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Programme for the 2014 International Antiquarian Book Fair, Grand Palais, Paris.
ILAB-LILA, 11-13 April 2014. [Handbook] Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.98, illustrated throughout with photographs. Text in French. A guide to the Paris Book Fair and associated events including the presentation of the 16th Breslauer Prize for Bibliography, awarded to Jon Gilbert for Ian Fleming: The Bibliography. Signed by the subject..... More
Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection.
Liverpool: Privately Printed by the author, 1978. [Bondiana] FIRST (and only) EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in black ink. Slim octavo. pp.72. Publisher's glossy pictorial covers depicting the Fleming family coat of arms. A fine copy. Copies signed by Campbell are scarce. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy, with his pencilled note..... More
The Book Collector. Spring 2021. Edited by James Fleming.
Cirencester: The Collector Ltd., 2021. [Literary Journal] Vol. 70, No.1, Spring 2021. Octavo, with illustrations (some in colour). Bound in the publisher's purple-coloured softcovers with text printed in white and black. Trivial handling; fine. This number contains James Pickard's review of 'Ian Fleming and James Bond' by Jon Gilbert, SIGNED..... More
The Book Collector. Spring 2021. Edited by James Fleming.
Cirencester: The Collector Ltd., 2021. [Literary Journal] Vol. 70, No.1, Spring 2021. Octavo, with illustrations (some in colour). Bound in the publisher's purple-coloured softcovers with text printed in white and black. Trivial handling; fine. This number contains James Pickard's review of 'Ian Fleming and James Bond' by Jon Gilbert... More
The Book Collector, 1952-1964. The Ian Fleming Years [52 issues].
London: The Queen Anne Press, 1952-1964. [Literary Journal] The first 52 issues published under the stewardship of Ian Fleming. Vol.1, No.1 (Spring 1952) - vol.13, No.4 (Winter 1964). Contributors include John Carter, David A. Randall, T.S. Eliot, Nancy Cunard, Nicolas Barker, William Rees-Mogg, George Sims, B.H. Breslauer and Timothy d'Arch..... More
The Book Collector, Summer 1961.
London: The Shenval Press, [1961]. [Literary Journal] A bibliographic magazine published under the stewardship of Ian Fleming and whose name appears on the title page. Contributors include John Harward and Percy Muir. Publisher's printed softcovers Spine slightly toned. Near fine. In late 1951, The Dropmore Press, owned by Fleming's employer..... More
Ian Fleming Obituary in The Book Collector, Winter 1964.
London: The Shenval Press, [1961]. [Literary Journal] A bibliographic magazine. Contributors include John Carter and Nicholas Barker. Publisher's printed softcovers Spine slightly age-toned. Near fine. Contains a tribute to Ian Fleming (Commentary, pp.431-3) by his friend and colleague John Hayward. Ian Fleming ran The Book Collector journal from its inception..... More
The Making of a Publisher. A Life in the 20th Century Book Revolution.
New York: Reynal / Morrow, 1967. [Publishing] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.360. With a frontispiece portrait. Linen-backed brown cloth, patterned endpapers, typographic dust-wrapper priced at $6.95. Contents clean, top edge dusty/spotted, jacket rubbed, worn to spine ends. Very good. Autobiography of Victor Weybright, the American author and publisher..... More
Practical Letters to Young Sea Fishers.
London: Horace Cox, 1898. [Fishing] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.xii; 340; [4] publisher's advertisements. Publisher's green cloth blocked in black and gilt to spine and upper, floral pattern endpapers. Thirty full page plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Some discolouring to endpapers, edges toned/dusty. Cloth lightly rubbed to extremities..... More
Naval Tactics and Trials of Sailing. Illustrated by Diagrams of the Several Evolutions. To which are added: The Established Plan of Lights for Steam Vessels, and Regulations to avoid Collision.
London: Charles Wilson, 1850. First Edition. Illustrated with a fronstispiece of H.M.S. St. Vincent, 4 plates of the Trials, tables, and numerous battle plans heightened in blue and red. With the original Protractor housed in a pocket to front paste down. Publisher's embossed green cloth with gilt titles to spine..... More
The Man in the Shadows.
London: Rich and Cowan, 1954. [Crime Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.208. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to fly-leaf: 'To | Margaret & Denys | with all my love | Charles "Barker" Bidmead | Charworth | September 1954.' Publisher's navy cloth with silver titles to..... More
A Programme of Jazz by Mr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazzband [Concert Programmes]. St. George's Hall, Bradford, 24th January 1960 [and] The Gaumont Theatre, Bradford, 7th October 1960. Presented by P.J.P. Dennehy Ltd.
