Film Related Material
Licence To Thrill. A Cultural History of the James Bond Films.
London: I.B. Tauris, 2007. [Movie critique] NEW REVISED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xiv; 306. Publisher's illustrated card covers. A fine copy. First published in 1999, this is a revised version of an enlightening history of the James Bond movie franchise. The author, James Chapman, is a Professor of Film..... More
The Brighter Buccaneer [The Saint].
Great Britain: White Lion Publishers, 1975. [Crime Fiction] Vintage hardcover reissue. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's deep pink cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at £2.95. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine copy in like jacket. A fine (and rather elusive) hardback reissue of the..... More
Catch The Saint.
New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1975. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.153; [5], blank. Publisher's white vinyl-covered hardback with blue titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $5.95. Minor toning to jacket. A fine copy. Two retrospective Saint..... More
The Saint Abroad.
New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1969. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's tan cloth hardback with black titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $4.50. Contents clean, no ink names, jacket is fresh, with minimal rubs and..... More
The Saint And The Fiction Makers.
Great Britain: White Lion Publishers, 1969. [Crime Fiction] Vintage hardcover reissue. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.189; [3], blank. Publisher's red cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at £1.95. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Some minor toning, jacket a little worn at crown. Near fine. A fine (and..... More
The Saint And The Fiction Makers.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1970. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.189; [3], blank. Publisher's mid-blue cloth hardcovers blocked in gilt to spine, in a cheesy 'Pop-Art' dust-wrapper priced 21s / £1.05. Some spotting/toning to edges and endpapers, jacket also lightly foxed. Very good. One..... More
The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace.
New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1976. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.186. Publisher's white vinyl-covered hardback with purple titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $5.95. Contents clean, no inscriptions, crisp jacket with one closed tear, spine sunned..... More
The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1976. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.192; [2], blank. Red cloth hardcover, illustrated dust-jacket priced £3.15. A particularly fine book which appears unread. Jacket similarly crisp and fine, with some trivial wear to spine ends and red lettering slightly sunned..... More
The Saint and the People Importers.
New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1972. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.186. Publisher's black cloth hardback with yellow titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $4.95. Contents clean, no inscriptions, some minor wear to front hinge, crisp jacket..... More
The Saint in Pursuit.
New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1970. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.180; [4], blank. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $4.50. Contents clean, no inscriptions, some browning to hinges, crisp jacket with..... More
The Saint in Pursuit.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1970. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.180; [4], blank. Burgundy cloth hardcover, blocked in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket priced £1.50. Contents clean, minor mark to front endpaper, jacket a touch rubbed at spine tips. Near fine. A difficult late..... More
The Saint In the Sun.
New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1963. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.183; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth hardback with red titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $3.50. Some trivial rubs to jacket; a crisp, fine copy. Seven..... More
The Saint to the Rescue.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1961. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.190; [2], blank. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, 'saint' motifs blocked in gilt, illustrated dust-jacket. Top edge dusty, contents clean, discreet ink name. Price clipped jacket is lightly used, sunned to spine. Near..... More
Saints Alive.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1974. [Crime Fiction] FIRST HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.416. Orange cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Edges slightly toned/dusty else near fine, in similar price-clipped jacket, with some light rubs/edgewear, one crease to front flap and one small tear..... More
Send for The Saint.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1977. [Crime Fiction] FIRST HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.190; [2], blank. Beige cloth hardcover, illustrated dust-jacket priced £3.95. A clean and tidy ex-library copy, with stamp and label to endpapers, declassification notice to title page. Jacket would be fine but for sunned spine..... More
Senor Saint.
New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1958. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.190; [2], blank. Publisher's tan cloth hardback with black titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $2.95. Contents clean, no ink names, light spotting to endpapers, jacket..... More
Trust The Saint.
New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1962. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.180. Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers with black titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $3.50. Contents clean, no inscriptions, crisp jacket with one closed tear. Near fine..... More
Vendetta for the Saint. The new full length Saint novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1965. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, 'saint' motifs blocked in gilt, typographic dust-jacket priced at 15s. Rear flap mentions 'a very successful [TV] series starring Roger Moore'. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket slightly..... More
Vendetta for the Saint. The new full length Saint novel.
New York: For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1964. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, with Doubleday slip loosely inserted (likely an advance copy). Precedes the British hardcover. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.208; [4], blank. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at $3.95. The rear..... More
Vendetta for the Saint. The new full length Saint novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1965. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Elegantly hand-bound in half black calf over publisher's cloth sides with 'The Saint' stick man motif blocked in gilt, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands, original cloth spine preserved at rear. Clean..... More
The Fly [2 copies].
London: Secker and Warburg, 1965. [Modern literature/60s culture] FIRST EDITION, first printing, together with the second impression. Octavos, each (20 x 14cm), each pp.291; [1]. Publisher's hardcovers in pictorial dust-wrapper, designed by the author. With several contemporary newspaper reviews tucked in. No inscriptions. Both near fine, with gentle toning to..... More
The Fly.
London: Secker and Warburg, 1965. [Modern literature/60s culture] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.288. Publisher's printed green softcovers. Pagination differs from the published book. Contents clean, spine gently toned and wrinkled, some wear to joints, cup ring to front panel; very good. A satirical..... More
Sean Connery. The Measure of a Man.
London: Faber & Faber, 2010. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.340; [2], blank. With a suite of eight black & white photographic plates. Publisher's hardcovers, in illustrated dust-jacket priced at £20.00. Fine. Biography of the Oscar-winning Scottish actor Sean Connery (1930-2020), who portrayed Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond in seven..... More
Sean Connery. A Biography.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1994. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.291; [1], blank. With two suites of eight black & white photographic plates. Publisher's hardcovers, grey endpapers, in illustrated dust-jacket priced at £18.99. Fine. Biography of the Oscar-winning Scottish actor Sean Connery (1930-2020), who portrayed Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond..... More
Great Scot. The Life of Sean Connery.
London: Bloomsbury, 1993. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. ADVANCE COPY with publisher's press release. Octavo, pp.191; [1], blank. With a suites of twelve black & white photographic plates. Hardcovers in dust-jacket priced at £16.99. A fine copy. Scarce advance/review copy. Biography of the Oscar-winning Scottish actor Sean Connery (1930-2020), who portrayed Ian..... More