James Bond 007
Devil May Care. Sebastain Faulks writing as Ian Fleming.
New York, NY: Doubleday, 2008. FIRST EDITION (published simultaneously with the UK first edition). Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.278. Publisher's quarter black cloth over paper-covered boards, stamped in silver to the spine with poppy red endpapers. Complete with pictorial dust-wrapper. A fine, unread copy. As new. An original 007 adventure..... More
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 295; [7], Endmatter; [9], advertisements; [1], blank. Publisher's black hardcovers blocked in silver to spine, poppy design endpapers in red, illustrated dust-jacket priced at £18.99. A fine copy. An original 007 adventure, written under copyright of Glidrose..... More
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author to title page. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 295; [7], Endmatter; [9], advertisements; [1], blank. Publisher's black hardcovers blocked in silver to spine, poppy design endpapers in red, illustrated dust-jacket priced at £18.99. A fine copy, autographed in..... More
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming.
London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 295; [7], Endmatter; [9], advertisements; [1], blank. Specially hand-bound in half red calf over matching cloth sides, red endpapers, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. Illustrated dust-jacket and poppy-patterned endpapers preserved at rear. A fine..... More
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming.
London: Penguin 007, 2008. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 295; [7], Endmatter; [9], advertisements; [1], blank. Elegantly hand-bound in half jet black calf over matching cloth sides, contrasting red endpapers, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. Illustrated dust-jacket and poppy-patterned endpapers preserved at rear..... More
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming.
London: Michael Joseph / Penguin Books, 2008. [Spy novel] LIMITED FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, number 345 of 500 copies issued. Publisher's pictorial hardback covers with all edges silvered, 'poppy' patterned endpapers, ribbon page marker. Octavo, pp.295 plus [1] note on Faulks, [1] note on Fleming, [10] adverts for..... More
Devil May Care. The Bentley Special Series Edition.
Penguin Books / Doubleday, in association with Bentley Motors, 2008. [James Bond thriller] FIRST EDITION. LIMITED EDITION, Large Paper copies, number 102 of 300. With a note to this edition, a foreword by the chief designer of Bentley Motors, and a brief biography of Ian Fleming. Superbly bound in full..... More
The Bedside Guardian 14. A Selection from The Guardian 1964-5.
London: Collins, 1965. [Anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, typographic pink dust jacket priced at 16s. Edges spotted, jacket sunned at spine. Very good. Annual literary collection, featuring an obituary of Ian Fleming (pp.109-111), originally published the day..... More
"Tomorrow Never Dies" (Released Through United Artists).
Eon Productions Limited, Pinewood Studios, UK, 18th August, 1997. [James Bond screenplay] Final Shooting Script for the UA film 'Tomorrow Never Dies' produced by Barbara Broccoli, and Michael G.Wilson. Complete script, bound in paperback form, gloss black card cover with titles printed in silver with a facsimile signature of James..... More
James Bond in the Cinema.
Cranbury, NJ: A.S. Barnes and Co, 1972. [Bond on film] FIRST US EDITION, being published in a larger format than the UK equivalent. Octavo (26 x 18cm), pp.176. Illustrated throughout with great stills, mostly provided by United Artists. Publisher's grey hardcovers cloth, titles in black to spine. Pictorial dust-jacket with..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming.
London: Collins, 1962. [True crime] FIRST EDITION. Two volumes (first and second impressions) Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper. First printing with slightly chipped jacket, price clipped; second printing..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming.
London: Collins, 1962. [True crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 21s. Discreet owner name, jacket with a few small nicks; very good indeed. Airline..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming.
London: Collins, 1962. [True crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 21s. Contents clean, edges toned, jacket with a few small chips to crown and..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming.
London: Collins, 1962. [True crime] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Second impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper. With presentation note to title; Yours very sincerely / Donald..... More
Airline Detective. The Fight Against International Air Crime. Introduced by Ian Fleming (2 copies).
