Complete First American Editions of Ian Fleming's James Bond series. [Set of works / novels 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), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesties Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, and Octopussy & The Living Daylights (short stories)].

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

The Macmillan Company, The Viking Press, and the New American Library, 1955-66. [Spy novels] ALL FIRST U.S PRINTINGS. 14 volumes, octavos (overall dimensions 20 x 13 x 33cm). Publisher's hardbacks in illustrated dust-jackets. The American edition of Octopussy was the first to be illustrated. All show the correct dollar price bar two, which are price clipped (DAF, YOLT), some others have corners clipped by publisher (as was the practice) while retaining price. Contents clean, no ink names or inscriptions, one has bookstore label (DAF), one with discreet ink stamp beneath flap (CR), one has small tape marks to endpaper (FYEO), one has blindstamp/relief stamps to prelims (OHMSS). Jackets with some minor wear, a few chips and tears, Moonraker jacket expertly restored, generally bright and fresh. Very good to near fine throughout, showing well as a set. Gilbert notes that the American dust jackets, from Live and Let Die to Doctor No, are "often" or "invariably" clipped, with the printed price retained elsewhere on the jacket, as here. Becoming increasingly difficult to assemble. Three titles (LLD, FRWL and OHMSS) are from the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Otto Penzler, with auction house advertising cards and book labels inserted. Item #71708

See Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming The Bibliography (2012). Swann Galleries, New York, The Otto Penzler Collection of British Espionage and Thriller Fiction, 8 April 2010.

Price: £10,000.00