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— Oscar Wilde
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The Man With The Golden Gun. In 'Playboy' Magazine. April-July 1965.
Chicago: HMH Publishing Co., Inc., Playboy Building, 232 East Ohio Street, 1965. [Spy novel serialisation] FIRST APPEARANCE. Four issues. Magazine format, stapled, illustrated. Overall size 30 x 23cm. Original Price 75 cents per issue. Some light expected handling, small chip to cover of April issue, June issue has centrefold pullout..... More
You Only Live Twice. In 'Playboy' Magazine. April-June 1964.
Chicago: HMH Publishing Co., Inc., Playboy Building, 232 East Ohio Street, 1964. [Spy novel serialisation] FIRST APPEARANCE. Three issues. Magazine format, stapled, illustrated. Centrefolds are present. Original Price 75 cents per issue, two are also priced for UK (8s. 6d.), Sweden (6.25 Krone) and Australia (9s. 6d). Lightly handled with..... More
The Black-Eyed Blonde. A Philip Marlowe Novel.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop / Henry Holt, 2014. [Detective mystery] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[xii]; 290; [4]. Limited to 100 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's quarter black leatherette with gilt titles to spine and marbled paper over boards..... More
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A', SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254; [2], bank. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping priced at 15s, autographed in blue ink..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Second Impression, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, decorated with heart motif to upper, lettered in red to spine, lower edge untrimmed, housed in a leather-spined clamshell box. A working copy showing much..... More
The Hard Sell.
London: Cassell, 1965. [International airline mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.188. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt, with illustrated dust-jacket priced at 18s. Some spotting, owner's surname to f.e.p., jacket is near fine. The rear panel carries reviews for the author's previous thriller, likened to James Bond; "the..... More
The Ace of Knaves (The Saint).
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. [Mystery collection] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18.5 x 13cm), pp.316; [4], advertisement. Publisher's cornflower blue cloth with blue endpapers in pictorial dust jacket priced at 7s 6d. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine copy of the book in a bright, near fine wrapper with..... More
The Riddle of the Sands.
London: Smith Elder and Co., 1903. [Espionage novel] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] xii; 336 [8]. Illustrated with maps and charts, including a folding frontispiece. Bound in black full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and gilt ruling to boards. Top edge gilt..... More
Djibouti.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop / Harper Collins, 2012. [Crime novel] DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Number 98 of 100 copies thus. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[x]; 279; [1], blank. Publisher's gilt-stamped blue leather-cloth over marbled paper covered sides, light grey endpapers. Fine / as new. Suspense novel..... More
Wuthering Heights.
London: The Zodiac Press, 1955. [Classic Literature] FINELY BOUND, the third impression thus. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.x; 308. Title page printed in two colours. Elegantly bound in blue half crushed morocco, by Frost & Co. of Bath, with raised bands and gilt to spine, light blue buckram-covered boards, marbled..... More
![Item #66427 Novels by Miss Jane Austen. Comprising [I] Sense and Sensibility; [II] Pride and...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/66427.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1700840104)
Novels by Miss Jane Austen. Comprising [I] Sense and Sensibility; [II] Pride and Prejudice; [III] Emma; [IV] Mansfield Park; [V] Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1833. [English Literature] FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION of the novels, also the first single volume edition of each title. Small octavo (16 x 11 x 15cm), two illustrations per volume being an engraved frontispiece and vignette title. With printed series title to each volume, bound without..... More
No Voyage.
London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1963. [American Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.viii; 56. Publisher's green patterned paper-covered boards with spine lettered in gilt, deckled fore-edge untrimmed, illustrated dust-jacket priced 15s. Owner's small and unobtrusive name to front endpaper, else clean and fine, in a bright, near..... More
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1789. [Economics] FIFTH EDITION. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[2] x; 499 [3]; pp.[2] vi; 518 [6]; pp.vi; 465; [1]; [50]; [2], blank. With an appendix to volume II, and an index to volume III..... More
The Lord of the Rings. Being: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1961. [Fantasy Classic] FIRST EDITION, the eleventh, eighth, and eighth impressions respectively. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (23 x 15 x 10cm), pp.423 [1]; pp.352; pp.416. With a folding map at the rear of each volume. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spines and..... More
Devil May Care. The Bentley Special Series Edition.
