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Introduces Jamaica. Edited by Morris Cargill.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1965. [Travel book] FIRST EDITION, Second Impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.240, illustrated throughout with colour plates, map endpapers printed in colour. Publisher's russet cloth hardcover, gilt titles, top edge ochre, in photographic dust-jacket. A clean, fine copy of the book in a an attractive near fine..... More
Introduces Jamaica. Edited by Morris Cargill.
New York: Hawthorn Books 1965 [actually published early 1966]. [Travel book] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, printed at the same time as the British sheets and sharing the same pagination. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.240, illustrated throughout with colour plates, cartographic endpapers printed in colour. Publisher's russet cloth hardcover, gilt titles, top..... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Ian Fleming Publications Limited, 2009. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION THUS, SIGNED COPY. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.116. Autographed by Fergus Fleming in black ink to the title page, in our presence. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket, priced at £15. A fine /..... More
The Diamond Smugglers [together with] Thrilling Cities.
London: Ian Fleming Publications Limited, 2009. [Documentaries] Two volumes, FIRST EDITIONS THUS. Octavos (21 x 14cm). Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spines, pictorial dust-jacket, priced at £15. Fine / as-new copies. Featuring new forewords by Fergus Fleming and Jan Morris. Fleming's only two non-fiction books, published in-house by..... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Publisher's black cloth with titles to the spine in bronze, original dust-jacket illustrated by Denis Piper, priced at 12/6. A near fine copy with usual tarnish to cheap foil used for lettering, jacket near..... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Elegantly hand-bound in half black calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Ian Fleming's first non-Bond book, and..... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Pan Books, 1960. [True Crime] The FIRST Pan paperback edition. Series No G328. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.152; [7], advertisements. With a central section of black and white stills. Publisher's softcovers illustrated by Tayler, priced at 2s.6d. Some age-toning to the paper stock as expected, binding ever so slightly..... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Elegantly hand-bound in half navy calf over marbled paper-covered cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. Some dampmarking to plates else fine, in an attractive recent leather binding. Jon..... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Publisher's black cloth with white titles to the spine. A working copy with associated handling and use, some copy editing, offset browning to half title, lacks f.e.p, provided with a...... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Publisher's black cloth with white titles to the spine in original dust-jacket illustrated by Denis Piper, priced at 12/6. Contents clean, edges slightly toned, jacket gently sunned to spine, one small nick..... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION, second impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Publisher's black cloth with white titles to the spine in original dust-jacket illustrated by Denis Piper, priced at 12/6. No inscriptions, spotting or toning. A clean, fine copy of the book in..... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. 'Askew' style library binding with glazed boards, small shelf label to spine. A clean ex-library copy with discreet stamps to copyright page and final leaf, loans label pocket to f.e.p., spine gently sunned. Many..... More
The Diamond Smugglers. With an Introduction by Fergus Fleming.
Las Vegas: Thomas & Mercer, March 2013. [True Crime] FIRST PRINTING of this edition, SIGNED by Fergus Fleming. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.104; [2]. Publisher's softcovers designed by Archie Ferguson, priced at $14.95. A fine/as new copy. Autographed and inscribed 'For Jon' in blue ink to foreword. Signature obtained by..... More
Introduces Jamaica. Edited by Morris Cargill.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1965. [Travel book] FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE of the dust-jacket as described in the bibliography. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.240, illustrated throughout with colour plates, cartographic endpapers printed in colour. Publisher's russet cloth hardcover, gilt titles, top edge ochre, in photographic dust-jacket. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Jacket..... More
Introduces Jamaica. Edited by Morris Cargill.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. [Travel book] REVISED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.236; [4], illustrated throughout with colour plates, map endpapers printed in colour. Publisher's russet cloth hardcover, gilt titles, top edge ochre, in photographic dust-jacketpriced at £2.25. A clean, fine copy of the book in similar jacket. An excellent..... More
Introduces Jamaica. Edited by Morris Cargill.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1965. [Travel book] FIRST EDITION, Second Impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.240, illustrated throughout with colour plates, map endpapers printed in colour. Publisher's russet cloth hardcover, gilt titles, top edge ochre, in photographic dust-jacket priced at 42s. Trivial wear to jacket, corner bumped; remains a fresh, bright..... More
Introduces Jamaica. Edited by Morris Cargill.
Jamaica: Sangster's Book Stores / Andre Deutsch, 1965. [Travel book] FIRST EDITION, Second Impression, JAMAICAN ISSUE. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.240, illustrated throughout with colour plates, map endpapers printed in colour. Publisher's russet cloth hardcover, gilt titles, top edge ochre, in photographic dust-jacket. Neat ink inscription, jacket with some edgewear..... More
The Hand of Mary Constable.
William Heinemann, 1964. Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt with titles in orange compartment, publisher's motif blocked in blind to rear board. With dust jacket. Housed in custom blue quarter morocco solander case. A very good copy, extremities rubbed, edges foxed, light offsetting to endpapers, in like dust..... More
Colonel Sun. A James Bond Adventure.
Jonathan Cape, 1968. Octavo. Original green wrappers, lettered in black, decorated with white publisher's motif. With dust jacket. Housed in custom blue quarter morocco solander case. A very good copy, spine creased and lightly stained, otherwise in good condition for a proof copy, in like dust jacket, edges rubbed and..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
Jonathan Cape, 1965. Octavo. Original green wrappers, lettered in black and decorated with white publisher's motif. A near-fine copy, spine creased otherwise in excellent condition for a proof copy. Uncorrected proof copy, Kingsley Amis's first venture into the world of James Bond. He also wrote a light-hearted work The Book..... More
Die Another Day.
Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. Octavo. Original blue boards, spine lettered in silver. With dust jacket. A fine copy. First edition, first impression, signed by the author and cast members who starred in the film. This copy is signed by Samantha Bond, Judi Dench, Rosamund Pike and Rick Yune on the..... More
DoubleShot.
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2000. Octavo. Original green wrappers, lettered in black. A near-fine copy, with minor creasing and marking to wrappers, fading to spine. Uncorrected proof copy of the first US edition, published simultaneously in the UK. No proof copies were issued in the UK for any of Benson's..... More
High Time to Kill.
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. Octavo. Original blue wrappers, printed in black. A fine copy. Uncorrected proof copy of the first US edition, published simultaneously in the UK. This is one of the more elusive Benson items: no proof copies were issued in the UK for any of Benson's James..... More
"Live at Five", in TV Guide.
United Video Satellite Group, 1999. Small octavo-sized magazine. Original illustrated wrappers, lettered in black, red, and white to front, monochrome photograph of Piece Brosnan to front cover. A near fine copy. First edition of the 13-19 November 1999 issue of TV Guide, signed by the author. This issue contains the..... More
Solo.
Jonathan Cape, 2013. Octavo. Original black goatskin with debossed bullet holes, marbled endpapers, edges red, silk bookmarker. Housed in original matching screen-printed black cloth slipcase. In original paper wrapping with limitation label applied. A fine copy. First edition, signed limited issue, number 70 of 100 copies signed by the author..... More