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The Unbroken Web: Stories and Fables.
New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1980. [Children's Illustrated] INSCRIBED FIRST US EDITION. Large octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.142 [2]. With colour plates by Gilbert and in-text drawings by Campbell. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'To R.W. Smith | Yours with best wishes | Richard..... More
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
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 Rilloby Fair Mystery.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1950. [Children's adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. With frequent in-text illustrations by Dunlop. Publisher's blue cloth blocked in silver, top edge blue. With the illustrated dust-jacket, unpriced. No inscriptions, contents clean, edges toned., some marking to cloth. Light wear to jacket, tear to..... More
Winston S. Churchill. 1874-1965.
London: William Heinemann, 1966-1988. [Political biography] FIRST EDITIONS. Illustrated with photographs throughout. The complete set of the Life. Eight volumes, octavos (24 x 17 x 51cm). In publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spines, in original dust-jackets of various colours, red top edges. An attractive set showing some gentle..... More
Winston S. Churchill: Volume I Companion. Parts I and II: 1874-1900.
London: Heinemann, 1967. [Winston Churchill] FIRST EDITIONS, First Impressions. Octavos (24 x 16 x 9cm), pp.[2]; xxii; 678; [2], pp.[6]; 679-1290; [6]. The complete companion volumes to volume I of the Life. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spines, and red top edges. With the white typographic dust-jackets, priced..... More
[James Bond] 007 Magazine. February 2011.
UK: 007 Magazine and Archive Ltd., 2011. Magazine format in pictorial glossy card wraps, stapled at spine. Pp.34. 'A Deluxe Limited Edition Publication' with colour photographs throughout. Fine / as new. Includes a tribute to the James Bond cover artist Raymond Hawkey by Edward Milward-Oliver, SIGNED by contributor Jon Gilbert..... More
Ian Fleming: The Book Collector.
London: The Book Collector / 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..... More
No Dust in the Attic. [with Original Artwork].
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION with the ORIGINAL DUST-JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the deep pink dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 12/6. Together with two separate original artworks by..... More
Ring for a Noose.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1963. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 12/6. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Rose (31 x...... More
Collecting Ian Fleming. The Making of a Bibliography.
London: Queen Anne Press [The Book Collector monograph series] 2017. [Bibliography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, being the first separate edition. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[vi]; 7; [7], Endmatter. SCARCE: Edition limited to just 60 numbered copies signed by James Fleming (publisher of The Book Collector) and his brother Fergus (co-publisher at..... More
Ian Fleming and James Bond. Manuscripts in The Schøyen Collection Series 32. [Red]
Royal Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Ltd., 2020. [Literary and film Reference] 'RED' edition, SIGNED by the author. Quarto (30 x 22cm), pp.292, printed on Munken Lynx paper. Illustrated throughout in black and white, with a colour frontispiece and 32 colour plates. Bound in full graphite buckram, blocked in two-colour metallic..... More
Ian Fleming and James Bond. Manuscripts in The Schøyen Collection Series 32. [Silver]
Royal Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Ltd., 2020. [Literary and film Reference] 'SILVER' edition, SIGNED by the author. Quarto (30 x 22cm), pp.292, printed on Munken Lynx paper. Illustrated throughout in black and white, with a colour frontispiece and 32 colour plates. Bound in full graphite buckram, blocked in two-colour metallic..... More
Ian Fleming. A Catalogue.
London: Adrian Harrington Ltd, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-9576041-0-0. Published April 2013. Hardcover edition limited to 100 copies, this being no.51. Quarto (35 x 22cm), p.80. With eight colour plate sections and numerous black and white illustrations within the text. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth, lettered to the spine and covers..... More
Ian Fleming: The Bibliography [DELUXE EDITION].
London: Queen Anne Press, 2012. ILAB-Breslauer Prize Winner [2014]. FIRST EDITION, DELUXE LIMITED ISSUE No.57 of 250 copies, SIGNED by the author in blue ink to limitation page at rear. Royal quarto (33 x 24cm), pp.x; 692 [2]. With black and white illustrations throughout plus four suites of eight colour..... 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. Fine/new..... More
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
Churchill.
London: Park Lane Press for St Michael, Marks & Spencer, 1979. [Illustrated Biography] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (25 x 20cm), pp.192. Heavily illustrated in both colour and black and white, with accompanying text. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine and illustrated endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket, not priced..... More
Winston S. Churchill: Volume IV Companion. Parts I, II, and III: January 1917-November 1922.
London: Heinemann, 1977. [Winston Churchill] FIRST EDITIONS, First Impressions. Octavos (24 x 16 x 13cm), pp.xxiii; [1]; 720, pp.[10]; 721-1426; [4], pp.[10]; 1427-2165; [3]. The complete companion volumes to volume IV of the Life. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spines, and red top edges. With the white typographic..... More
Be Shot For Sixpence.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. [Spy Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[8]; 223; [1], publisher's advertisement. Bound in dark red cloth, with titles and smoking gun in gilt to spine, illustrated price-clipped dust-wrapper. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket with a few small nicks and tears. A very good..... More
Be Shot for Sixpence.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [no date] Circa 1957. [Modern Literature] THRILLER BOOK CLUB EDITION, early edition. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.223; [1]. Publisher's yellow cloth lettered in black to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with printed price of 12s. 6d. to front flap. Toning to edges of textblock, rolling to spine, 10cm..... More
The Final Throw.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £7.95. Minor toning. A fine copy. A gritty London police thriller featuring Detective Chief Superintendent Morrissey. More
Sky High.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1955. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13xm), pp.222; [2]. Publisher's maroon cloth lettered in black to spine, pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of 10s 6d to front and back flaps. Toning to edges of text-block, archival tape to flaps and spine (six pieces applied..... More
Plan for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor; for Enforcing and amending the Laws respecting Houses of Correction, and Vagrants; and for Improving the Police of this Country. Together with Bills intended to be offered to Parliament for those Purposes.
London: Printed for G. Wilkie, 1781. [English Law and Politics]. ORIGINAL PAMPHLET. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[4] 139 [3]. Sewn but lacking original covers; loosely housed in brown paper-covered board with brown cloth hinge. Red pencil inscription to top left corner of title page; a little grubbiness to title page..... More