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.
Ian Fleming
Queen Anne Press
Ian Fleming the Bibliography by Jon Gilbert
The Lilly Library
James Bond First Editions
The Ian Fleming Foundation
The Living Daylights [poster collection].
Rome: Rotolitoservice, 1987. [Cinema promotion] Italian Photobustas. Five posters, featuring a range of scenes from the movie adaptation of Ian Fleming's short story, produced by Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions, starring Timothy Dalton as James Bond 007. Stated 'Prima Edizione Italiana 1987' and showing the Italian film title, translated as..... More
[LOBBY CARDS] On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
United Artists, Printed in Great Britain, 1969. [Cinema promotion] U.K. Front of House stills, complete set of eight. Hand-tinted colour printing. Each 8 x 10 inches, in a protective black card case with printed labels. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy. Lightly handled with a few pinholes to margins, reverse sides clean..... More
De James Bond Saga [and others].
The Netherlands: Elmar, Van Halewyck, 2006. [Film] SIGNED COPY. Illustrated quarto (all different sizes). Publisher's illustrated glossy softcovers. Autographed to flyleaf (purchased directly from the author by this firm). A Dutch-language James Bond reference book containing many colour photographs from the official James Bond film series. Fine, as-new. Together with..... More
Goldfinger Portfolio ["Steelbook"].
007 Magazine and Archive Limited, 2014. Octavo (32 x 25cm). Comb-bound in colour-printed metal boards. Wrapped in gold tissue paper. A fine copy. Limited edition, number 133 of of 350 copies only. Issued to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark movie which became the blueprint for the entire James..... More
The James Bond Girls.
Boxtree, 1999. Quarto. Original black boards, spine lettered in silver. With dust jacket. A very good copy, rubbing to head of spine and rear cover, in like dust jacket, unclipped, front panel rubbed, 3.5 cm closed tear to head of front panel, creased to front flap, remains sharp and bright..... More
Original artwork for Cold.
[1996]. Original drawing on artist's board with textured surface (c. 300 x 210 mm), watercolour and gouache, signed ("Scutt") lower right, taped to an accompanying paper sheet. Booklabel to lower left corner. Small mark on paper sheet, artwork in fine condition. A preliminary drawing by David Scutt for the dust..... More
Original artwork for SeaFire.
[1994]. Original drawing on textured card (c. 235 x 143 mm), oil and gouache, signed ("Scutt") lower right, taped to an accompanying acetate sheet. Tape marks to verso of artwork, colours bright. In fine condition. An evocative preliminary design by David Scutt for the dust jacket of SeaFire (1994) by..... More
'Casino Royale' advert within 'Now and Then' Magazine. No. 88, Spring 1953.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. [1953]. [Journal] Pp.24. Price 6d. Magazine format, illustrated. Staples rusted, two small ink 'x' marks to final page of ads. Near fine. This issue contains a portrait sketch of Ian Fleming (p.8) as used on the jacket of Casino Royale, also features an advert for the..... More
'Live & Let Die' announcement within 'Now and Then' Magazine. No. 90, Autumn 1953.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. [1953]. [Journal] Pp.24. Price 6d. Magazine format, illustrated. Fine. This issue contains an advance notice of Ian Fleming's second novel Live & Let Die, "which will be published next year, James Bond of the British Secret Service is again the hero" Gilbert A2a 'Advertising', p.63... More
Octopussy [Film Campaign Brochure].
London: Movie Publishing, 1983. [James Bond Film] Magazine format (31 x 23cm), pp.[24]. Notes on the plot, leading actors, and key production team, brief biography of Ian Fleming. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers, stapled twice. A fine copy. Published to accompany the hit James Bond film..... More
Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Issue 1, March 1976.
USA: Banana Bread Publications, 1976. [James Bond fan magazine] Pp.52. Magazine format, stapled, with sketches and photographs throughout. Includes a James Bond magazine bibliography. A rare piece of 'Bondiana'. Minor toning. Fine. A particularly early and scarce James Bond fanzine, published and edited by Michael France (credited as' Mike France')..... More
[contribute to] The Story of James Bond. A Tribute to Ian Fleming.
[London] 2008. An illustrated colour programe for the gala event celebrating the Ian Fleming Centenary held at the London Palladium on 5th October 2008. Pp.28, magazine format, illustrated. A fine copy. Includes an extract text 'From Russia With love (1957), articles from Lucy Fleming & Kate Grimond (Ian Fleming's nieces)..... More
Nature Cure Explained.
