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— Henry Ward Beecher
James Bond 007
'You Only Live Twice' (released through United Artists). Six original photographs for 'Cinema 66' magazine.
n.d. [25th August 1966]. Six original black and white photographs of Sean Connery as James Bond, taken on location in Japan during the filming of Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice. Three photos capture a relaxed Connery in full Japanese costume, in between takes. The other three photos were taken..... More
How 007 Got His Name.
London: Collins, 1966. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.62, with two photographic illustrations comprising a frontispiece portrait of the subject and Ian Fleming's only meeting with James Bond. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper, designed by Barbosa, after Richard Chopping's designs for the jackets of the original 007 novels. A...... More
Matzohball. An Israel Bond Thriller.
New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1966. [James Bond pastiche] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.126; [1], order form; [1], blank. Publisher's colour softcovers with original price $1.00. Lightly handled; fine. 'A new adventure of Hebrew secret agent Oy-Oy-7'. More
The Art of Bond.
London: Boxtree/Pan Macmillan, 2006. [Film design] FIRST EDITION. Square quarto (26 x 26cm), pp.240. Colour photographs throughout. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver, black endpapers photographic dust-wrapper priced at £30rrp. Some trivial handling and wear. Near fine. Sub-titled 'From the storyboard to screen: the creative process behind the James Bond..... More
James Bond in the Cinema
London: The Tantivy Press. 1972. FIRST EDITION. Pp.176. Illustrated throughout with great stills, mostly provided by United Artists. 8vo. Publisher's raspberry pink cloth, titles in gilt to spine. Pictorial dust jacket with striking colour wraparound artwork by Stefan Dreja. No inscriptions or price-clipping (both prices hidden by publisher under a...... More
Mr. Standfast.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1919. Advance proof copy. 8vo. Publisher's original plain brown wraps, slightly spotted with minor edgewear. Internally clean, unifom light toning to page block. A most unusual and scarce advance proof copy of Mr. Standfast, one of Buchan's scarcer Richard Hannay stories. Protected by a tailor-made brown..... More
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The Thirty-Nine [39] Steps,
London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. [Espionage classic]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.253; [1]; [2], publisher's advertisements. Elegantly hand-bound in full blue oasis, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, gilt titles to upper cover, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A little of the usual edge toning to the cheap..... More
John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2009. [Autobiography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Royal quarto (31 x 24cm), pp.224. With a foreword by Maurice Sendak, and an introduction by Brian Alderson. Illustrated in colour throughout. Signed by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the..... More
The Union Trilogy and Choice of Weapons. Being his complete James Bond novels and short stories.
New York, NY: Pegasus Books, 2008-2010. [James Bond] Two Omnibus volumes. FIRST EDITIONS, also FIRST APPEARANCE IN BOOK-FORM of the short stories 'Blast From the Past', 'Live at Five', 'Midsummer Night's Doom'. Large octavo, pp.846; 847. Publisher's illustrated card covers. Unused/as new copies, housed in an elegant custom-made fleece-lined cloth..... More
James Bond The Legacy.
New York: Harry N Abrahams 2002. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo. Pp.320. Bound in black cloth boards stamped in gilt with the 007 device to upper, in a glossy pictorial dust-jacket. Includes a foreword by the James Bond film producer Michael G.Wilson. A fine, unused copy. 'A visually exciting, deeply informative..... More
Carte Blanche. 'Bentley Edition' with engraved bullet.
London: Bentley 007 / Hodder and Stoughton, 2011. [Spy novel] LIMITED EDITION by Bentley Motors, just one of 500 numbered copies of their 'White' edition, issued with a chrome box in the shape of a Bentley GT as featured in the novel (a 'Red' edition was also issued, without the..... More
Carte Blanche. A James Bond Novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2011. FIRST PRINTING; 'INDIES' SIGNED EDITION, limited to 1500 copies autographed by Jeffery Deaver. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[xiv]; 436. Publisher's red cloth blocked with metallic red foil, metallic 'smoke effect' endpapers, illustrated dust-jacket. With a signed limitation page, numbered by hand [890]. Pages edges a...... More
Carte Blanche. 'Bentley Edition' with engraved bullet.
London: Bentley 007 / Hodder and Stoughton, 2011. [Spy thriller] LIMITED EDITION by Bentley Motors, just one of 500 copies of their 'Red' edition (A 'white' binding was also issued, in a similar style but with a chrome box in the shape of a Bentley GT). Publisher's red leather, stamped..... More
Carte Blanche. A James Bond Novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton in partnership with Waterstones, 2011. SIGNED LIMITED BOXED EDITION, limited to 750 copies signed by the author. Publisher's red cloth in dust-jacket, as per the trade edition, but with a signed limitation page and housed in a custom made-flip-top box with alternative metallic red titles (the..... More
Carte Blanche.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2011. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[xii]; 436. Publisher's red cloth with metallic 'smoke' patterned endpapers in white dust-jacket. A fine copy. An original novel featuring Ian Fleming's James Bond. Gilbert, p.613. More
Horse Under Water. Secret File No.2. A Novel by Len Deighton.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Cold War spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1]. Publisher's lime green softcovers with 'greek urn' device repeated in white, titles printed in black. Inevitable spine wrinkling else a lovely fine copy which appears unread. The author's second novel, being the first..... More
Yesterday's Spy.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1975. Spy thriller, set in the dangerous world of Arab gun-running. FIRST EDITION. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket. No inscriptions, price-clipped to flap. A lovely fine copy. The jacket artwork is by Raymond Hawkey, who designed the classic 1960's James Bond paperbacks for Pan Books..... More
Yesterday's Spy.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1975. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.224. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket. The jacket artwork is by Raymond Hawkey, who designed the classic 1960s James Bond paperbacks for Pan Books. A lovely fine, crisp copy. Uncommon thus. With comparisons to Graham Greene..... More
'All The Time In The World'
[No place], 2013. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (1969, Dir. Peter Hunt). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm..... More
'And Your Name is...?'
[No place], 2011. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'Dr. No' (1962, Dir. Terence Young). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition, SIGNED..... More
'Codebreakers'
[No place], 2019. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977, Dir. Lewis Gilbert). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm..... More
'Computer Check'
[No place], 2016. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'Casino Royale' (2006, Dir. Martin Campbell). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition, SIGNED..... More
'Get On The Train'
[No place], 2016. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'Skyfall' (2012, Dir. Sam Mendes). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition, SIGNED on..... More
'Getting There'
[No place], 2011. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'Dr. No' (1962, Dir. Terence Young). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition, SIGNED..... More
'Going Back In Time'
[No place], 2019. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'Skyfall' (2012, Dir. Sam Mendes). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition, SIGNED on..... More