Collected Works & Sets
The Best of James Bond (Omnibus). Comprising; From Russia With Love, Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Diamonds Are Forever, Dr No and Goldfinger.
London: William Heinemann and Chancellor Press, 1985. [Spy fiction omnibus] FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo, pp.863; [1]. Publisher's metallic-effect hardcovers, cream/pale yellow endpapers, without dust-wrapper as issued. Page edges a little toned, binding a little handled spine ends pushed. Near fine. One of two bindings used for this edition. Rather uncommon..... More
Ian Fleming's James Bond (Omnibus). Comprising; From Russia With Love, Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Diamonds Are Forever, Dr No and Goldfinger.
New York: Octopus Books. London: William Heinemann and Chancellor Press, 1985. [Spy novel collection] Octavo, pp.863; [1]. Publisher's burgundy leather-effect vinyl blocked in gilt, sewn headbands, pale yellow endpapers, photographic dust-wrapper. Small chip/rub to foot of spine else a clean, fine copy. The U.S. version of E6a (1), using the..... More
The Memoirs of Giacomo Casanova di Seingalt. Translated into English by Arthur Machen.
London: The Casanova Society, 1922. [Memoirs] LEATHER-BOUND LIMITED EDITION. Complete in 12 volumes. Quarto (26 x 21 x 36cm). Privately printed for subscribers only on fine hand-made paper, number 452 of 1000 sets thus. With a frontispiece to each volume, as well as 17 maps, and an index. Recently re-bound..... More
The BLOFELD Trilogy: Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice.
London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Spy thriller] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. 3 volumes, octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.320; 320; 264. Publisher's hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. Bound respectively and appropriately in Royal Blue, Alpine White and..... More
The BLOFELD Trilogy: Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice.
London: Penguin Classics, 2009. [James Bond saga] FIRST EDITION, first printing, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.597. With an Introduction by Nicholas Lezard, literary critic for The Guardian. Elegantly hand-bound in half black calf, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, cloth sides, illustrated jacket panel bound 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
Best Motoring Stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1959. [Driving anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.215. Publisher's red cloth in illustrated dust-wrapper priced at 15s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine copy in a very good jacket, with one chip to the top edge of the front panel. Shows well. Contains 'James..... More
Traveller's Prelude; Beyond the Euphrates; The Coast of Incense; Dust in the Lion's Paw. [A Complete set of Freya Stark's four-volume Autobiography].
London: John Murray, 1950; 1951; 1953; 1961. [Travel writing] COMPLETE LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Octavo (23 x 16 x 14cm), pp.xii; 346; pp.xiii; 341; pp.xiii; 287; pp.xii; 297. Recently re-bound in green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and the original green cloth over boards, with facsimile signatures..... More
The Complete Poems and Fragments.
London: Chatto and Windus, 2013. [Poetry] REVISED CHATTO AND WINDUS EDITION, first edition thus. Two volumes uniformly bound. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xxvi; 194; [4], blank. pp. ix; 572 (continuation of pagination); [12], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver to spine, typographic dust-jackets with printed price of £40.00 to..... More
Coronet Paperback editions of the James Bond series comprising 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 Majesties Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy & The Living Daylights.
London: Coronet Books / Hodder & Stoughton, 1990s. [Spy Fiction] 14 volumes, complete. Bibliographer's copies. Octavo (18 x 12cm). Publisher's softcovers. With retro cover designs by Bill Gregory, David Scutt and Paul Robinson. Mixed printings (never available in these covers as first printings). No owner names. Paper stock a little..... More
The Works of Shelley in Verse and Prose. Now first brought together with many pieces not before published. Edited with Prefaces, Notes, and Appendices by Harry Buxton Forman.
London: Reeves and Turner, Strand, 1880. [Poetical works] FIRST BUXTON FORMAN EDITION. 8 volumes: 4 of Poetry, 4 of Prose. (8½ x 11½ inches). With frontispieces and etchings throughout each volume. Hand bound in navy blue half calf over marbled paper-covered sides, raised bands and gilt titles to spines. Top..... More
From Russia, With Love.
London: Penguin Classics, 2007. [Spy thriller] Smirnoff Vodka Promotional Edition, not for general circulation. FIRST EDITION thus, with strike-line 10 to 1. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.259; [5]. Publisher's illustrated card covers. A fine copy which appears unread. This uncommon edition uses the Penguin Classics sheets with a reset copyright..... More
The Centenary 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 Majesties Secret Service; You Only Live Twice; The Man with the Golden Gun; Octopussy and The Living Daylights].
London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novels] All FIRST IMPRESSIONS. Fourteen volumes, octavo (23 x 15 x 42cm). Bound in original silver-stamped black cloth in striking dust-jackets with 'retro' style artwork by Michael Gillette. A clean, fine, unread set. A particularly uncommon set in hardcover, issued to celebrate the 100th birthday..... More
A James Bond Omnibus Volume 1 [together with] A James Bond Omnibus Volume 2. Containing From Russia With Love, Doctor No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice.
