Fleming's James Bond Stories
From Russia, With Love.
New York: Bantam Books, May 1971. [James Bond] First Bantam Paperback edition, first printing. Octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.242; [4]. Softcover, all edges tinted yellow, in publisher's illustrated wrappers, front cover is priced 95c. No ink names or writing. Letter 'P' inked in red to front cover otherwise a fine..... More
From Russia, With Love.
London: Penguin Classics, 2007. [Spy thriller] Smirnoff Vodka Promotional Edition, not for general circulation. FIRST EDITION thus, with strike-line 10 to 1. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.259; [5]. Publisher's illustrated card covers. A fine copy which appears unread. This uncommon edition uses the Penguin Classics sheets with a reset copyright..... More
From Russia, With Love.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1963. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, seventh impression. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.253. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards blocked in silver and red metallic foils, dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 16s. No inscriptions, contents clean, edges spotted/browned, bright dust-wrapper is lightly rubbed and soiled, toned to..... More
From Russia, With Love.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1963. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, fourth impression. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.253. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards blocked in silver and red metallic foils, dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. via publisher's label. Pencil ownership of Bibliographer Jon Gilbert to front free endpaper. No ink..... More
From Russia, With Love.
New York: The Macmillan Company. 1957. [Spy novel] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.253; [3], blank. Publisher's beige/grey cloth lettered in black, in the original pictorial dust-wrapper with illustration by Richard Chopping, priced at $3.50. The book is near fine with slight toning to edges of text block..... More
From Russia, With Love.
USA: Penguin Ink, 2010. [James Bond novel] Bibliographer's copy. First Edition thus, with strike-line 10 to 1. Pp.259; [3]. Publisher's illustrated card covers with internal flaps, fore-edge untrimmed. Absolutely fine. Penguin's 'Ink' edition, celebrating 75 years of paperbacks. This copy is from the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil..... More
Goldfinger [two copies in varying bindings].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITIONS. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with 'skull' design stamped to upper, lettered in GILT to the spine, together with another copy lettered in SILVER to the spine, without jackets. Contents clean in both books, edges very..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Pan Books, 1959. The FIRST Pan paperback edition. 'Great Pan' series G455. Octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.223; [1], advertisement. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 2s 6d. Pages tanned as usual, covers with a few marks and soft creases, rubbed to joints with small surface chip to corner, front cover..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Spy thriller] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.336. Publisher's graphite hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. Absolutely fine/as new. One of a selection of titles by Ian Fleming, uniformly..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Foyle [The Book Club], [1960]. [Spy thriller] FOYLES BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14 x 26cm). Publisher's pale yellow hardcovers in illustrated dust-wrapper. Ink ownership to flyleaf. Very good in jacket with sizeable chips to spine ends. The first UK book club edition, which followed a year after..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Espionage novel] Vintage hardcover. Octavo (18x 12cm), pp.318. 'Askew' style library binding with glazed boards. Fifth printing. Ex-library copy with expected institutional markings, remnants of library card pocket to pastedown, tear to joint at crown. The majority of Cape's James Bond hardcover reprints were taken into..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Espionage novel] Vintage hardcover. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.318. Askew branded library binding with glazed boards. Sixth printing. Binders' label to rear states 'Lancastria binding by Askew of Preston in ICI Melinex'. Ex-library copy with expected institutional markings, declassification stamp, remnants of library card pocket to..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Elegantly bound in half black oasis morocco over black cloth sides, with gilt titles, raised bands to spine, cream endpapers, original gilt foil-stamped covers bound in at rear. A few light reading mark/spots within, exterior as new. A...... More
Goldfinger.
Garden City, New York: International Collectors Library, n.d. [1980s]. [Spy novel] INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS LIBRARY EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.223; [5], blank. Publisher's 'antique-style' leather-effect vinyl over boards, raised bands to spine, tooled in gilt, green eps., yellow embroidered head and tail bands, fore-edge untrimmed. Very light rubbing to extremities..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION (Linson cloth), bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect material over boards, with titles to spine in SILVER and 'skull' design to upper in gilt. Boots 'Booklovers' Library copy with printed slip inserted, with metal ring to crown (these..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION (Linson cloth), bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect material over boards, with titles to spine and 'skull' design to upper in gilt. Boots 'Booklovers' Library copy with printed slip inserted, with metal ring to crown (these were hung..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, earliest state of the binding, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with 'skull' design stamped to upper with extra detail as described and photographed in the bibliography (p.235). A working copy; disbound sheets (loose) in..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. [Espionage novel] Eighth printing. Vintage hardcover reprint, bibliographer's copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Desmond Llewelyn. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's dark grey cloth in illustrated dust-jacket. With presentation note to flyleaf; To John / with best wishes / Desmond Llewelyn (underlined) / Q / Major..... More
Goldfinger.
UK: Heron Books, Printed in Geneva, 1981. [Spy novel] FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (20 x 12cm), pp.[x] 318. With a frontispiece portrait of the author by Sheilagh Noble. Publisher's burgundy faux-leather vinyl over boards, tooled in gilt, ribbon marker, brown endpapers, embroidered head and tail bands. No jacket was issued..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, variant binding with silver lettering, INSCRIBED BY THE DEDICATEE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. An unusual pre-publication association/presentation copy with signed inscription by Ian Fleming's literary editor William Plomer. Publisher's black cloth-effect material over boards, with titles to spine in SILVER and..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect material over boards, with titles to spine and 'skull' design to upper in gilt. No ink names. A few small spots to fore edge else a fresh, near fine copy without dust-jacket. The seventh..... 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. Contents clean with no inscriptions. A near fine book in a jacket..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1978. [Espionage novel] Vintage hardcover reprint. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.318. A clean ex-library copy. Publisher's cloth binding, illustrated dust-jacket priced £3.95. Ninth printing. Covers are fresh, contents toned, ink stamps to margin of p.5 (none elsewhere), library declassification mark to f.e.p., bookplate of Fleming bibliographer Jon..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. [Espionage novel] Vintage hardcover reprint. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.318. A clean ex-library copy. Publisher's cloth binding, illustrated dust-jacket, publisher's price label to flap. Tenth printing. Covers are clean, contents rather tanned from cheap paper, small erasure to foot of title page, working copy of Fleming..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, printer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect material over boards, with titles to spine in SILVER and 'skull' design blocked in gold to upper. Most copies were lettered to the spine in gilt. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A crisp..... More