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Litho in USA, 1967. [Film promotion] U.S. one-sheet poster for the 1967 Columbia Pictures film starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress and David Niven, produced by Charles K Feldman and Jerry Bresler. NSS no. 67/72. Artwork by Robert McGinnis. Approximate dimensions 27 x 40 inches. Folded. National Screen Service stamp to..... More
American International Pictures, 1966. [Film Stills] 21 ORIGINAL STILLS. Black and white stills, with production notes printed to lower margin. Also with one duplicate still, and seven reproduction stills, including two not in the collection of originals. Some light toning, with adhesive marks to lower margin of several stills. Very..... More
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. [Intrigue] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.280; [1], blank; [1], advertisements; [2], blank. Publisher's orange cloth lettered in burgundy, pictorial jacket priced at $2.00. Edges of text block toned, ink ownership to flyleaf, jacket with a few chips and tears, clipped..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1938. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320; [6], advertisements. Publisher's pale blue cloth lettered in black, mid-blue endpapers, striking 'bullet' jacket by Thomson, priced 7/6. A few descreet blue ink numbers to rear pastedown, cloth toned to extremities. Jacket with a few chips and..... More
London: Heinemann, 1959. [Gun-running thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.250. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket priced at 16s. Edges toned, jacket with some light wear to extremities spine toned. Near fine. A modern day pirate adventure, set in the South-Seas. This title was proof read by..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.314; [6], advertisements. Publisher's pale blue cloth lettered in black, mid-blue endpapers, pictorial jacket by Gibbs, priced 7/6. Trivial toning to edge of text block, jacket with very light rubbing/wear to extremities. Overall a lovely fine copy of..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm). Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. A fine copy in clean, bright jacket, with a couple of faint..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions. Priced at 16s. to flap. A...... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions. Priced at 16s. to flap. Some..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Reference critique] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.159; [1], blank. Publisher's green card lettered in black. Contents clean, covers have some scuffs to upper, tear/loss to lower panel with old tape makes to inside rear. Very good. Amis' first venture into the world of..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Reference critique] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY IN PROOF-ONLY JACKET. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.159; [1], blank. Publisher's paper covers, with pictorial proof dust-wrapper (entirely unclipped and with original setting of the text) with design based on the familiar 'trompe l'oeil' art which decorated the Ian Fleming first..... More
London: Eon Productions; Gildrose Publications, 1981. [Film Poster] ORIGINAL POSTER-MAGAZINE. Folded 30 x 21cm; open 84 x 60cm. US 'one sheet' format, with articles on the film, books, author, and producers to reverse, priced at 75p. Very light wear to folds. Fine. More
2006. [James Bond Films] SIGNED STILL. One colour film still montage from Lewis Gilbert's 1967 film, SIGNED by the stunt man Mickey Baker in silver marker. Mounted on white card ready to frame. Total dimensions 31 x 26cm. More
New York, NY: G.P Putnam's Sons, 2000. [James Bond] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the First US edition, published simultaneously with the UK hardcover. Octavo, pp.258 + note about the author to inside rear cover. Publisher's green softcovers, printed in black. A fine copy. Marked 'FOR LIMITED DISTRIBUTION / NOT FOR..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2000. [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. A fine/as-new copy, carefully dark stored by ourselves since publication. While officially on medical leave, James..... More
New York, NY: G.P Putnam's Sons, 1999. [James Bond] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the First US edition, published simultaneously with the UK hardcover. Octavo, pp.255 + note about the author. Publisher's mid-blue softcovers, printed in black. Marked 'FOR LIMITED DISTRIBUTION / NOT FOR SALE'. Some minor rippling to spine. A...... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. [Spy thriller] INSCRIBED COPY. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver to backstrip, photographic dust-wrapper priced at £16.99. This is the second printing, with some amendments from the first hardcover. With author's presentation note to title page; "For.. Cheers..... More
London: The Collector Limited, 2017. [Literary Journal] Vol. 66, No.1, Spring 2017. Octavo, pp.288. A bumper number (profusely illustrated), in gold wrappers, SIGNED by contributor Jon Gilbert (p.182). A fine, unread copy. To celebrate its 65th anniversary, The Book Collector magazine devoted its Spring 2017 issue to Ian Fleming, who..... More
London: The Collector Limited, 2017. [Literary Journal] Vol. 66, No.1, Spring 2017. Octavo, pp.288. A bumper number (profusely illustrated), in gold wrappers, SIGNED by contributor Jon Gilbert (p.272). A fine, unread copy. To celebrate its 65th anniversary, The Book Collector magazine devoted its Spring 2017 issue to Ian Fleming, who..... More
Cirencester: The Collector Ltd., 2020. [Literary Journal] Vol. 69, No.3, Autumn 2020. Octavo, with illustrations (some in colour). Bound in the publisher's red-coloured softcovers with text printed in white and black. Fine/as new. This number contains a SIGNED review of biographer John Pearson's book 'Ian Fleming The Notes', by the..... More
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
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
London: Collins, 1960. [Ornithology] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256; [1], blank. With colour plate illustrations and line drawings. Publisher's red cloth titled and decorated in gilt to spine, cartographic endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 35s. Contents clean; a fine copy of the book in a slightly nicked..... More
London: Collins, 1960. [Ornithology] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256; [1], blank. With colour plate illustrations and line drawings. Publisher's red cloth titled and decorated in gilt to spine, cartographic endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Contents clean; a fine copy of the book in a slightly edge-worn price-clipped wrapper. Uncommon..... More
Motormedia Publications, Surrey. Printed at the Ditchling Press Ltd., no date [circa 2000]. Facsimile brochure for Amherst Villiers Superchargers. Printed blue card covers, magazine format (23 x 17cm). Illustrated throughout. Fine/unread. Charles Amherst Villiers was an automotive and aeronautical engineer who was the only man to work with both motor..... More