James Bond 007
Doubleshot.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2000. [James Bond spy thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.274. Publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. The signature was obtained during the book launch event held at our London bookshop. Both the book and the dust-wrapper are fine /as new. Carefully dark stored by..... More
The Facts of Death.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1998. [James Bond spy thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's hardcover cloth in illustrated dust-jacket. SIGNED by the author in his customary sharpie to the title page. Signature obtained during one of his many book launch events held at our..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
London: Boxtree Limited, 1988. [James Bond reference book] The revised and updated edition, being the FIRST UK APPEARANCE of this title. Large octavo (28 x 22cm), pp.275; [1]. Glossy softcovers, illustrated throughout. Lightly handled, gift inscription to first leaf; near fine. The author's highly acclaimed first book, originally published in..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1984. [James Bond reference book] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, association copy. Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xiv]; 256; [1], About The Author; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's red softcovers. The hardcover and paperback were issued simultaneously. Inscribed to flyleaf; 'Best Regards // Raymond Benson.' Gently toned..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1988. [James Bond reference book] REVISED EDITION, INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY (first published by Dodd Mead in 1984). Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xii]; 275; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's silver-coloured card covers. Inscribed to flyleaf; 'Best Regards // Raymond Benson.' Contents clean, fine throughout, minor..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion. With An Introduction by Ernest L. Cuneo.
Seattle: Publishing Online, n.d. [2001]. [James Bond reference book] REISSUE, signed by the author. Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xii]; 275; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's light blue card covers. Autographed in black ink to the title page. A fine copy. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert..... More
[James Bond] Live at Five. In 'TV Guide' Magazine. 13-19 Nov.1999.
USA, 1999. [Short story] SIGNED COPY. Small magazine/digest format, illustrated. Original wrappers, lettered in black, red, and white to front, monochrome photograph of Piece Brosnan to front cover. Near fine. Autographed copies are scarce. Contains the first appearance of the author's third original James Bond story 'Live at Five' by..... More
The Man With The Red Tattoo.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. [Spy thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.292; [2], blank. Hardback volume, bound in publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. SIGNED by the author in his customary sharpie to title page. The signature was obtained during the book launch event held at our shop..... More
The Man With The Red Tattoo.
New York, NY: Putnam, 2002. [Spy novel] FIRST U.S. EDITION. A superb association copy, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH HEFNER. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.291; [1], blank. Hardcover in jacket. Author's presentation note in his customary sharpie to title page; For / Hef - / keep the faith! //..... More
Never Dream of Dying.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.293; [1], advert. SIGNED by the author to the title page. Publisher's hardcovers in illustrated dust-jacket. Signature obtained during the book launch event held at our London bookshop. A fine, unread, as-new copy. A James Bond novel;..... More
Never Dream of Dying.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. SIGNED by the author to loose publisher bookplate. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.293; [1], advert. Black hardcovers in illustrated dust-jacket. A clean, fine copy. A James Bond novel. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Otto Penzler, purchased by..... More
Tomorrow Never Dies.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1997. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.213. The standard hardcover edition, with cover photo of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and only Bruce Fierstein listed as scriptwriter (a rare variant exists with four writers credited). Published simultaneously with the mass-market softcover..... More
The Union Trilogy and Choice of Weapons. Being his complete James Bond novels and short stories.
New York: Pegasus Books, 2008, 2010. [James Bond] Two Omnibus volumes. Includes the FIRST APPEARANCE IN BOOK-FORM of the short stories 'Blast From the Past', 'Live at Five', 'Midsummer Night's Doom'. Large octavos, pp.846; 847. Softcover originals in the publisher's illustrated card covers. UK barcode/price label (£15.99) to 'The Union..... More
The Union Trilogy and Choice of Weapons. Being his complete James Bond novels and short stories.
New York: Pegasus Books, 2008, 2010. [James Bond] Two Omnibus volumes, first printings. Includes the FIRST APPEARANCE IN BOOK-FORM of the short stories 'Blast From the Past', 'Live at Five', 'Midsummer Night's Doom'. Large octavos (23 x 15cm), pp.846; 847. Softcover originals in the publisher's illustrated card covers. A fine..... More
The World is Not Enough.
