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See below our stock of John Gardner First Editions and signed copies.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1996. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm) Pp.213. Publisher's hardback cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £16.99 (many were unpriced for export). A fine, unread copy. Seemingly printed in small numbers, this is a particularly scarce James Bond title. Published as 'Cold Fall' in..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1996. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm) Pp.213. Publisher's hardback cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper Unpriced copy (for export). Top edge dusty/toned else fine in near fine jacket, a little sunned to spine. John Gardner's final James Bond title, published as 'Cold Fall' in America..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1996. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE COPY. Octavo (24 x 16cm) Pp.213. Publisher's hardback cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £16.99. This is a pre-publication review copy, with Hodder's press release tucked in. A fine copy which appears unread (press release folded once, slightly worn at..... More
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.270; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Edges toned and dusty, jacket price clipped. Near fine. John Gardner' first 007 novel as official successor to Ian Fleming. Haining; Crime Fiction p.208. Benson..... More
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.270; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper with original printed price (£6.50) to the front flap. With author's presentation note to title page; "To Eugene Spiers..... More
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. [Spy novel] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, in the proof-only dust-wrapper. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.270; [2], blank. Publisher's red softcovers in pictorial dust-wrapper with provisional publication details to the rear flap. Minor wear at crown; a clean, fresh copy. The first James Bond..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1988. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Royal octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.190; [2], blank. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced £10.95 to flap. A fine, fresh copy. Becoming a difficult title. An original novel starring Ian Fleming's James Bond. Hubin; Crime Fiction IV. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1988. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Royal octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.190; [2], blank. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced £10.95 to flap. Top edge dusty/toned else fine in 'as new' jacket. Appears unread. Becoming a difficult title. An original novel starring Ian Fleming's James Bond. Hubin;..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1994. [James Bond Continuation] FIRST EDITION, EXPORT COPY. Octavo (16 x 24cm), pp.247. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket with no price to front flap- copies without a printed price were intended for export. Contents clean, no inscriptions, lightly handled. A near fine copy. An..... More
New York: The Armchair Detective Library, 1989. [Film novelisation] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, no.46 of just 100 copies. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[4]; iv; 294; [2]. Limitation leaf on grey paper stock. Publisher's de luxe binding of plum-coloured cloth with gilt trim and pictorial illustration, grey endpapers, in burgundy cloth slip-case..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1996. [Spy thriller ] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.213. An exceptional copy, with an original watercolour illustration from the jacket artist David Scutt to flyleaf, with his 'chop' stamp and signature. Publisher's blue cloth hardback cloth in a pictorial dust-wrapper. A fine copy, housed in a bespoke..... More
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1990. Octavo. Bound in the publisher's red boards, lettered in gilt to the spine panel, in a pictorial dust jacket priced at £12.95 to the front flap. A fine copy, in a near-fine dust jacket, rubbed, one small closed tear to front panel. First edition, first..... More
London: Hodder / Coronet Books, 1991. FIRST EDITIONS in paperback (UK version and international version). Slim octavos (18 x 11cm), pp.240. Pictorial card wrappers with raised lettering in gilt, both copies priced at £3.99 although the 'Coronet Edition' has an additional Dubai Duty Free price label. Both in very good..... More
Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1981-88. 6 works, octavo. In original publisher's red and blue wrappers. 2 copies with dust jackets (Licence Renewed and Role of Honour). Near-fine copies, slight rubbing, minor creasing to spines, otherwise in excellent condition for proof copies, in like dust jackets. First editions..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1978. [Aviation thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.350; [2], blank. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Small and discreet ownership, jacket clipped otherwise a fine fresh copy. An aviation thriller from the James Bond continuation author. More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1992. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.248. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket with no price to front flap- copies without a printed price were intended for export. A clean, near fine copy. 'Death Is Forever' plunges James Bond into the dangerous, shadowy world..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1992. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.248. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket with no price to front flap- copies without a printed price were intended for export. With presentation note to title page in black ink; "To..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1992. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.248. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket priced at £14.99 for the UK market (non-priced export copies were also produced). A fine copy. 'Death Is Forever' plunges James Bond into the dangerous, shadowy world of post-Cold-War Europe. Loaded..... More
Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. Octavo. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt, in a pictorial dust jacket priced at £14.99. Date stamp to verso dust jacket. A fine copy, in near-fine dust jacket, rubbed, top corner of front panel slightly worn. First edition, first impression, signed by the author on the..... More
Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. Octavo. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in a pictorial dust jacket. With dust jacket. A near-fine copy in very good dust jacket, rubbed and slithly creased, otherwise still bright and attractive. First edition, first impression, the twelfth novel by John Gardner to..... More
Richard Marek Publishers; Coward McCann & Geoghegan; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1981-1996. 14 works, octavo. Original paper-backed boards, spines lettered in gilt, silver and metallic colours, coloured endpapers. With dust jackets. A very good set, front free endpaper removed from one work, Death Is Forever, in like dust jackets. First..... More
London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.254; [1], afterword; [1], blank. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-jacket with no price to the front flap - copies without a printed price were intended for export. No inscriptions. Some rubbing and acceptable wear..... More
London: Swordfish, an imprint of Orion Publishing Group, 2011. [Spy novel] Quality hardback re-issue of the first Jonathan Cape edition (1981) featuring the same dust-jacket artwork. FIRST EDITION thus, with a full strike-line number sequence. Octavo, pp.243 + afterword. Black hardcovers blocked in gilt, red endpapers, ilustrated jacket priced at..... More
London: BCA by arrangement with Hodder and Stoughton. 1995. [Film novelisation] True first hardback EDITION, issued several months before the Hodder edition. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.218. Publisher's black cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper. Usual toning to paper stock else a clean, near fine copy in jacket The author's second film..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1996. [Spy thriller] Second Hodder hardcover edition [the strike-line erroneously notes 10 through 3; no copies are noted with number 2 present]. Tall octavo (24 x 16cm). Publisher's hardback cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £16.99 (identical jacket to the first). A fine copy. The author's..... More