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London: Queen Anne Press 2008. LIMITED EDITION in Vellum over cloth sides, one of just 100 copies. 18 volumes, octavo. The definitive edition of Ian Fleming, issued to commemorate the birth of the author; no such edition has been published before. The Queen Anne Press was created by Lord Kemsley..... More
Somerset: Dateman Books, 2008. [James Bond] COMPLETE JAMES BOND. 14 volumes; All First (and only) impressions. Publisher's hardcover in illustrated dustjacket, with collector card in clear sleeve. All fourteen book packs housed in an elegant octavo-sized bespoke half black leather collector's box, with individual book compartments and felt-lining. Contents and..... More
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957, FIRST EDITION, First Impression, Binding A, an ASSOCIATION COPY. Pp.253. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. A used copy but with no significant defects; jacket darkened to spine, rubbed to joints with some chips and tears. Preserved in a clamshell..... More
London: Penguin Books / Past Times, 2002. [Spy series] LIMITED EDITION BOX SET. 14 volumes, small octavo (19 x 12 x 27cm). Softcovers with photographic cover art by Toby MacFarlan Pond. Publisher's softcover. Anniversary edition, marking 50 years since the writing of Casino Royale. Limited to 2000 numbered sets, of..... More
London: Jonathan Cape. 1959. [Spy thriller] AN INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY. Sixth printing. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's black, gilt-embossed cloth-effect paper over boards, in purple dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author to the flyleaf. This copy is from the library of Stan Meyer, with his ownership plate to the endpaper..... More
New York, NY: Signet Books, Published by The New American Library, July 1967. [Spy stories] The true first paperback edition, as advertised on the cover 'Never Before in Paperback'. The UK Pan edition was published simultaneously (Gilbert, p.463). Signet Books' series P3200 (being the second issue). Pp.126 + [2] advertisements..... More
New York, NY: Viking, 1961. [Spy novel] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.248. Publisher's yellow cloth, top edge red, in striking original pictorial dust-jacket priced at $3.95. A crisp, clean copy of the book in a lightly used jacket with some rubbing to joints and extremities, short tear..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. [Spy novel] Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, white endpapers. Reading crease to spine, ex-library copy with associated stamps and markings, no jacket. This is the final printing of..... More
London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Children's illustrated] LIMITED EDITION. In three volumes, complete. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers, the three volumes are presented in a racing green slip-case. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous..... More
London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Children's illustrated] LIMITED EDITION, no 73 of 100 copies only, this set being additionally SIGNED BY THE ARTIST John Burningham to each book. 3 volumes, tall octavos, complete. Pp.48, 48, 48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers. As new. A facsimile..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964-5. [Children's illustrated] FIRST EDITION. 3 volumes, complete. Octavo (25 x 16 x 6cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48. Eyecatching illustrations throughout by John Burningham. Elegantly hand-bound in half dark green morocco leather with matching cloth boards, gilt to spine, top edges gilt., original pictorial endpapers and covers preserved..... More
London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Children's illustrated] DELUXE LIMITED EDITION, one of just 50 sets, accompanied by two prints, measuring 297 x 210mm, SIGNED and numbered by John Burningham. Three volumes plus portfolio, housed in a grey cloth slipcase (34 x 24 x 6cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968, 1964, 1965. [Children's classic] 3 volumes, octavos (24 x 17cm), pp.48, 48, 48. Third / First / Second impressions. Complete. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dustwrappers. A very good, lightly used set; Gift inscription to second volume which is also price clipped, a few short..... More
London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Artwork] Three lithographs signed and numbered by illustrator John Burningham, each being number 3 of 15. Three lithograph prints on art paper (297 x 420 mm), with publisher's off-white mounts. The prints show the gangsters being apprehended, Chitty flying over the Goodwin..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2016. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xii; 259 [1]. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2018. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xii; 274. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the acclaimed illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2017. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.x; 243 [3]. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2020. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xii; 154 [2]. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
London: Penguin Books, 2002. [James Bond] Hardcover collection. Complete in 14 volumes. Small octavo (41 x 18 x cm). Cloth-bound hardcovers in photographic dustwrappers by Toby MacFarlan Pond. A lightly handled set with some toning to edges. In near fine condition. All books collected here are free from the large..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles and 'heart' design to upper, tail edge untrimmed, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 10/6. Some moderate toning, jacket with some chips and tears, 1cm loss..... More
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Spy thriller] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.216. Publisher's baize green hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. New book. Strictly limited to one copy per customer. One of a...... More
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Childrens adventures] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.112. Publisher's racing green-coloured hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with the author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. New book. One of a selection of titles by Ian Fleming..... More
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1992-4, [Spy thrillers] FIRST EDITIONS thus; three omnibus volumes containing all the original James Bond novels and issued by the original publisher in this new format. Foil-stamped black cloth with pictorial dust-wrappers. Each jacket has original £ price to front flap (unpriced export copies were also..... More
London: Pan Books, 1955-1967. [Spy fiction] All paperback First Editions. Fourteen volumes, octavo (18 x 12 x 19cm). Publisher's illustrated softcovers. Live and Let Die being the 'thick' paper variant. All UK printings [Live and Let Die, Dr No, OHMSS (60c), You Only Live Twice and The Man With The..... More
London: Foyle [The Book Club], 1956-1966. [James Bond] COMPLETE BOOK CLUB EDITIONS. 11 volumes, octavo (20 x 14 x 26cm). Elegantly hand-bound in half dark blue calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. Some toning and and occasional spotting to the cheap paperstock, externally..... More