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Die Another Day.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Octavo (24 x 16cm). The novelisation of the James Bond movie. Publisher's hardcovers, autographed to the dust-wrapper in silver marker. The signature was obtained privately by us- the author did not appear in the UK to promote this, his... More
Tomorrow Never Dies
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1997. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.213. The standard hardcover edition, with cover photo of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and only Bruce Fierstein listed as scriptwriter (a rare variant exists with four writers credited). Published simultaneously with the mass-market softcover... More
Tomorrow Never Dies.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1997. [Spy thriller]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.213. The standard hardcover edition, with cover photo of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and only Bruce Fierstein listed as scriptwriter (a rare variant exists with four writers credited). Published simultaneously with the mass-market softcover. A lovely... More
Farewell My Lovely.
New York: Knopf 1940. Crime novel. FIRST EDITION, octavo. Publisher's russet coloured cloth, trimmed in blue. Owner name 'Mildred S. Martin' to flyleaf and title page, marginal tape marks to rear flylealf. Supplied with an attractive facsimile jacket. Raymond Thornton Chandler's crime stories and novels were of immense stylistic influence... More
The Saint in Miami. A New Complete Novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1941. [Crime fiction]. PROOF COPY. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.254 [2]. In publisher's brown paper covers with titles to cream label on front cover. Heavily browned paper stock; binding delicate but holding. 'Proof' written in black ink to top left of front cover, later scored out... More
The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. With an Introduction by Hugh Robert Mill. An Account of the First Journey to the South Magnetic Pole by Professor T.W. Edgeworth David.
London: William Heinemann, 1909. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes, quarto (24x18cm), pp.xlviii; 372; pp.xvi; 419; [1]. Portrait of E. H. Shackleton as frontispiece to first volume, with portrait of the Northern Party at the South Magnetic Pole to second volume. Both are protected with captioned tissue guards. Generously illustrated throughout with... More
'James Bond Alias Ian Fleming' by John Pearson contained within 'Life' magazine, Vol 61, Nos. 15-16, October 7 and 14, 1966.
Time Inc., Chicago [1966]. 2 issues, price 35c per issue. Magazine format, illustrated, with fold-out poster covers. Address labels to upper (removed from second magazine). Near fine, sith some acceptable wear to spine of second magazine. Contains the first appearance of the opening chapters of Pearson's 'Life of Ian Fleming'... More
James Bond. The Paradise Plot. Original Comic Strip artwork, signed by the Illustrator.
Copyright, Glidrose 1981-2. A three-strip panel, being board number 256 drawn in pen and ink on artboard, with pasteover sections of text. Twice SIGNED by John McLusky, firstlly beneath central illustration and again, to revese side, together with adoodled '007' motif, below his 6-linehand-written description. In a simple matt black... More
![Dr. No [three copies in varying bindings]. Ian Lancaster FLEMING.](/pictures/thumb/42943.JPG?v=1493310919)
Dr. No [three copies in varying bindings]
London: Jonathan Cape 1958. FIRST EDITION, First Impressions. An example of each of the commercially available bindings used for the first impression, comprising FIRST STATE BINDING A, being plain black Linson material; FIRST STATE BINDING B, being plain black Fabroleen material; and the SECOND STATE BINDING, being black Fabroleen material... More
The Spy Who Loved Me. (A James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First Impression, State A, INSCRIBED by the author to the correspondent Jonathan Connolly. Octavo, pp.221. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with foil stamped 'dagger, red endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper by Richard Chopping. Housed in a custom-made leather-spined clamshell box. Trivial wear. Near fine. The tenth... More
Moonraker (a James Bond novel)
London: Jonathan Cape. 1955. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, BINDING B (Linson material). Publisher's black cloth, titled in silver, without jacket. This version is in the Linson cloth, which has a higher sheen and closer pattern/texture and is both described and illustrated on page 8 of the bibliography. Binding B also... More
Thunderball (A James Bond Novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Elegantly bound in half black calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands. One or two small spots of foxing, marginal browning to pp.20-1 otherwise clean within, externally unmarked. A very good copy... More
Licence Renewed. James Bond 007.
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper with original printed price (£6.50) to the front flap. Light wear only, bumped to top corners else a fine copy. The first James Bond continuation novel from John Gardner. Bond... More
Brokenclaw.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED and IINSCRIBED by the author. An original novel starring Ian Fleming's James Bond. Octavo, pp.218. Publisher's red cloth in pictorial dustwrapper. A little edge-toning else fine. With presentation note to the title page; To Bryan, keep sending them, yours John Gardner. Hubin;... More
![Nobody Lives Forever [For Ever]. John GARDNER.](/pictures/thumb/46340.jpg?v=1493310988)
Nobody Lives Forever [For Ever].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Octavo, pp. 193. In red card wraps. Some neat annotation, otherwise fine. Proof copies were titled 'Nobody Lives Forever' to the spine and upper. The published title was 'Nobody Lives For Ever'. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 613. More
![Ian Fleming: The Bibliography [DELUXE EDITION]. Jon GILBERT, born 1972.](/pictures/thumb/50029.jpg?v=1512997584)
Ian Fleming: The Bibliography [DELUXE EDITION].
