"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book."
— Marcel Proust
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The Violet Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED by the author on half title. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii; 388. With eight full-page colour plates and numerous engraved illustrations by Ford. Publisher's violet cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper board, coated black..... More
For Your Eyes Only.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. [James Bond short stories] First edition, second impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, titled in gilt to spine. Reading copy of a vintage hardback, with some doodling to margins within, covers near fine; shows well. Gilbert A8a (2)... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION, State 'A'. Crown Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. Very good in similar jacket with some nicks and tears, wear to crown, some dustiness to..... More
The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Handsomely bound in half navy blue calf over cloth-covered boards, raised bands and gilt titles to spine, original cloth spine bound in at rear. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. A...... More
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Stamboul Train [Orient Express].
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1932. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm) pp.307. Usual corrected state of text. Publisher's black cloth hardcover blocked in gilt to the spine. Some spotting, Book Society plate to pastedown, cloth is rather tidy with few marks, gilt remains bright. A very good copy..... More
Giant.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1952. [Western Romance] FIRST EDITION. Octavo(19 x 13cm), pp.384. Publisher's hardcover in thin yellow paper dust-wrapper priced at 12/6. A lovely clean copy of the book. Fragile jacket has a few acceptable tears. Near fine. Basis for the classic 1956 Oscar-Winning movie starring James Dean... More
Our Man In Havana.
London: William Heinemann, 1958. [Spy satire] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 273; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Donald Green. Toning to textblock edges, some wear to hardcover spine, jacket price clipped and toned, jacket torn on spine. Internally clean..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. 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, in pictorial second issue (overprinted) dust-jacket, designed by the author, showing the correct price of 10/6..... More
Carry On Jeeves.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1925. [Jeeves and Wooster] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's green cloth, with black titles and decoration to spine and boards, illustrated dust-jacket priced 3/6 and conforming to the bibliography in every respect. Contents clean with some light spotting to edges of text block on..... More
You Only Live Twice (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. With 'First Published March 1964' on the copyright page, being the rarer of the two First printing states (Gilbert). Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to..... More
For Your Eyes Only.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. [James Bond short stories] FIRST EDITION. First Impression, Binding A. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, lettered in gilt, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 15s. No inscriptions or bookplates, contents clean, page edges toned and spotted, jacket lightly handled with the often..... More
Diamonds are Forever.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding A. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.257; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth titled in silver. Some marks to top edge, other edges a little toned, neat owner name to flyleaf, covers are near fine. An attractive copy without the jacket. The fourth..... More
Goldfinger.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with 'skull' design stamped to upper. Lightly handled, a few light marks to fore-edge, contemporary gift note in black ink to flyleaf else a near fine copy without the jacket. The..... More
Ian Fleming.
London: The Robson Press, 2015. [Literary biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xii; 372, with a suite of photographic plates. Handsomely bound in half red oasis morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, matching cloth sides. With the dust-jacket bound in at the rear, featuring the famous..... More
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1863. [Classic literature] EARLY EDITION FROM AUTHOR'S LIFETIME. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[16]; 609; [3]. Half green crushed morocco, Double Comb marbled papers over boards, gilt titles on red label to spine, raised bands with gilt decorations, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Forty-three engraved illustrations throughout..... More
Complete Poems. Edited by Clement Shorter with bibliography and notes by C.W. Hatfield.
London, Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. 1923. [Verse] FIRST COMPLETE EDITION. Large octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.196. Illustrated with four plates. Elegantly hand-bound in half dark blue oasis morocco over cloth sides, titled in gilt to the spine with raised bands, sewn headbands, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. A fine..... More
The Silmarillion.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1977. [Fantasy Lore] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.365 [3]. With folding map. Elegantly hand-bound in navy half calf with raised bands and gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. Top edge dark navy, original cloth spine bound in at..... More
From Russia, With Love.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Second impression. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.253. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards blocked in silver and red metallic foils. No inscriptions or bookplates. Minor tanning to edge of text block, contents very clean. Endpapers have two slim/feint tape lines where an old..... More
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen. With An Introduction by J. C. Squire. [Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, etc.]
London: William Heinemann, 1928. [Literature] FIRST SINGLE VOLUME EDITION. Demy octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.xiv; 1421; [1], blank. Title page printed in black and red. Finely bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full blue crushed morocco with gilt panelled spine, gilt border to boards, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, combed marbled..... More
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1903. [Children's] 1903 EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[14]; 195; [5]. Half bound in red morocco, gilt titles and decorations to spine, raised bands, gilt decoration to boards, all edges gilt, 'French Snail' marbled endpapers. Fourty-two illustrations by John Tenniel including frontispiece. Finely bound by..... More
Dressed to Kill. James Bond The Suited Hero. With an Introduction by Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli.
New York, NY and Paris: Flammarion, 1996. [Film costume design] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (26 x 21cm), pp.200. Colour photographs throughout. Publisher's black cloth lettered in grey, black endpapers photographic dust-wrapper. Lightly used and a little dusty. Near fine. A captivating and detailed documentary on the well-dressed gentleman spy, from the..... More
You Only Live Twice (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. With 'First Published March 1964' on the copyright page, being the rarer of the two First printing states (Gilbert). Elegantly bound in half black oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, with gilt titles, red leather title labels..... More
Through the Brazilian Wilderness. With Illustrations from Photographs by Kermit Roosevelt and other Members of the Expedition.
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. [South America] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.383; [1] blank. Illustrated. Smartly bound in brown half morocco, gilt titles to spine, over original gilt-stamped cloths sides, top edge gilt. Internally clean and bright in a smart modern binding. Fine. Wheelock p12. Listed..... More
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Elegantly hand-bound in half black calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Ian Fleming's first non-Bond book, and..... More
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For your Eyes Only [Exhibitor's Campaign Book].
United Artists. Printed in UK by Moore and Matthes Ltd., 1981. Press Book [Exhibitor's Campaign Book]. Sole printing. 15 x 10 inches. A 22-page stapled booklet providing cast and credits, editorial comment, competitions, plus advertising and promotional tie-ins for soundtracks, book sales, toys and games, watches display material, etc. The..... More