London: Fontana Books, 1962. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Two variant copies, the home market issue priced at 3/6 together with the unpriced export copy. Octavos, pp.189; [2], ads; [1], blank. Publisher's softcovers with stills from the recent television adaptation entitled 'Zero One'. Illustrated with black and white photos within. Very good..... More
The Lawless Skies. With a Foreword by Ian Fleming.
New York: Putnam, 1962. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Pp.224, with photographic plates. Publisher's black cloth blocked in blue, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Arthur Hawkins priced at $3.95. An abridged version of Fleming's foreword also fills the rear panel. A clean, fine copy of the book in a very good jacket with..... More
Motoring journals. The Automobile.
UK, 2014-2022. Fifteen British motoring magazines, each with an article on the Bentley or Aston Martin Lagonda marques. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Publisher's softcovers displaying various prices. These two iconic British luxury sports car companies are synonymous with James Bond. Bentley was Bond's choice of car in the original books..... More
My Life and My Cars.
London: Hutchinson, 1967. [Motoring] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.240, illustrated with black & white plates. Publisher's green cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine, photographic dust-wrapper priced at 42s. A clean, fine copy. The autobiography of the British engineer, founder of Bentley Motors, one of the world's..... More
My Thirty Years of Speed.
London: Hutchinson, [1935]. [Motoring] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.270, illustrated with black & white plates. Publisher's red cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine. Publisher's presentation copy, so stamped to title page. Some minor toning and marks within, cloth lightly rubbed, joints a little frayed; a very..... More
The Racing Car Development & Design. Drawings by George A. Oliver.
London: Batsford, 1956. [Motoring] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.288, illustrated with black & white plates. Publisher's hardcovers in dust-wrapper priced at 25s. A very good copy in a used wrapper with some chips and tears. A history of race cars and their manufacturers including Mercedes, Bentley, Jaguar and..... More
Mercedes-Benz.
London: Frederick Muller, 1956. [Motoring] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.224, illustrated with black & white plates. Publisher's hardcovers in dust-wrapper priced at 16s. Very good in like wrapper with some rubs and tears. A history of the luxury margue and their racing endeavours. Mentions Count Louis Zborowsk, Stirling..... More
The Rolls-Royce Twenty.
Abingdon, Oxon: Burges & Son, for John M. Fasal., 1988. [Motoring] SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.560; [2], blank, illustrated throughout. Second Edition. Publisher's blue cloth in glossy photographic dust-wrapper. A fine copy. A comprehensive history of the Rolls-Royce marque. From the comprehensive James Bond archive assembled..... More
'Diamonds Are Forever' reviews contained within 'Now and Then' magazine, Number 97, Summer 1956.
London: Jonathan Cape. [1956]. [Journal] Pp.16. Price sixpence. Magazine format, illustrated. A fine copy. Publisher Jonathan Cape's literary magazine for the publishing industry, booksellers and the public alike. Contains two quotes from reviews of the latest James Bond novel 'Diamonds are Forever' (p.13), from the Birmingham Post and the Sunday..... More
'From Russia With Love' announcement contained within 'Now & Then' magazine, Winter 1956-7.
London: Jonathan Cape. [1956]. [Journal] (25 x 17 cm) pp.24. Price sixpence. Magazine format, illustrated. With folio colour advertisement for 'Books and Bookmen' tucked in. Near fine. Publisher Jonathan Cape's literary magazine for the publishing industry, booksellers and the public alike. Contains a paragraph in the 'News' section (p.21) which..... More
'Moonraker' review contained within 'Now and Then' magazine, Number 94, Spring 1955.
London: Jonathan Cape. [1955]. [Journal] Pp.24. Price sixpence. Magazine format, illustrated. Fine. Publisher Jonathan Cape's literary magazine for the publishing industry, booksellers and the public alike. Contains Charles Fortescue's review of the latest James Bond novel 'Moonraker' (p.5). There is also an advertisement for the forthcoming book printed on the..... More