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London: Souvenir Press, 1973. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.254. Publisher's cyan cloth with silver titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket priced at £2.20. Ownership sticker to top left of front pastedown. Very lightly sunned to jacket spine. Near fine. The sixth full-length Modesty Blaise thriller, developed..... More
London: Souvenir Press, 1973. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.254. Publisher's cyan cloth with silver titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket priced at £2.20. A clean, near fine copy. The sixth full-length Modesty Blaise thriller, developed from the popular comic strip series chronicling a streetwise refugee-turned undercover..... More
London: Queen Anne Press, 2020. [Literary biography] FIRST EDITION, limited issue (this copy no.72 of 100 copies). Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.375; [1], blank. Bound in dark-blue Plike paper-covered boards, red endpapers, blocked in gilt to spine and front cover, semi-opaque dust jacket with printed titles. As new. Upon publication..... More
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973. [Fictional biography] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] 317 [3]. Bound in recent black half calf with gilt titles to spine, raised bands, and matching cloth over boards. Top edge red. A crisp, clean copy in an attractive new binding. Very..... More
London: The Companion Book Club, 1966. FIRST REGULAR EDITION from the Companion Book Club, who also released a 'De Luxe' version. Octavo, pp.368 + photographic plates. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with pale blue label and topstain, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 5/9. Some trivial toning to the spine..... More
Swan Books, [1966]. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. A paperback original. Octavo, pp.160. Publishers card covers with photographic illustrations to upper and lower panel. Cheap paper toned as expected, covers lightly worn. Very good indeed. This is Swan Book S-102, understood to be the US version. The Canadian version was designated..... More
n.p. [1992]. Double-bill style artwork, portrait format, created for the inaugural James Bond 007 Fan Club convention at the National Film Theatre, 22nd November 1992. SIGNED by three of the guests of honour. This unusual items was laminated and produced as place settings. In elegant acid-neutral mount, glaze, and bespoke..... More
Holyoake, MA: Davis Publications, September 1969. [James Bond] Original issue magazine format (20 x 14cm), pp.162, with colour covers. Some expected toning to cheap paper but altogether a crisp, near fine copy. This issue contains the James Bond short story 'The Property of a Lady' plus mysteries by Anthony Gilbert..... More
London: Allen Lane, 2000. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated quarto (23 x 17cm), pp.150. With black and white photographs. Publisher's grey cloth hardback blocked in silver to spine, blind-stamped '007' motif to front cover, photographic dust-jacket priced at £9.99 / $24.99 (Canada). A fine copy. Editor Simon Winder was the senior executive..... More
New York: Mallard Press, 1989. FIRST PRINTING, INSCRIBED COPY. Publisher's hardcover in photographic dustwrapper. Large format glossy photographic book. Inscribed by the author to the title page; To Oliver / There are many great collectors / but you are probably the / greatest of them all! / Best Wishes Graham..... More
Privately Printed, no date [2013]. [James Bond Reference] LIMITED EDITION. A4 ring-binder (30 x 21cm), pp.198, with black and white illustrations. Number 12 of just 20 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Spiral bound with colour-printed card covers. Originally produced in the 90's, this is..... More
Scotland: Whittinghame House Press 2000. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp.159. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's green cloth blocked in gilt, with colour-plate illustration showing the Fleming family crest laid down to upper cover, illustrated endpapers, housed in the original slip-case. A fine copy, SIGNED by the author, and inscribed 'To Sean'. The..... More
New York, NY and Boston, MA: Grand Central Publishing, 2008. [Crime Fiction] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 439 [1], blank. Publisher's hardcover with cartographic endpapers, photographic dust-jacket priced at $24.99. Sight toning; near fine (jacket is meant to appear distressed or worn). Soviet-era detective thriller, nominated for..... More
New York, NY: Signet Books, 1965. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Pp.127 + [1], advertisement. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 50c, all edges red. Cheap paper stock browned as usual, covers show some rubbing and wear. Very good. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick..... More
London: Panther Books, 1965. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Pp.192. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 3/6. Cheap paper stock browned as usual, some handling, joints rubbed. A very good copy. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick [Fred] Snelling was a highly-regarded member of the..... More
The Crime Club, Collins, 1947. [Mystery] FIRST UK EDITION. Publisher's orange cloth, light wear, slightly sunned, very good indeed. In dustwrapper, price-clipped, lightly creased, small tears, spine sunned, a few small chips, overall very good. A Nero Wolfe novel. Another case for the eccentric oversized New York armchair detective Nero..... More
Ohio and New York: Popular Publications, Incorporated. December 1961. [Men's Magazine] FIRST US PERIODICAL APPEARANCE. Magazine format (28 x 22cm), pp.144. In pictorial paper wraps. Original price: 50 cents. The novel 'Thunderball' is advertised on the front cover as an 'extra book bonus' and appears on pages 128–44, with a...... More
Frankfurt: United International Pictures, 1967. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of eight German lobby cards from the film You Only Live Twice [Man Lebt Nur Zweimal], directed by Lewis Gilbert, and starring Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Karin Dor, Akiko Wakabayashi, and Tetsuro Tamba. Colour half-tone images on thin..... More
Designed and Produced for the Ian Fleming Foundation by The James Bond 007 International Fan Club & Archive, no date [2000]. [Ian Fleming Foundation] EVENT PROGRAMME. Octavo pamphlet (24 x 16cm), pp.[12] Illustrated in colour and black and white, with glossy soft covers, stapled twice. A fine, as-new copy. A...... More
Beverley Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / United Artists, 1983. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of eight lobby cards from the film 'Octopussy', directed by John Glen, and starring Roger Moore, Maud Adams, and Kabir Bedi. Colour lithographic images on medium stock measuring 28 x 36cm, with production credits to..... More
Beverley Hills, CA: United Artists, 1971. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of eight lobby cards from the film 'Diamonds Are Forever', directed by Guy Hamilton, and starring Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Charles Gray. Colour lithographic images on thin stock measuring 28 x 36cm, with production credits..... More
Beverley Hills, CA: United Artists, 1969. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of eight lobby cards from the film 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', directed by Peter Hunt, and starring George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, and Telly Savalas. Colour lithographic images on thin stock measuring 21 x 25cm, with production..... More
Paris: Les Productions Artistes Associés, 1977. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of twelve lobby cards from the film 'L'Espion Qui M'Aimait' (the French version of 'The Spy Who Loved Me'), directed by Lewis Gilbert, and starring Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, and Richard Kiel. Colour lithographic images on thin..... More
Paris: Les Productions Artistes Associés, 1977. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of twelve lobby cards from the film 'L'Espion Qui M'Aimait' (the French version of 'The Spy Who Loved Me'), directed by Lewis Gilbert, and starring Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, and Richard Kiel. Colour lithographic images on thin..... More
Paris: Les Productions Artistes Associés, 1979. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of twenty-four French lobby cards from the film 'Moonraker', directed by Lewis Gilbert, and starring Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, and Richard Kiel. Colour lithographic images on thin stock measuring 22 x 28cm, with production credits..... More