London: Coronet Books, 1999. [Movie novelisation] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.200; [2], publisher's advertisements. Softcovers priced at £5.99 to rear. Fine/as new with no toning, no marking. A pristine copy. Novelisation of the nineteenth Bond film, which was released in cinemas in late 1999. Hubin; Crime Fiction..... More
The World is Not Enough.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver to backstrip, photographic dust-wrapper priced at £16.99. The signature was obtained during the book launch event held at our shop. A fine/as-new copy, carefully..... More
Programme for the 2014 International Antiquarian Book Fair, Grand Palais, Paris.
ILAB-LILA, 11-13 April 2014. [Handbook] Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.98, illustrated throughout with photographs. Text in French. A guide to the Paris Book Fair and associated events including the presentation of the 16th Breslauer Prize for Bibliography, awarded to Jon Gilbert for Ian Fleming: The Bibliography. Signed by the subject..... More
Two Hundred and Fifty Years of the British Novel 1740-1989.
Indiana: Lilly Library Publication Number XLV, 1990. FIRST (and only) EDITION. Slim octavo, pp.138. Illusstrated throughout. Publisher's colour covers. Fine condition. A catalogue of the exhibition at Indiana University, Bloomington. Includes a fine portrait of Ian Fleming by Murray Garber (p.96)..Fleming's scientific book collection and James Bond manuscripts are held..... More
Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection.
Liverpool: Privately Printed by the author, 1978. [Bondiana] FIRST (and only) EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in black ink. Slim octavo. pp.72. Publisher's glossy pictorial covers depicting the Fleming family coat of arms. A fine copy. Copies signed by Campbell are scarce. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy, with his pencilled note..... More
The Book Collector. Spring 2021. Edited by James Fleming.
Cirencester: The Collector Ltd., 2021. [Literary Journal] Vol. 70, No.1, Spring 2021. Octavo, with illustrations (some in colour). Bound in the publisher's purple-coloured softcovers with text printed in white and black. Trivial handling; fine. This number contains James Pickard's review of 'Ian Fleming and James Bond' by Jon Gilbert, SIGNED..... More
The Book Collector. Spring 2021. Edited by James Fleming.
Cirencester: The Collector Ltd., 2021. [Literary Journal] Vol. 70, No.1, Spring 2021. Octavo, with illustrations (some in colour). Bound in the publisher's purple-coloured softcovers with text printed in white and black. Trivial handling; fine. This number contains James Pickard's review of 'Ian Fleming and James Bond' by Jon Gilbert... More
The Book Collector, 1952-1964. The Ian Fleming Years [52 issues].
London: The Queen Anne Press, 1952-1964. [Literary Journal] The first 52 issues published under the stewardship of Ian Fleming. Vol.1, No.1 (Spring 1952) - vol.13, No.4 (Winter 1964). Contributors include John Carter, David A. Randall, T.S. Eliot, Nancy Cunard, Nicolas Barker, William Rees-Mogg, George Sims, B.H. Breslauer and Timothy d'Arch..... More
The Book Collector, Summer 1961.
London: The Shenval Press, [1961]. [Literary Journal] A bibliographic magazine published under the stewardship of Ian Fleming and whose name appears on the title page. Contributors include John Harward and Percy Muir. Publisher's printed softcovers Spine slightly toned. Near fine. In late 1951, The Dropmore Press, owned by Fleming's employer..... More
Ian Fleming Obituary in The Book Collector, Winter 1964.
London: The Shenval Press, [1961]. [Literary Journal] A bibliographic magazine. Contributors include John Carter and Nicholas Barker. Publisher's printed softcovers Spine slightly age-toned. Near fine. Contains a tribute to Ian Fleming (Commentary, pp.431-3) by his friend and colleague John Hayward. Ian Fleming ran The Book Collector journal from its inception..... More
The Making of a Publisher. A Life in the 20th Century Book Revolution.
New York: Reynal / Morrow, 1967. [Publishing] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.360. With a frontispiece portrait. Linen-backed brown cloth, patterned endpapers, typographic dust-wrapper priced at $6.95. Contents clean, top edge dusty/spotted, jacket rubbed, worn to spine ends. Very good. Autobiography of Victor Weybright, the American author and publisher..... More