New York: MJF Books, 1997. [Spy thrillers] FIRST EDITIONS THUS, second printings with new cover art. Two volumes, octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.318, pp.256. Bibliographer's copies. Publisher's quarter black vinyl over paper-covered boards, dust-jackets with typographical design. Very lightly handled; near fine. The first printing features typographical jacket designs whereas..... More
Dollar Mystery Guild Uniform edition of the James Bond novels. A complete set. Comprising Casino Royale, Moonraker, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice and The Man with the Golden Gun (all that were published).
New York, NY: MacMillan, Viking & The New American Library, 1965. [Spy novels] The FIRST AMERICAN BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm). Nine volumes. Publisher's black leatherette with gilt titles to spine and various coloured leatherette strips to fore-edges, various coloured topstains, 'girl and gun' jacket design against backgrounds..... More
Ian Fleming's James Bond (Omnibus). Comprising; Moonraker, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Chancellor Press, 1994. [Spy Thrillers] FIRST EDITION THUS. Large octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.847; [1]. blank. Elegantly hand-bound in half dark blue oasis morocco over cloth sides, titled in gilt to the spine with raised bands, sewn headbands, original illustrated dust-jacket bound in at rear. A fine copy in..... More
Complete UK Book Club Editions of Ian Fleming's James Bond Novels. Comprising: Live and Let Die, 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 Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun.
London: Foyle [The Book Club], 1956-1966. [James Bond] COMPLETE BOOK CLUB EDITIONS. 11 volumes. Octavo (20 x 14 x 26cm). Publisher's hardbacks in illustrated dust-wrappers. The entire run of the popular British book club editions, which began in 1956 with 'Live and Let Die'. In total eleven of the fourteen..... More
John Welcome. 'Best' anthologies, each with content from Ian Fleming [group]. Comprising Best Motoring Stories, Best Gambling Stories, Best Secret Service Stories 1-3, Best Spy Stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1959-1967. [Literary anthology series] FIRST EDITIONS, 7 volumes, octavos (21 x 14cm). Publisher's cloth hardcovers in illustrated dust-jackets (one softcover first). Three with discreet ink names, one is price-clipped, two re-priced by the publisher. Some minor nicks/rubs to jackets. Generally a very good, presentable set. Bibliographer..... More
'A Game of Bridge At Blades' [Moonraker] in Best Gambling Stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1961. [High stakes anthology] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.215. Publisher's cloth hardcovers in illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 16s. Autographed in black ink to f.e.p. Some spotting to text block else a fine copy in a clean, bright wrapper. Contains the text of the..... More
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. Complete Signet 'D' 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), 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 (short stories)
New York, NY: Signet Books / NAL., 1960s. [Spy Fiction] Fourteen volumes. Octavos (18 x 11 x 17cm). Publisher's colour illustrated softcovers, all edges tinted red. A vintage set of Signet paperbacks in the popular uniform 'D' series edition with vignette cover artwork and bold 'A James Bond Thriller' lettering;..... More
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. Complete set of Signet paperbacks. 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 Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights (short stories).
New York, NY: Signet Books / NAL., 1960s-80s. [Spy Fiction] Fourteen volumes. Octavos (18 x 11 x 17cm). Publisher's colour illustrated softcovers, all edges tinted red. A vintage set of Signet paperbacks in the popular 'D' series edition with uniform vignette cover artwork and bold 'A James Bond Thriller' lettering..... More
The Queen's Awards. Series 6.
London: Gollancz, 1953. [Crime fiction collection] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's red clothwith black titles to spine, typographical dust-jacket with printed price 10/6 to flap. Contents clean, owner bookplate beneath flap, light spotting to edges, some minor rubs and marks to covers and jacket, which is a...... More
Ian Fleming [Omnibus]. Dr No; Moonraker; Thunderball; From Russia With Love; On Her Majesty's Secret Service; Goldfinger.
London: William Heinemann, Secker and Warburg, and Octopus Books, 1978. [James Bond omnibus] FIRST EDITION THUS, bibliographer's copy. Large octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.862; [2]. Publisher's burgundy cloth in photographic dust-wrapper featuring colour stills from the 1962 film 'Dr. No'. Contents clean, ink owner name, later pencil ownership of Jon..... More
'A Game of Bridge At Blades' [Moonraker] in Best Gambling Stories.
London: Faber and Faber, 1961. [High stakes anthology]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.215. Publisher's cloth hardcovers in illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 16s. Some minor toning to text block and endpapers, old bookplate fallen away (tiny traces), jacket chipped to crown. A very good copy. Contains the text of..... More
A James Bond Quartet. Containing: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, From Russia with Love.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1992. [Spy thrillers] FIRST EDITIONS thus. An omnibus volume. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.768. Library binding in burgundy vinyl covers, top edge coloured yellow, original dust-jacket priced £15.99. Likely the publisher's library binding with their monogram imprint to spine. Scarce thus. Ex-library copy with expected institutional..... More