Ian Fleming | First Editions
1908 - 1964
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Ian Lancaster Fleming was born in Mayfair, London on 28th May 1908, the second of four brothers. He was schooled at Eton College and continued his education in Europe, studying languages in Kitzbuhel, Munich and Geneva. In the 1930's Fleming worked as both a merchant banker and a stockbroker, but it was at journalism (initially reporting for Reuters, then freelance) that he excelled. During World War II, with the rank of Commander, he worked as assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence at the Admiralty in London, privy to many secrets. It was his experience in this role and his earlier escapades in Russia that were to inspire many of the plots and characters that would appear within his later novels. After the war Fleming dabbled in travel journalism and began writing instructional articles for his network of 'Mercury [news] Service' agents. In the late '40s he bought a property in Jamaica, where in early 1952 he settled down to write a novel. Casino Royale, the first James Bond adventure, was produced in just two months. The same successful routine was followed every year for the rest of his life, leading to a total of fourteen Bond books.
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Casino Royale.
New York: Bantam Books, 1971. [James Bond] First Bantam Paperback edition, first printing. Octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.170. Softcover, all edges tinted yellow, in publisher's illustrated wrappers, front cover is priced 95c. Book store stamp to first leaf else fine, in slightly rubbed covers. Bibliographer's copy, with pencil ownership within..... More
Casino Royale.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1954. [Bond] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.176. Bound in original dark green cloth boards in the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Leo Manso. Priced to the front flap ($2.75) but with both corners clipped, as was the publisher's method. This is either the..... More
Casino Royale.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1954. [Bond] FIRST U.S. EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.176. Bound in original dark green cloth boards in the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Leo Manso. Priced to the front flap ($2.75) but with both corners clipped, as was the publisher's method. Decorative bookplate..... More
Casino Royale.
USA: Berkley Books, 1986. [Spy Fiction] PROMO COPY of the Berkley paperback. Octavo (19 x 13cm). Publisher's softcovers. With silhouette cover design. Minor toning as expected, no inscriptions, coves lightly handled. Near fine. from the Jon Gilbert collection (pencilled ownership within). A promotional copy of the first James Bond novel..... More
The Centenary Edition of the Works of Ian Fleming.
London: Queen Anne Press, 2008. [James Bond] LIMITED EDITION in Vellum over cloth sides, number 39 of just 100 copies thus. Complete in 18 volumes, octavo. The definitive edition of Ian Fleming, issued to commemorate the birth of the author; no such edition has been published before. A fine, as-new..... More
The Centenary Edition of the Works of Ian Fleming.
London: The Queen Anne Press, 2008. [James Bond] LIMITED EDITION. Complete in 18 volumes. The definitive edition of Ian Fleming's works, issued to commemorate the birth of the author; no such edition has been published before. Number 32 of 250 sets thus, bound by Shepherds, Sangorski and Sutcliffe in dark..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Pop Up Book. Illustrated by Gwen Gordon and Dave Chambers.
New York: Random House, 1968. [Childrens classic] Large-size annual format hardback with seven pop-ups and movables. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.[24]. Illustrated in colour. No inscriptions. All pop-ups are operational although one is defective and one has a small loss. Some small splits to covers. A used but serviceable copy..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car.
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Childrens adventures] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.112. Publisher's racing green-coloured hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with the author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. New book. SIGNED by the publisher. One of a selection of..... More
Clamshell Box for Casino Royale.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1953-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel Casino Royale, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in gilt, inner..... More
Clamshell Box for Diamonds Are Forever.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1956-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel Diamonds Are Forever, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in gilt..... More
Clamshell Box for Dr. No.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1958-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel Dr. No, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in gilt, inner..... More
Clamshell Box for For Your Eyes Only.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1960-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the book For Your Eyes Only, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in..... More
Clamshell Box for From Russia, With Love.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1957-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel From Russia, With Love, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in..... More
Clamshell Box for Goldfinger.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1959-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel Goldfinger, 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
Clamshell Box for Live and Let Die.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1954-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel Live and Let Die, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in..... More
Clamshell Box for Moonraker.
[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
Clamshell Box for Octopussy.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1966, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the book Octopussy, 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
Clamshell Box for On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1963-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked..... More
Clamshell Box for The Man With The Golden Gun.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1965-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel The Man With The Golden Gun, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine..... More
Clamshell Box for The Spy Who Loved Me.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1962-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel The Spy Who Loved Me, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked..... More
Clamshell Box for Thunderball.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1961-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel Thunderball, 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
Clamshell Box for You Only Live Twice.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1964-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel You Only Live Twice, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in..... More
Clamshell Boxes for Ian Fleming's James Bond Novels.
[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1953-1980, to fit]. A uniform series of fourteen brand new protective clamshell boxes for Cape (UK) printings of the James Bond novels, produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in gilt, inner trays lined with scarlet red..... More
'Competition' contained within 'Alphabet and Image'. A quarterly edited by Robert Harling (September 1947).
London: Art and Technics Ltd., printed by The Shenval Press. Spring 1946 - December 1948. EARLY FLEMING IN PRINT, The complete eight numbers (all published) of this quarterly magazine of typography and graphic arts. With the all-important additional inserts (coloured order forms and three separate Stop Press notices; Fleming's contribution..... 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