your Lap-Strap' chapter of..... More