London: Queen Anne Press, 2012. Deluxe edition, one 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 plates. Set in Albertina type and printed... More
Confidence.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1880 [1879]. FIRST UK EDITION, preceding the first US edition. In two volumes. Octavo, pp.[2] 309 [1]; pp.[2] 253 [1]. Missing half-titles and publisher's catalogue. In recent tan half calf with raised bands, gilt titles to contrasting red and green labels to spines, and marbled boards... More
Ian Fleming.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1995. FIRST EDITION. Pp.416 + pp.14. With photographic plates. Elegantly hand-bound in half black oasis morocco leather, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, original cloth spine bound in at rear. A fine copy in an attractive leather binding. 'The most comprehensive biography of Ian... More
My Word is My Bond.
Michael O'Mara Books, 2008. The UK COLLECTOR'S EDITION, One of 1000 copies in de luxe cloth in slipcase. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo, pp.336. Black cloth blocked in silver. Titled 'Special Edition' on title page, not to be confused with the trade or American editions. A fine, unread copy, still... More
The History of Charles XII. King of Sweden.
London: Printed for Alexander Lyon, 1732. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[6], 194; 185 [7]. With the errata page at rear. Recently re-backed using the original contemporary mottled calf boards with original spine leather pasted over new calf spine, to style. With raised bands and gilt titles... More
The Antiquities and History of Ireland. Containing: 1.) His Inquiries into the Antiquities of Ireland, Illustrated with Copper Cutts: To which are annexed Catalogues of all the Chief Governors, of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons in the present Parliament; the Mayors, Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of the City of Dublin; the present Establishment of of Ireland; with Lists of the Principal Officers Civil and Military, the Commissioners of the Revenue, etc. 2.) His Annals of Ireland from the first Conquest by the English, a great part of which is now first Published, together with a Chronological Account of the most memorable Events continued from the Reign of Queen Elizabeth to this present time. 3.) His Commentaries of the Prelates of Ireland from the first planting of Christianity there, to the year 1665: To which is now added a Continuation thereof to 1704; and a Catalogue of all the Chancellors and Provosts of Trinity College, Dublin, from its Foundation; together with the present Fellows. 4.) His two books of the Writers of Ireland, wherein are many remarkable Pieces of Antiquity, much Augmented from the Author's Original Manuscripts. 5.) By way of Appendix is added that rare and admirable Discourse of Sir John Davis, Knight, of the Cause why Ireland was no sooner reduced to the Obedience of the Crown of England. Very useful to all Persons who are desirous of being acquainted with the ancient and present Estate of that Kingdom. Now first Published in one Volume in English; and the Life of Sir James Ware prefixed.
Dublin: A. Crook, 1705. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, first collected edition. Small folio (30 x 20cm), pp.[20], 172, [14], 76, 164, 64, 175-196, [4], 70, 44, 55, [1], 28, [4], 42, [4], 59, [3]. With five engraved plates including a map. Recently re-backed using original near-contemporary mottled calf boards, both... More
The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto, pp.312. Elegantly bound by Bennett of New York in three quarter red crushed morocco, with gilt to spine, buckram sides ruled in gilt, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Illustrated with seven full-page wood engravings by Eugene Dété from drawings by Paul Thiriat... More
Children In Prison and Other Cruelties of Prison Life.
London: Murdoch and Co., 1898. FIRST EDITION in book-form. Pamphlet, pp.16, printed wrappers. Trivial toning. A fine copy, but for the rust-through from the single staple at fold. The text of Wilde's celebrated letter to the Daily Chronicle, appearing on 28th May 1897, which concerned the affair of Warder T.... More
![Per Amica Silentia Lunae [Through the Friendly Silences of Moon]. W. B. YEATS, William Butler.](/pictures/thumb/48049.jpg?v=1510224381)
Per Amica Silentia Lunae [Through the Friendly Silences of Moon]
London: Macmillan and Co., 1918. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.vi; 95. Publisher's gilt-embossed blue cloth designed by T Sturge Moore, edges untrimmed, in original printed dust-wrapper, priced at 4/6 net. Book is fine, jacket browned to extremities, chipped to crown and foot. Very good. A poetic exposition of Yeat's visionary worldview... More
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