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The Life of Ian Fleming Creator of James Bond
London: Pan Books Ltd 1967. Paperback. First edition thus. Octavo, pp.416, with illustrated softcovers and photographic plates within. Cheap paper stock toned as expected, some dustiness otherwise a lovely near fine copy of 'an essential biographical volume' (Gilbert). BMC No.1 p.4-13 'Fleming and Bond; Related Titles'. More
007 James Bond. The Authorized Biography.
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1973. [Fictional biography] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.317. Bound in black half calf with twin red morocco title labels lettered in gilt, raised bands, matching cloth sides. Strong red colour to topstain; a clean copy inside and out. Fine, in an attractive recent..... More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Literary Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with pp.16 of photographic plates. Publisher's black cloth with 'golden eye' motif to the upper cover, red top-stain, pictorial dust-wrapper. Edges toned/thumbed, Christmas gift label to flyleaf, jacket worn at spine ends and corners. A very good..... More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London: The Companion Book Club, 1966. FIRST REGULAR EDITION from the Companion Book Club, who also released a 'De Luxe' version. Octavo, pp.368 + photographic plates. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with pale blue label and topstain, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 5/9. Some trivial toning to the spine..... More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Large octavo (24 x 16cm). pp.346, with pp.16 photographic plates. Publisher's patterned green softcovers. Prelims spotted, spine wrinkled, some toning to edges and extremities, joints rubbed. Very good, in a custom-made quarter green morocco clamshell box. Scarce in this format. The proof features..... More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London, Jonathan Cape. 1966. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Pps 346 + pp16 photographic plates. Large 8vo. Publisher's patterned green softcovers. Spine slightly cocked and wrinkled, fragile wrappers a little scuffed to upper, reader's marks to title but still a very good copy indeed, housed in a custom-made quarter green morocco clamshell..... More
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