Autograph Material
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. FIRST EDITION, Fifth Impression. Pp.221. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's cloth-effect paper covered boards in the correct dust-wrapper for this printing (supplied), illustrated by Richard Chopping. Some minor toning and spotting to the edges of the text block; slight lean; jacket a little dusty with a.... More
The Spy Who Loved Me. (A James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First Impression, State A, INSCRIBED by the author to the correspondent Jonathan Connolly. Octavo, pp.221. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with foil stamped 'dagger, red endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper by Richard Chopping. Housed in a custom-made leather-spined clamshell box. Trivial wear. Near fine. The tenth... More
Typed letter, signed.
London: 30th June 1952. One page letter to fellow author and illustrator Nicholas Bentley, typed on Kemsley House' headed notepaper, addressed and with salutation in manuscript. Ian Fleming was Foreign Manager at the Kemsley Group of Newspapers, and he drafted this letter in regard to to Bentley's position as an... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. Sixth Impression. Octavo, pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper covered boards in the correct dust-wrapper for this printing, illustrated by Richard Chopping. No inscriptions or bookplates, jacket shows some light rubbing and dustiness. A very good copy. This was the final Cape printing to be issued during the... More
Thrilling Cities.
Jonathan Cape, London, 1963. First Impression, First State. DEDICATION COPY, signed by the author. Pp.223. Publisher's cloth-backed marbled paper over boards, titled in gilt to the spine, black endpapers, top edge stained black. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Paul Davis. Illustrated with photographic plates, and with erratum slip tipped... More
Zero Minus Ten (a James Bond novel).
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1997. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Royal octavo, pp.x; 257; [3], blank. Publisher's hardcover in original dust-wrapper. A used example with some shelfwear and a reading lean, text block toned, endpapers neatly replaced, jacket a little creased and handled. The author's first James Bond novel... More
Icebreaker. A James Bond novel.
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton 1983. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Fine in fine dust wrapper. SIGNED on flap by the dustwrapper artist Bill Botten, who produced the jacket art for both of Christopher Wood's James Bond novels and the early Gardner Bonds... More
Icebreaker. A James Bond novel.
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton 1983. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.250. Original black cloth with gilt titles to spine; pictorial dust-wrapper. A clean, near fine copy in jacket. ADVANCE COPY FOR REVIEW, with publisher's printed slip inserted and publication date label to spine. The slip is fine, but for... More
Trigger Mortis.
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
Trigger Mortis.
London: Orion, 2015. [Spy novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. The latest James Bond novel, incorporating an original story/idea 'Murder On Wheels' by Ian Fleming. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.310; [1], advertisement; [3], blank. Publisher's black cloth with large skull motif blocked to upper in silver, blueprint-style endpapers, metallic-effect dust-jacket. A lovely... More
Ian Fleming: The Book Collector.
London: Queen Anne Press, 2017. Ten monographs, SIGNED LETTERPRESS EDITIONS, being the FIRST SEPARATE PRINTING. 10 vols., slim octavo (26 x 18cm), limited variously to 60 or 120 copies, each hand-numbered and signed by James and Fergus Fleming. Finely printed on 150gsm Bockingford paper and bound in black flock-paper covers... More
For Special Services. James Bond 007.
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.254; 1 [afterword]. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-jacket. SIGNED on flap by the dust-wrapper artist Bill Botten, who produced the jacket art for both of Christopher Wood's James Bond novels and the early Gardner Bonds in the style of... More
The Man From Barbarossa
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1991. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Pp.231. An original novel starring Ian Fleming's James Bond. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. A couple of tiny marks; a lovely fine copy (not a remainder copy). Autographed by the late John Gardner to the title page in... More
Never Send Flowers (A James Bond Novel)
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1993. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. Octavo, pp212. Publisher's hardback cloth in pictorial dustwrapper. Not clipped, showing £14.99 (unpriced export copies were also available). A clean, fine copy in fine dust-wrapper. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author; For James / John Gardner. When an officer of the... More
Win, Lose or Die
New York: Putnam 1989. FIRST US EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author. Octavo, pp.319. Publisher's hardcover in pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy, with presentation note on the title-page; 'To Mike, with every good wish John Gardner'. Britain's greatest spy returns in John Gardner's eighth original 007 novel... More
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
Q. The Biography of Desmond Llewelyn.
Seaford: S.B. Publications, 1995. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Glossy photo-documentary in a large hardcover format. Quarto (25 x 18cm), pp.168. Illustrated throughout with black and white stills, with accompanying text. Limited to 1000 copies of which this is number 997, autographed by both the author and subject. A fine copy... More
A Grue of Ice
London: Collins 1962. FIRST EDITION. Pp.320. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in prictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by H.A.Darroll (who designed the Fleming-introduced All Night at Mr Stanyhurst's) The dustjacket features a quote from Ian Fleming on the rear panel. A used copy, the jacket showing some..... 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
My Word is My Bond.
London: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 2008. [Biography]. FIRST UK TRADE EDITION, not to be confused with the limited editions. This copy is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.336. Brown cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper featuring a relaxed Roger Moore on location filming Live and Let Die. A fine... 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
De James Bond Saga
The Netherlands: Elmar, Van Halewyck. 2006. Dutch language James Bond reference book. Fine copy in illustrated glossy softcovers. SIGNED by the author. Contains many colour photos from the film series. More
Robert Fleming, 1845-1933
Scotland: Whittinghame House Press 2000. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp.159. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's green cloth blocked in gilt, with colour-plate illustration showing the Fleming family crest laid down to upper cover, illustrated endpapers, housed in the original slip-case. A fine copy, SIGNED by the author, and inscribed 'To Sean'. The... More
Heroes and Villains
UK: Genesis Publications, 2005. LIMITED EDITION, number 68 of 350 DELUXE copies, SIGNED by photographer David Steen and contributor Sir Roger Moore. Supplied with an additional signed print exclusive to the deluxe copies. Over a period of 50 years David Steen photographed cultural icons from just about every walk of... More