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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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1981. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the third printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with plain green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, priced at £6.95 via publisher's label..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1981. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the third printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with plain green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, clipped and priced at £7.50 via..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Three signed Lithographs.
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
Si vive solo due volte. [You Only Live Twice].
Milan: Garzanti, 1965. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION IN ITALIAN. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.183 [1]. Publisher's brown cloth with yellow titles to spine. With the purple and yellow dust-jacket, not priced (book price of 850 Lira appears on rear pastedown). Cheap paper browned as expected, jacket with a couple of..... More
Si vive solo due volte. [You Only Live Twice].
Milan: Garzanti, 1965. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION IN ITALIAN. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.183 [1]. Publisher's brown cloth with yellow titles to spine. The book price of 850 Lira is printed on the rear pastedown. Cheap paper browned as expected, bookseller's slips loosely inserted, a few minor marks to covers..... More
Goldfinger. With Exclusive Material from Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz.
London: Vintage Books, [1959] 2015. [Thriller] Paperback. FIRST EDITION THUS with strike-line 10 to 1. Octavo, pp.[x]; 382; [8], ads. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. A fine copy (one soft fold to upper). This edition includes an extract from the (then) forthcoming Bond novel Trigger Mortis, featuring Pussy Galore and set two..... More
007 - James Bond - Octopussy. A Marvel Super Special.
New York: The Marvel Comics Group, 1983. [Comic] Written by Steve Moore and drawn by Paul Neary, this was released to coincide with the United Artists film production, being an adaptation of the film rather than the novella, and the characters are drawn to resemble the movie actors. Pp.66 in..... More
The Anniversary Edition of Ian Fleming's James Bond Novels. Casino Royale; Live and Let Die; Moonraker; Diamonds Are Forever; From Russia With Love; Dr. No; Goldfinger; For Your Eyes Only; 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.
London: Viking / Penguin, 2002. [James Bond] LIMITED HARDBACK SET. All first printings. Complete in 14 volumes. Small octavo (41 x 18cm). Cloth-bound hardcovers in photographic dust-wrappers by Toby MacFarlan Pond. No inscriptions, contents clean, some gentle toning to text blocks, jackets not worn. A fine set. This was the..... More
'Berlin Escape' [The Living Daylights, a James Bond Spy Thriller, in] The New Golden Argosy. Volume 354, Number 6.
Ohio and New York: Popular Publications, Incorporated. June 1962. [Men's Magazine] FIRST US APPEARANCE. Magazine format (28 x 22cm), pp.144. The novella is advertised on the front cover and appears on pp.22-4, and pp.95-100, with a full-colour frontispiece illustration by Lou Feck. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 50c. Presented..... More
Casino Royale (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, third Impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, decorated with heart motif to upper, lettered in red to spine. No inscriptions. Contents and edges very clean (top edge a little spotted/dusty). Cloth is clean and fresh..... More
Casino Royale (a James Bond novel).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, second Impression, Jacket B, export copy, also bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, decorated with heart motif to upper, lettered in red to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 10/6. This copy was originally sold..... More
Casino Royale.
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. Absolutely fine/as new. One of a selection of titles by Ian Fleming..... More
Casino Royale.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1954. [Bond] FIRST US 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. No inscriptions, discreet ink..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1959. [Spy Thriller] 'New Edition', first reprint; fifth impression overall. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218 [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott, repriced at 15s (sold..... More
Casino Royale.
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. Edges clean and fresh, no inscriptions, a few faint spots of..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy Thriller] 'New Edition', first reprint; fifth impression overall. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218 [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott, repriced at 13s. 6d..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. [Spy Thriller] 'New Edition', first reprint; fifth impression overall. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott, priced at..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. [Spy Thriller] Sixth printing, Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott, priced at 16s. via Cape label. A...... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Spy Thriller] Seventh printing, Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott, priced at 16s. via Cape label. A...... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Spy Thriller] Eighth printing, Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott, priced at 16s. A fine copy of..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. [Spy Thriller] Sixth printing, Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott, priced at 15s. A near fine copy..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Spy Thriller] Ninth printing, Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott, priced at 18s. Top edge spotted, Foyle's..... 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
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Second Impression. 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. Provided with a later plain brown paper..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. Thriller] Tenth printing. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.218; [2]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with red titles to spine and 'Heart' design to upper. With the pictorial green 'playing card' dust-jacket illustrated by Pat Marriott, priced at £1.25. A presentable ex-library copy with expected institutional..... More