Penguin Books / Doubleday, in association with Bentley Motors, 2008. [James Bond thriller] FIRST EDITION. LIMITED EDITION, Large Paper copies. With a note to this edition, a foreword by the chief designer of Bentley Motors, and a brief biography of Ian Fleming. Superbly bound in full dark brown leather, with..... More
![Item #64848 James Bond: Licence to Kill [3 copies]. From the motion picture written by Michael G....](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/64848.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1700673070)
James Bond: Licence to Kill [3 copies]. From the motion picture written by Michael G. Wilson and Richard Maibaum.
New York, NY: The Armchair Detective Library, 1990. [Film novelisation] Three differing versions of the John Gardner book; FIRST EDITION in hardcover [with] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITIONS (UK and US). Octavos, hardback in glossy dust-wrapper or photographic card covers. Fine condition throughout. From the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by..... More
Complete James Bond First Editions in Facsimile. Comprising Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories inc. From A View To A Kill and Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights (short stories).
[Jonathan Cape, London] First Edition Library, Shelton, Connecticut, [1953-66] 1980s-90s. [Thrillers] 14 volumes, small octavos (20 x 14 x 41cm). Replica hardcover volumes of foil-stamped bookcloth, illustrated dust-wrappers. The complete set in the original pictorial card slip-cases. Some trivial handling. All books in fine, unread condition, showing minimal handling to..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Quarto (26 x 221cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing just a...... More
The Diamond Smugglers. With an Introduction by 'John Blaize' formerly of the International Diamond Security Organization.
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1958. [True crime] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, bibliographer's copy. 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..... More
The SPECTRE Trilogy: Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice. BOX SET.
London: Vintage Books, 2012. [Spy Fiction] 3 volumes, octavo (20 x 13 x 7cm). Bibliographer's copies. Publisher's softcovers in printed card slipcase with cut-out thumbholes. As new, being unopened in the original shrinkwrap. Jon Gilbert's set, with a post-it note applied to box. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of..... More
![Item #64607 [Dr. No, United Artists, 1962] TLS., to Wolf Mankowitz. JAMES BOND FILMS, Harry SALTZMAN](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/64607.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1700587743)
[Dr. No, United Artists, 1962] TLS., to Wolf Mankowitz.
London, 20th June 1961. Typed letter SIGNED by Saltzman to screenwriter Mankowitz. A detailed letter discussing various matters, including a note on the status of the fledgling Bond picture Dr No; "James Bond is jumping and Cubby and I have just to decide which distributor to make a deal with."..... More
James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007. A fictional biography by John Pearson [two hardback copies].
London & New York: Sidgwick and Jackson, Morrow, 1973. [Fictional biography] FIRST EDITIONS thus, being the first UK edition and the first US edition. 2 vols. Bibliographer's copies. Publisher's hardcovers in dust-wrappers. Near fine examples (some spotting and sunning to the British edition). From from the comprehensive archive of James..... More
Robert Brownjohn. Sex and Typography.
London: Laurence King Publishing, 2005. [art/design] FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp.240. With colour photographs throughout. Publisher's metallic-effect photographic hardcovers priced at £25 R.R.P. Some inevitable light marks and scratches to the unprotected glossy covers otherwise a near fine copy. Rather scarce. A comprehensive narrative-catalogue of works from the influential pop artist..... More
Skyfall.
London: Corgi Books, 1977. [James Bond film association] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo, pp.270; [2], advertisements. Publisher's softcovers. Some rubbing, spine rolled. Very good. An unrelated science fiction novel sharing the same title as the 2012 film. This copy is from the comprehensive bibliographical archive assembled by Jon Gilbert. His encyclopaedic..... More
No Time To Die. The Making of the Film.
London: Titan Books, 2020. [James Bond film reference] Oblong quarto (28 x 30cm), pp.192. Glossy photo-documentary in a large hardback format with gilt-stamped covers, patterned endpapers, and photographic dust-wrapper, priced at £39.99. Illustrated throughout with black & white and colour stills. As new, sealed in shrinkwrap (assumed first printing as..... More