New Arrivals
The Man With The Golden Gun.
New York, NY: New American Library, 1965. [Spy thriller] 'CHESSMAN' EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.183; [1]. Publisher's 'antique-style' leather-effect green vinyl over boards, panelled spine tooled in gilt, black eps., yellow embroidered head and tail bands, top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed. Contents clean, light rubbing to extremities..... More
Three at Wolfe's Door.
London: for the Crime Club by Collins, 1961. [Detective stories] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket by William Randell. Page edges toned, some old tape marks to endpapers where wrapper was once secured, jacket is bright, with a...... More
Never Shaken, Never Stirred. The Story of Ann Fleming and Laura, Duchess of Marlborough.
London: The History Press, 2023. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.272, with a suite of photographic plates. Publisher's hardcovers in dust-jacket priced £22.99. As new. An account of the life of two extraordinary society sisters, who made marrying well an art form. Laura wed U.S. publishing tycoon Michael..... More
Murder in The Millions. Erle Stanley Gardner. Mickey Spillane. Ian Fleming.
New York, NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1984. [Reference critique] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.231; [1], blank. Illustrated with photographs. Publisher's red cloth with titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket with some rubbing. Near fine. A critique of three best-selling thriller writers. Contains..... More
For Your Eyes Only.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. [James Bond short stories] FIRST EDITION. Binding A. An association copy, formerly belonging to Sefton Delmer, a fellow intelligence agent, journalist colleague and close friend of Ian Fleming. Delmer bookplate (Valley Farm) to pastedown. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, lettered..... More
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. An association copy, formerly belonging to Sefton Delmer, a fellow intelligence agent, journalist colleague and close friend of Ian Fleming. Delmer bookplate (Valley Farm) to pastedown. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254; [2], bank. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION, State A, Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean's copy, with his visiting card, Cape book label and printed slip loosely inserted. Crown octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in a pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping priced at..... More
You Only Live Twice.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, First State, Binding A. Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean's copy, with his visiting card and Cape book label loosely inserted. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, bamboo..... More
For Special Services. James Bond 007.
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.254; [1], afterword; [1], blank. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-jacket priced at £6.95. No inscriptions. A clean, near fine copy in similar wrapper. Shows well. An original novel starring James Bond, and the second..... More
The Complete James Bond: A James Bond Quartet; A James Bond Quintet; The Essential James Bond. [Volume I]: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, From Russia with Love [Volume II]: Diamonds are Forever, Doctor No, Goldfinger, For your Eyes Only, The Spy who Loved Me [Volume III]: Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy, The Living Daylights.
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. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.768, pp.928, pp.847. Publisher's black cloth with various coloured metallic titles to spines. With the pictorial..... More
Licence Renewed. James Bond 007.
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.270; [2], blank. With the author's signature in black ink to the title page. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Edges very lightly toned/spotted else fine in a lovely fine..... More
The World is Not Enough.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver to backstrip, photographic dust-wrapper priced at £16.99. The signature was obtained during the book launch event held at our shop. Contents clean. Jacket is..... More
Zero Minus Ten (a James Bond novel).
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1997. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED COPY. Bibliographer's copy. Royal octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.x; 257; [3], blank. Publisher's hardcover in original dust-wrapper. SIGNED by the author on an official Hodder & Stoughton book-plate tucked into the book. A fine, fresh copy. Virtually as new. The..... More
The Facts of Death.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1998. [James Bond spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy with SIGNED PRESENTATION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's hardcover cloth in illustrated dust-jacket. Inscribed by the author in his customary sharpie to the title page; For Otto // All Good Wishes / Raymond Benson..... More
Contributes 'Automobilia' to Points of View; A Selection from The Spectator 1956-61. Edited by Brian Inglis.
London: Longmans, 1962. [Literary articles/essays/anecdotes] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.193; [3], blank. Publisher's hardcovers with pictorial dust-jacket. No inscriptions, contents clean. Near fine in similar p/c glossy jacket, with some of the usual laminate lift. A collection of articles contributed to The Spectator, this is the first edition..... More
Dead Centre.
London: Michael Joseph, 1979. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.277; [3], blank. Publisher's hardcovers in photographic dust-wrapper priced at £5.95. A few minor marks; very good indeed. Action and suspense novel set in the Australian outback. Author Christopher Wood was the official James Bond novelist from 1977-9, producing..... More
The Man From Barbarossa.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1991. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Tall octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.231. An original novel starring Ian Fleming's James Bond. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. A crisp, fine copy. NOT remaindered or price clipped with pinking shears, as was the publisher's practice on this..... More
The World is Not Enough.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver to backstrip, photographic dust-wrapper priced at £16.99. A fine/as-new copy. Novelisation of the nineteenth Bond film, which was released in cinemas in late 1999. From the..... More
The Facts of Death.
New York, NY: Putnam, 1998. [Spy novel] FIRST U.S. EDITION. A superb association copy, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH HEFNER. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.260; [2]. Hardcover in jacket. Author's presentation note in his customary sharpie to title page; For / Hef - /... in case you want /..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964-5. [Children's classic] 3 volumes, octavos (24 x 17cm), pp.48, 48, 48. ALL FIRST IMPRESSIONS. Complete. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers. Contents clean, no inscriptions or bookplates. Some light shelfwear, spotting to top edge of last volume, jackets lightly used only..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
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. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with..... More
You Only Live Twice.
[Taipei] Central Publishing Co., 1960s. [Thriller] Taiwanese Pirated edition, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.256. Text is a taken from the UK Cape first edition, in jade green leather-effect hardcovers, titled in gilt to the spine, with an original two-tone jacket design. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket with small..... More
Licence Renewed. James Bond 007.
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.270; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £6.50. Edges gently toned/spotted else fine in a lovely fine wrapper. The first James Bond continuation novel from John Gardner. Bond is back..... More
Goldfinger.
New York: Macmillan [Printed and bound in Great Britain], 1959. [Spy thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with 'skull' design stamped to upper, in original pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping, price-clipped to both corners. No inscriptions, a few brown marks..... More
Tomorrow Never Dies.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1997. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. 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