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Peter Fleming (Strix) | First Editions
1907 - 1971
Robert Peter Fleming, OBE (31 May 1907 – 18 August 1971) was an accomplished British adventurer and travel writer. He published numerous non-fiction works, as well as fiction. In his journlistic career, Fleming was a special correspondent for The Times and often wrote under the pen-name "Strix" (Latin for "screech owl"); he was also an essayist for The Spectator. Peter Fleming was the elder brother of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond.
Fleming's achievements are celebrated in the Peter Fleming Award, worth £9,000, which is given by the Royal Geographic Society to a "research project that seeks to advance geographical science".
See below our stock of Peter Fleming First Editions.
Prisoners of Hope.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.303; [1], blank. With photographic illustrations and five folding maps, printed in colour. Elegantly hand bound in half burgundy calf over cloth-covered sides, gilt lettered to spine in six compartments. Contents clean and fresh, exterior unmarked. A fine..... More
From Russia, With Love. With an Introduction by Christopher Andrew.
London: Penguin Decades, [1957] 2010. [Spy thriller] Special Edition, with cover design by Peter Blake. FIRST EDITION thus, with strike-line '1'. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.x; 230. Publisher's illustrated card covers, plain scarlet inners, series details printed on rear. A fine, as-new copy. Surprisingly scarce. Released as part of the..... More
Contributes 'My Monte Carlo System' to Encore; The Sunday Times Book.
London: Michael Joseph, 1962. [Literary Anthology] FIRST EDITION. Large Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.488. Publisher's blue cloth with original pictorial dust-jacket priced at 25s. Contents clean, edges slightly toned, no inscriptions. The jacket is simply exceptional having been protected by a custom-made red cloth outer cover, with gilt titles to..... More
Celebrity Cooking For You. Includes 'Scrambled Eggs James Bond'.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1961. [Cookery anthology] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.260. With vignette illustrations within the text. Publisher's green cloth hardcovers in pictorial dust-jacket. Editor's inscription to the endpaper: "Renee Hellman - Christmas 1961", with recipient's name 'Dawn Field' above. A fine copy of the..... More
The Hired Killers.
London: W.H. Allen, 1964. [True Crime] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.185; [1], blank. Illustrated with photographs. Publisher's black cloth with titles in gilt to the spine. With the photographic dust-jacket with bold quote by Ian Fleming printed on the front panel. Contents clean, jacket lightly edge worn..... More
Now & Then (fourteen issues). A Journal of Books & Personalities Published Occasionally by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1933-1954. [Literary Magazines] ORIGINAL PAMPHLETS. Octavo (26 x 16cm), most issues are illustrated. Publisher's typographic or illustrated paper covers. Staples rusted else very good indeed. Includes a scarce wartime issue, published in newspaper format. Fourteen issues of Jonathan Cape's occasional literary magazine, all featuring contributions by or..... More
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Brazilian Adventure [and] News From Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir.
London: Queen Anne Press, 2010. [Travel / adventure] LIMITED EDITIONS, matching reissues thus. Two volumes. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.364 [4]; pp.382 [2]. Both being number 146 of 150 copies thus, hand-numbered to the limitation page at rear. Finely bound in the publisher's gilt decorated cloth bound to the design..... More
Bayonets to Lhasa. The First Full Account of the British Invasion of Tibet in 1904.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961. [Anglo-Tibetan history] FIRST EDITION, second impression. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.319; [1]. Profusely illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edge red, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 30s net. Contents and edges clean, jacket with a small scuff/sticker..... More
Brazilian Adventure.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. [Exploration] Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.376; [4], ads. Large format Cape paperback, first reprint. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 16s. Contents clean, soft reading creases to spine; near fine. A quality paperback printing from the original publisher, the sheets being the same size as the current..... More
Brazilian Adventure.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1942. [Exploration] NEW CHEAP EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.376; [6]. With two maps and four photographic plates. Publisher's blue blocked in silver. Contents clean, edges gently tanned. Near fine. Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist..... More
Brazilian Adventure.
