"Outside of a dog, man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx
James Bond 007
Bond On Bond The Ultimate Book on 50 Years of Bond Movies
London: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. 2012. FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp.224, illustrated throughout. Black cloth blocked in silver in pictorial dust-wrapper. Absolutely fine/as new. More
Goldeneye. Where Bond was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica.
London: Hutchinson, 2014. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[xii]; 388. With eight photographic plates in colour. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine; pictorial dust-wrapper. An unread, fine copy. An insightful look at Fleming's life in Jamaica, where he spent each winter writing his James Bond novels... More
The Making of GoldenEye.
London: Boxtree Limited, 1995. [Bondiana] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Glossy photo-documentary in a large softcover format; A paperback original. (28 x 2cm), pp.128. Illustrated throughout with black and white and colour stills, with accompanying text. An absolutely fine/as new copy. An absolutely fine/as new copy. More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
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
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Large octavo (24 x 16cm). pp.346, with pp16 photographic plates. Publisher's patterned green softcovers. Prelims spotted, spine wrinkled, some toning to edges and extremities, joints rubbed. Very good, in a custom-made quarter green morocco clamshell box. Scarce in this format. The proof features... More
The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond.
London, Jonathan Cape. 1966. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Pps 346 + pp16 photographic plates. Large 8vo. Publisher's patterned green softcovers. Spine slightly cocked and wrinkled, fragile wrappers a little scuffed to upper, reader's marks to title but still a very good copy indeed, housed in a custom-made quarter green morocco clamshell... More
Rebonds
Paris: Louis Vuitton 1999. Celebrity photographs. FIRST EDITION. Small folio, pp.215. Bound in original metallic paper-covered boards with foil-backed jacket. A very fine copy. With an introduction by Roger Moore. Designed Louis Vuitton commissioned these images of various personalities all curiously posing with Vuitton-labelled footballs for the benefit of Unicef... More
Operation Kid Brother (James Bond spoof).
Hollywood, CA: Laura Rosser's Film Continuity Service, 1967. [Screenplay] Combined Continuity Script for the UA film 'Operation Kid Brother' produced by Dario Sabatello. Complete script, 105 numbered pages, 149 reels, clip-bound to top edge with limp card covers with printed details, dated September 4th 1967. Lightly handled else a near... More
contribute to...'ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE'
Holyoake, Massachusetts: Davis Publications September 1969. This issue contains the James Bond short story 'The Property of a Lady' plus mysteries by Anthony Gilbert, Roy Vickers and Lawrence Treat. Original issue magazine format, with colour covers. Some expected toning to cheap paper, slight reading lean to spine, which is chipped... More
De James Bond Saga
The Netherlands: Elmar, Van Halewyck. 2006. Dutch language James Bond reference book. Fine copy in illustrated glossy softcovers. SIGNED by the author. Contains many colour photos from the film series. More
The James Bond Girls. With an Introduction by Cubby Broccoli.
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
Robert Fleming, 1845-1933
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
Heroes and Villains
UK: Genesis Publications, 2005. LIMITED EDITION, number 68 of 350 DELUXE copies, SIGNED by photographer David Steen and contributor Sir Roger Moore. Supplied with an additional signed print exclusive to the deluxe copies. Over a period of 50 years David Steen photographed cultural icons from just about every walk of... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
New York, NY: Viking Press, 1965. FIRST US EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Small octavo. Publisher's white cloth with 'Walther' device in black, red endpapers, illustrated jacket by Raymond Hawkey. A lovely fine copy. An unusual piece of Bondiana, rarely seen signed. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the... More
The Secret Hand
London: Herbert Jenkins 1919. Espionage novel, sub-titled 'Some Further Adventures by Desmond Okewood of the British Secret Service'. First Edition. Octavo, pp.320. Publisher's red cloth lettered and ruled in black. Internally clean, some edge-spotting. A near fine copy. 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. A used copy, jacket with a few chips and tears, age-toned to spine. Very good. Contains 'James Bond Drives', being the thrilling motor chase originally published as chapter 20 of... More
Ian Fleming. The Spy Who Came In With The Gold. A Biography.
New York: Dell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm). Pp.[viii]; 150; [2], blank. With photographic plates. Publisher's hardback cloth in a dust-wrapper. A near fine copy in similar price-clipped jacket, a little toned and rubbed. Shows well. 'The earliest book-length biography of Ian Fleming' (Gilbert, p.597)... More