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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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London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Artwork] Three lithographs signed and numbered by illustrator John Burningham, each being number 3 of 15. Three lithograph prints on art paper (297 x 420 mm), with publisher's off-white mounts. The prints show the gangsters being apprehended, Chitty flying over the Goodwin..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2016. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xii; 259 [1]. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2018. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xii; 274. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the acclaimed illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2017. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.x; 243 [3]. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2020. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xii; 154 [2]. With seven colour plates by Dalton, including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page. Publisher's metallic grey cloth, with silver and bronze titles to spine and upper..... More
London: Penguin Books, 2002. [James Bond] Hardcover collection. Complete in 14 volumes. Small octavo (41 x 18 x cm). Cloth-bound hardcovers in photographic dustwrappers by Toby MacFarlan Pond. A lightly handled set with some toning to edges. In near fine condition. All books collected here are free from the large..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. 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, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 10/6. Some moderate toning, jacket with some chips and tears, 1cm loss..... More
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Spy thriller] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.216. Publisher's baize green hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. New book. Strictly limited to one copy per customer. One of a...... More
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. One of a selection of titles by Ian Fleming..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1953-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 trays lined..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1956-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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, inner trays..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1958-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 trays lined..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1960-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 gilt, inner..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1957-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 gilt, inner..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1959-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 lined with..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1954-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 gilt, inner..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1955-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 lined with..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1966, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 lined with..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1963-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 in gilt..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1965-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 blocked in..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1962-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 in gilt..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1961-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 lined with..... More
Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1964-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Jonathan 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 gilt, inner..... 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: Pan Books, 1955-1967. [Spy fiction] All paperback First Editions. Fourteen volumes, octavo (18 x 12 x 19cm). Publisher's illustrated softcovers. Live and Let Die being the 'thick' paper variant. All UK printings [Live and Let Die, Dr No, OHMSS (60c), You Only Live Twice and The Man With The..... More