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London: Hodder and Stoughton 1938. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320; [6], advertisements. Publisher's pale blue cloth lettered in black, mid-blue endpapers, striking 'bullet' jacket by Thomson, priced 7/6. A few descreet blue ink numbers to rear pastedown, cloth toned to extremities. Jacket with a few chips and..... More
London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 295; [7], Endmatter; [9], advertisements; [1], blank. Specially hand-bound in half red calf over matching cloth sides, red endpapers, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. Illustrated dust-jacket and poppy-patterned endpapers preserved at rear. A fine..... More
William Heinemann, 1964. Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt with titles in orange compartment, publisher's motif blocked in blind to rear board. With dust jacket. Housed in custom blue quarter morocco solander case. A very good copy, extremities rubbed, edges foxed, light offsetting to endpapers, in like dust..... More
Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., 1986. Comprising the complete text in 295 numbered pages on A4 sheets, printed to the rectos only. Loose leaves, housed in a simple card folder. In near-fine condition, with the occasional fold and crease to folios. The corrected manuscript of the 1986 James..... More
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1988. Octavo. Publisher's black boards, spine lettered in gilt. With pictorial dust jacket. A very good copy in like dust jacket, 38 mm closed tear to head of spine. First edition, first impression, presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page: "For..... More
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
London: Pan Books, 1960s. [Spy thrillers] JAMES BOND PAPERBACKS. Fourteen volumes, octavo (18 x 12 x 18). A vintage set of Pan paperback printings in the classic 'X' series with cover artwork and bold 'James Bond' lettering after designs by Raymond Hawkey. Surname 'Roberts' to first title else free of..... More
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1955-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel Moonraker, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in gilt, inner trays..... 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: Foyle [The Book Club], no date [1958]. [Spy thriller] Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.253; [3] blank. Publisher's pale blue cloth lettered in black to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. A little dusty, jacket with a few small chips to spine ends; very good indeed. Gilbert..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.253; [3], blank. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, blocked in silver and red metallic foil, pictorial dust-jacket by Richard Chopping. Discreet ownership beneath flap, jacket slightly toned to extremities with a few small nicks and rubs..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.253; [3], blank. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, blocked in silver and red metallic foil, pictorial dust-jacket by Richard Chopping. Discreet ownership beneath flap. Book is very good. Jacket has been laminated with clear plastic and..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, First impression, second issue. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with 'skull' design stamped to upper, pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. A near fine copy of the book with a neat ink name..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, embossed in gilt, with earliest purple dust-wrapper lacking the designer's credit and showing the original price of 10/6 to both flaps. Some toning to edges, gilt dulled, jacket with..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine, in original jacket designed by Richard Chopping, priced at 16s. Inscribed by the author to his close friend John Hayward; "To John..... More
New York, NY: New American Library, 1963. [Spy novel] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.299; [1]. Elegantly bound in black half oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Gilbert A11b..... More
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1958. [True crime] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photos and drawings. With errors corresponding to Gilbert. Publisher's light blue cloth with titles in white to the spine, with four white circles representing diamonds stamped to upper. Black pictorial dust-wrapper..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [James Bond] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Elegantly bound in black half oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands. A lovely crisp, clean copy, presented in an attractive new leather binding. 'Thunderball' is one..... More
Great Britain: Printed in Nottingham by Lonsdale and Bartholomew Ltd., 1979. [Film promotion] British quad crown poster for the 1979 United Artists film starring Roger Moore as Ian Fleming's James Bond, produced by Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions. Artwork by Dan Gouzee. National Screen Service credit at foot. Approximate dimensions..... More
Litho in USA, 2008. [Film promotion] U.S. ADVANCE one-sheet poster for the 2008 MGM/Columbia Pictures film starring Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's James Bond, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli's EON Productions. Single-sided, approximate dimensions 27 x 40 inches. 'Bond with rifle' image, with 'November' listed as release..... More
Jonathan Cape, 1964. Octavo. Original black boards, spine lettered in silver, Japanese characters blocked in gilt to front cover, bamboo-patterned endpapers. With dust jacket. Housed in a custom dark blue quarter morocco folding box. A very good copy, minor lean to spine, edges lightly toned and foxed, but internally still..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1997-2002. FIRST EDITIONS. A SIGNED SET of the entire series of Raymond Benson's James Bond novels, housed in an elegant bespoke fleece-lined cloth slipcase with ribbon pull measuring 24 x 24 x 16cm. Nine volumes, Octavo. Publisher's hardcover cloth in illustrated dust-jackets. A fine set. James..... More
London: BCA by arrangement with Hodder and Stoughton. 1995. [Film novelisation] True first hardback EDITION, issued several months before the Hodder edition. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.218. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Usual toning to paper stock else a clean, near fine copy in jacket The author's second film..... More
UK: Solo Publishing, 1993. [James Bond film reference] FIRST TRADE EDITION, softcover issue following the limited hardback. SIGNED by the book designer Graham Rye. Foreword by ('Q' actor) Desmond Llewelyn. Quarto (30 x 21cm), pp.161; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's softcovers priced at £12.99. A fine copy. More