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: Jonathan Cape, 1954. FIRST EDITION, Second Issue. SIGNED to flyleaf by the late Kenneth Lewis, illustrator of this jacket, with added inscription 'artist to Ian Fleming'. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper-covered boards, titled and decorated in gilt, with original dust-wrapper crediting artist Lewis to the front flap immediately below the..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 [actually issued September 1962]. PROOF copy in 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 to flyleaf; a very good, used copy..... More

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

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

London: Pan Books, 1967. FIRST UK EDITION in paperback. Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.172; [4], advertisements. Pictorial card softcovers with original price of 3/6 to rear (also priced for export to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa). Trivial handling to covers. Near fine with some inevitable and expected toning to..... More

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

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Elegantly bound in half black morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands. A fine copy, inside and out. 'Thunderball' is one of the most pivotal works of the series. It was in..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First Edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Elegantly bound in half green calf over matching cloth sides, with gilt titles and raised bands to spine. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. The last title in what has become known as the 'Blofeld' trilogy..... More

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

London: Titan Books, 2006-2014. Ian Fleming's James Bond; the original comic strips as adapted and serialised in the Daily Express by Anthony Hern, Henry Gammidge, Peter O'Donnell and Jim Lawrence, illustrated by John McLusky, Yaroslav Horak and Harry North. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. Six volumes, quarto (24 x 19cm). Bound in..... More

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

London: Orion, 2015. [Spy novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, Waterstones version. The latest James Bond novel, incorporating an original story/idea 'Murder On Wheels' by Ian Fleming. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.329; [1], advertisement. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers with large skull motif blocked to upper in silver, with black and orange-coloured dust-jacket..... More