Bradford: John D. Marshall & Co. [and] Marlboro' Press, 1960. [Jazz Concert Programmes] TWO ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLETS. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[4]; pp.[4]. Each programme featuring a list of numbers which the band would choose from on the night, plus a list of the artists scheduled to be playing with..... More
The Trap.
London: Faber and Faber, 1950. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp. 380; [4], blank. Publisher's cream cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrative dust-jacket, priced at 10s. 6d. to front and back flap. Toning and spotting to edges of textblock, rolling to spine, bumping to corners, dust-jacket..... More
State of the Nation: British Theatre since 1945.
London: Faber and Faber, 2007. [Theatre] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.viii; 435; [5]. With a suite of four double-sided colour photographic plates. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: "For Edward | Best Wishes | Michael Billington | 19th November 2007". Publisher's orange cloth..... More
Kings and Colonists, Aspects of Macedonian Imperialism.
Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill, 1995. [History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xvi; 240 [12, unpaginated plates]. With 10 halftone illustrations to rear. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to upper and spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket, unpriced. Sunning to jacket backstrip, otherwise fine. An account of the Macedonian..... More
The 7th Function of Language.
London: Harvill Secker, 2017. [Political Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (23 x 14cm), pp.[8] 390 [4]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to red preliminary leaf. Publisher's red paper-covered boards, with matching endpapers. A red '7' to fore-edge. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £16.99. 'Signed by..... More
Man's Estate: Adventures in Economic Discovery.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1939. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.480. With notes and an index. In publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original cream dust-jacket with red titles to spine and covers. Top edge red. Black ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Some minor chips and..... More
The Blackbird's Nest. A Tale for Youth.
Philadelphia, PA: Johnson and Warner, 1812. [Children's Antiquarian]. EARLY EDITION. Vigesimo-quarto (13 x 9cm), pp.36. With occasional vignette wood engravings. Recently re-backed in matching grey card with original grey illustrated paper covers laid over. Remarkably crisp and clean, with some wear to original cover edges. Very good. A fine wholesome..... More
Minou.
Santa Barbara, CA: Advocacy Press, 1987. [Children's Illustrated] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (31 x 24cm), pp.64. With colour illustrations by Maeno to every page, including endpapers. INSCRIBED by the illustrator in black ink to verso of the fly-leaf: 'to Mr. Paris | Best wishes | thank you! | Itoko' with..... More
London Visions.
London: Elkin Mathews, 1908. [Poetry collection] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.viii; 96. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to upper and spine. Fore and lower edges untrimmed. Faint, infrequent spotting to interior. Toning to textblock edges. Near fine. More
'The James Bond Books of Ian Fleming: A Descriptive Bibliography' appearing in 'Firsts magazine' Volume 8, Number 11.
Firsts Magazine, Inc., Tuscson, Arizona November 1998. [Bibliographic journal] Magazine format, pp.76, pictorial covers. This illustrated article appears on pp.38–51, SIGNED by James M. Pickard. A fine copy. A most readable essay which contains much previously undocumented information; although some technical detail has since been expanded, this remains essential reading..... More
Urinary Deposits, their Diagnosis, Pathology, and Therapeutical Indications.
London: John Churchill, 1846. [Medicine] FINELY BOUND SECOND EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.xxiv; 356 [2]. With occasional small in-text diagrams and tables. Also with the large folding table to rear, somewhat misfolded. Contemporary tan half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to black label on spine, and marbled paper..... More
The Debt We Owe: The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 1919-1989.
Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing, 1989. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.[8], 216. With a colour frontispiece portrait of Viscount Trenchard, and 12 double-sided black and white plates. INSCRIBED by the author to Guy Huntrods, a prominent Tunbridge Wells based veteran, for his 75th birthday, in bright blue ink to title page. Also..... More
Magisterium: The Iron Trial.
London: Doubleday, 2014. [Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6]; 295; [19]. Chapter headpieces illustrated by Scott Fischer. Publisher's green paper over boards, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket, designed by Alexandre Chaudret, priced at £12.99 to front flap. Fine, as-new. The first..... More
The Romance of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
London: Raphael Tuck and Sons, 1933. [Architecture]. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.78 [2]. With 12 photogravure illustrations and a chromolithographic frontispiece. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to front free endpaper: 'F. M. Bridge / from / H. W. Blackburne. / august 1933.' Publisher's blue cloth..... More