Biographies and Reference
Ian Fleming: The Bibliography.
London: Queen Anne Press, 2017. SIGNED by the author. Royal quarto (33 x 22cm), with black and white illustrations throughout plus four suites of eight colour plates. Set in Albertina type and printed in two colours. Elegantly bound in full green cloth with black endpapers, gilt lettering and ornament. A.... More
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Ian Fleming: The Bibliography. [In Custom Slipcase].
London: Queen Anne Press, 2017. Royal quarto, with black and white illustrations throughout plus four suites of eight colour plates. Set in Albertina type and printed in two colours. Elegantly bound in full green cloth with black endpapers, gilt lettering and ornament. SIGNED by the author. Supplied with a felt... More
A Moveable Feast.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Modern Literature] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY in oversized PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper designed by Hans Tisdall, priced at 18s. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's lime-green softcovers in jacket with bold 'PROOF ONLY' text to rear flap with provisional publication date printed below. Proof copies feature the mis-print 'movable'... More
Post. The Saturday Evening Post.
Philadelphia: C.L.MacNelly, 1963. Includes 'The Spectacular Cult of Ian Fleming' by Geoffrey Bocca. Issue of 22nd June 1963. Magazine format illustrated throughout, in colour covers. Some soiling, covers rubbed with a few tears, subscription label to upper cover, some sunning. Very good. An interesting profile of the author published during... More
James Bond, The Man and His World. The Official Companion to Ian Fleming's Creation.
London: John Murray, 2005. [Bondiana] FIRST EDITION. Illustrated quarto (25 x 20cm), pp.250. Publisher's red cloth hardcovers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £20. As issued, without the rear flyleaf. Trivial handling; a fine copy. Cited by Gilbert as a primary reference book on Ian Fleming/James Bond, this is a 'detailed and... More
The Man Who Supercharged Bond.
Haynes Publishing, 2009. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.352. Hardcover in dust-wrapper. With two suites of sixteen photographic plates. A very fine/as new copy. Author's signature obtained in person for Adrian Harrington Ltd, who are listed within the acknowledgements. Subtitled 'The Extraordinary story of Charles Amherst Villiers' the renowned automotive and... More
My Word is My Bond.
Michael O'Mara Books, 2008. The UK COLLECTOR'S EDITION, One of 1000 copies in de luxe cloth in slipcase. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo, pp.336. Black cloth blocked in silver. Titled 'Special Edition' on title page, not to be confused with the trade or American editions. A fine, unread copy, still... More
My Word is My Bond.
Michael O'Mara Books, 2008. The UK COLLECTOR'S EDITION, One of 1000 copies in de luxe cloth in slipcase. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo, pp.336. Black cloth blocked in silver. Titled 'Special Edition' on title page, not to be confused with the trade or American editions. A fine, unread copy, slip... More
Bond On Bond The Ultimate Book on 50 Years of Bond Movies
London: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. 2012. FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp.224, illustrated throughout. Black cloth blocked in silver in pictorial dust-wrapper. Absolutely fine/as new. More
Goldeneye. Where Bond was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica.
London: Hutchinson 2014. [Biography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[xii]; 388. With eight photographic plates in colour. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine; pictorial dust-wrapper. An unread, fine copy, with author's signature to title page and 'Signed' wraparound band from the promotional event at Hatchards. Absolutely... More
Goldeneye. Where Bond was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica.
London: Hutchinson, 2014. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[xii]; 388. With eight photographic plates in colour. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine; pictorial dust-wrapper. An unread, fine copy. An insightful look at Fleming's life in Jamaica, where he spent each winter writing his James Bond novels... More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London: The Companion Book Club, 1966. FIRST REGULAR EDITION from the Companion Book Club, who also released a 'De Luxe' version. Octavo, pp.368 + photographic plates. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with pale blue label and topstain, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 5/9. Some trivial toning to the spine... More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Large octavo (24 x 16cm). pp.346, with pp16 photographic plates. Publisher's patterned green softcovers. Prelims spotted, spine wrinkled, some toning to edges and extremities, joints rubbed. Very good, in a custom-made quarter green morocco clamshell box. Scarce in this format. The proof features... More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London, Jonathan Cape. 1966. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Pps 346 + pp16 photographic plates. Large 8vo. Publisher's patterned green softcovers. Spine slightly cocked and wrinkled, fragile wrappers a little scuffed to upper, reader's marks to title but still a very good copy indeed, housed in a custom-made quarter green morocco clamshell... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
New York, NY: Viking Press, 1965. FIRST US EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Small octavo. Publisher's white cloth with 'Walther' device in black, red endpapers, illustrated jacket by Raymond Hawkey. A lovely fine copy. An unusual piece of Bondiana, rarely seen signed. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the... More
Ian Fleming. The Spy Who Came In With The Gold. A Biography.
New York: Dell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm). Pp.[viii]; 150; [2], blank. With photographic plates. Publisher's hardback cloth in a dust-wrapper. A near fine copy in similar price-clipped jacket, a little toned and rubbed. Shows well. 'The earliest book-length biography of Ian Fleming' (Gilbert, p.597)... More