London: Queen Anne Press, 2010. [Travel] LIMITED EDITION, being number 145 of 150 hand-numbered copies thus. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.364. Finely bound in the publisher's gilt decorated cloth, to the design of the original first edition binding. With photographic plates and illustrated map endpapers. Absolutely fine/As new. Out of..... More
The Fate of Admiral Kolchak.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963. [Russian History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.253 [3]. With seven double-sided photographic plates and a photographic portrait frontispiece of the subject. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the red and yellow dust-jacket illustrated with a map, priced 35s. Top edge grey..... More
Goodbye to the Bombay Bowler.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis 1961. [Journalism] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.168. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket priced 15s. A particularly fine copy in jacket, very lightly toned to spine. Articles written for The Spectator by regular columnist Fleming ('Strix'). Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British..... More
The Gower Street Poltergeist.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958. [Journalism] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.168. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket. Some spotting within, jacket a little dusty/toned, price clipped. A very good copy. Articles written for The Spectator, which was based at 99 Gower Street, London. Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE..... More
Invasion 1940. An Account of the German Preperations and the British Counter-Measures.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.323; [1]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic plates and drawings within the text. Publisher's black cloth in photographic dust-wrapper. Contents clean, edges gently toned, no inscriptions, jacket with some edge wear, mild creasing, spine gently sunned..... More
Invasion 1940. An Account of the German Preperations and the British Counter-Measures.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.323; [1]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic plates and drawings within the text. Bound in recent half navy calf leather, matching cloth boards, raised bands and gilt titles to red labels on spine, sewn endbands. Contents..... More
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My Aunt's Rhinoceros And Other Reflections [and] With the Guards to Mexico! And Other Excursions.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956, 1957. [Essays] FIRST EDITION. Two volumes, octavos (21 x 14cm), pp.189; [3], blank; 209; [3], blank. Publisher's hardcover bindings, pictorial dust-jackets. Some light general wear/ handling, gift inscription to first volume, not price clipped. Very good. A selection of Peter Fleming's writings from The Spectator, plus..... More
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My Aunt's Rhinoceros And Other Reflections [and] With the Guards to Mexico! And Other Excursions.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956, 1957. [Essays] FIRST EDITION. Two volumes, octavos (21 x 14cm), pp.189; [3], blank; 209; [3], blank. Publisher's hardcover bindings, pictorial dust-jackets priced 12/6 or 16s. Contents clean, top edge slightly spotted, no ink names, jackets lightly handled with minor rubs, chip to top edge of 'Guards'..... More
News From Tartary. A Journey from Peking to Kashmir.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1936. [Travel Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 384 [2]. With 32 photographic plates including a frontispiece, and a fold-out map. Publisher's red cloth, with "Fu Lei-Ming" in gilt to front board, gilt titles to spine, top edge stained red, bottom edge untrimmed..... More
News From Tartary. A Journey from Peking to Kashmir.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1936. [Travel Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 384 [2]. With 32 photographic plates including a frontispiece, and a fold-out map. Publisher's red cloth, with "Fu Lei-Ming" in gilt to front board, gilt titles to spine, top edge red, bottom edge untrimmed. Contents..... More
News From Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir.
London: Queen Anne Press, 2010. [Travel] LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, being one of 150 copies. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.382. Finely bound in the publisher's gilt decorated cloth, to the design of the original first edition binding. With photographic plates and illustrated map endpapers. A fine, as-new copy. Out of print..... More
One's Company — A Journey to China.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1934] 1942. [Travel] Vintage hardcover, seventeenth impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.319 [1]. With black and white photographic plates, including a frontispiece, and a folding map. Publisher's light blue cloth with blocked in silver to spine and upper board, top edge blue. Edges a little toned, covers..... More
One's Company — A Journey to China.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1934. [Travel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.319; [1], blank. With sixteen black and white photographic plates, including a frontispiece, and a folding map. Publisher's green cloth with orange titles to spine and upper board, top edge green. Contents very clean, no ink names, binding gently..... More
The Sixth Column. A Singular Tale of Our Times.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1951. [James Bond Source Book] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket. An espionage novel which greatly influenced Casino Royale, and in which Peter wrote of Britain's need for a buccaneering hero. With printed dedication; "To My Brother Ian"- the..... More
A Story to Tell. And Other Tales.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1942. [Journalism/Fiction] FIRST EDITION, warmly SIGNED & INSCRIBED. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.223; [1], blank. Illustrated. Publisher's hardback cloth binding. With Fleming's ink presentation note to flyleaf; To my very dear Nana // a nice person if /ever there was one. // from / Peter / (scripsit)..... More