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

London: Octopus Books Limited, in association with William Heinemann, and Secker and Warburg. 1984. [James Bond omnibus] Large octavo, pp.862; [2]. blank. Elegantly bound in half blue oasis morocco over cloth sides, titled in gilt to spine, raised bands, original photographic dust-wrapper preserved at rear, showing a film still of..... More

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

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

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. FIRST EDITION, Fourth Impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to the spine. A near fine copy without jacket. Published in 1963, this is the second part of a collection of James Bond books that has become..... More

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

New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1965. [Spy novel] Dollar Mystery Guild Uniform 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 sand-coloured dust-jacket. A nice clean copy with just a...... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1962 [actually issued October 1961]. [Spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the First Edition. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221. Publisher's green wraps, with titles printed in black. A clean, fresh copy, housed in a custom-made fleece-lined, leather-spined clamshell box; only 500 copies were issued. The proof features..... More

New York: Viking, 1965. [Spy novel] Dollar Mystery Guild Uniform Edition. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[viii]; 248. Publisher's black leatherette with gilt titles to spine and blue leatherette strips to fore-edges. Top edge blue-green; fore-edge untrimmed. With the sand-coloured dust-jacket, titled in red. Some discolour to top edge, thumbmark to..... More

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

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Elegantly bound in half black oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, with gilt titles, red leather title labels and raised bands to spine. A fine copy, inside and out. The last title in what has become known..... More

London: Pan Books, 1965. FIRST EDITION in paperback, for export only- marked 'Not for Sale in UK' on rear panel. Scarce thus- the first edition to be priced and sold in the UK was actually the second printing of the following year. Slim octavo, pictorial card wrappers. Minor creasing, spine..... More

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