London: Health for All Publishing Co., 1950. FIRST EDITION. Pp.[1-8] 9-185, [3]. Publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in with black, dust-wrapper priced 7/6 to spine and flap. No inscriptions, contents clean, page edges a little dusty/spotted, jacket also dusty with one tear to rear panel and one minor nick to..... More
Nature Cure Explained.
London: Health for All Publishing Co., 1950. [Bondiana] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[1-8] 9-185, [3]. Publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in with black, dust-wrapper priced 7/6 to spine and flap. Contents clean, small tear to cloth at crown, jacket lightly handled with a couple of small chips to..... More
James Bond In Focus.
UK: Mervyn Brodie and Associates Ltd. 1964. [Film promotion] Magazine format in pictorial photographic covers, perfect bound, pp.64. Original price 3s/6d. A commemorative photo book published to coincide with the release of the 1964 James Bond film 'Goldfinger'. With numerous photographs from the first three Bond films (some in colour)..... More
Yours Ever, Ian Fleming.
New Zealand: Privately Published (Printed by Printhouse Nelson) 1994. [Letters] FIRST (and only) EDITION. Author's PRESENTATION COPY, together with two handwritten letters. Octavo, a softcover original, pp.112. Signed inscription to half-title "To James Pickard / Best Wishes / J Lenart." With two loose related manuscript letters, one signed, one initialled..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Pan Books Ltd., 1955. [Spy novel] The FIRST Pan paperback edition, second printing. Series No 334. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.159; [1], advertisement. Publisher's softcovers illustrated by 'R.H' (Roger Hall), priced at 2s. No inscriptions. Some browning to pages as expected with the vintage paperbacks, covers are clean, not..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957. [Spy Thriller] Reissue (First Edition thus, fourth 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 (uncredited on this impression). Some..... More
Casino Royale.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957. [Spy Thriller] Reissue (First Edition thus, fourth printing 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 (uncredited on..... More
From Russia, With Love (a James Bond novel)
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, First Impression, Binding A, an ASSOCIATION COPY. Pp.253. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. This is the personal copy of John Alden, founder and chairman of The Alden Press (Oxford) Limited, the printer of this and many..... More
From Russia, With Love (a James Bond novel)
London: Jonathan Cape. 1957. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.253 [3]. Publisher's black cloth-effect material over boards, blocked in silver and red metallic foil to spine and upper. With loose card stating that this was a copy retained by the printer. One of two small marks..... More
From Russia, With Love. Film tie-ins.
London: Pan Books, October 1963. [Spy novel] British paperback of the Ian Fleming novel, movie tie-in editions. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.223; [1], advertisements. Two copies; one home market edition priced at 3/6, the other being an unpriced international edition for export. Pictorial die-cut card covers featuring stills from the..... More
Group of 'Bond Re-jacketed' paperback series. Comprising: Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, For Your Eyes Only (short stories inc. From A View To A Kill, Quantum of Solace), and The Spy Who loved Me
London: Penguin Books, 2006. [Spy Fiction] 6 volumes, octavo (18 x 11 x 30cm). Publisher's softcovers. With retro cover designs by Roseanne Serra and Richie Fahey. Mixed printings. Reissued in 2006 with new artwork and introductions. Two of these are The Times promotional copies. Mostly fine, with light handling only..... More
Group of 'Bond Re-jacketed' paperback series. Comprising: Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, Doctor No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, and The Man With The Golden Gun.
USA: Penguin Books, 2003. [Spy Fiction] 8 volumes, octavo (19 x 13cm). Publisher's softcovers. With retro cover designs by Roseanne Serra and Richie Fahey. Mixed printings ('Moonraker' is a first printing). Larger format than the UK counterparts. Mostly fine, with light handling only, pen mark to edge of 'Moonraker'. An..... More
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, the complete 'Great Pan' Yellow Band paperback series. 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, Quantum of Solace).
London: Pan Books, 1962-3. [Spy thrillers] COMPLETE AS ISSUED. 8 volumes [all that were issued in this series], octavo (16 x 10 x 9cm). A vintage set of the 'Great Pan' paperbacks with the Yellow Band covers (Dr. No technically a white band), and Pan's '007' and bullets logo. Various..... More