"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka
James Bond 007
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 about Mr. Standfast
The Runagates Club.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1928. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR in the month of publication. Octavo, pp.331; [1], blank; [4], advertisements. Publisher's mid-blue cloth, titled and ruled in dark blue. A very cood copy with some acceptable wear, backstrip a little toned with a short tear at the crown... More about The Runagates Club
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The Thirty-Nine [39] Steps,
London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. [Espionage classic]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.253; [2], adverts. 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 wartime paper... More about The Thirty-Nine [39] Steps
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 about John Burningham
Not Forgetting James Bond.
UK: GBU Publishing, 2003. LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER, one of 1000 numbered coipies SIGNED by the author. Quarto, pp.192, illustrated throughout. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver in glossy colour dust-jacket. A fine, unread copy. 'Not Forgetting James Bond' is the autobiography of Syd Cain, one of cinema's most highly acclaimed... More about Not Forgetting James Bond
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 about James Bond The Legacy
Carte Blanche.
London: Bentley 007 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 elaborate outer case and... More about Carte Blanche
Carte Blanche. A James Bond Novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton 2011. FIRST PRINTING; 'INDIES' SIGNED EDITION, limited to 1500 copies autograped by Jeffery Deaver. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[xiv]; 436. Publisher's red cloth blocked with metallic red foil, metallic 'smoke effect' endpapers with original tissue guards present (often missing), illustrated dust-jacket. With a signed limitation page... More about Carte Blanche. A James Bond Novel
Carte Blanche. A James Bond Novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton 2011. FIRST TRADE EDITION, Signed by the author. Publisher's red cloth in white dust-jacket. A fine, unread copy. A James Bond adventure set in Afghanistan and Dubai, written by acclaimed thriller writer Jeffrey Deaver, who is a life-long admirer of the James Bond novels and the... More about Carte Blanche. A James Bond Novel
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 about Carte Blanche. A James Bond Novel
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 about Carte Blanche
Funeral in Berlin. Secret File No.3.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's hardcover, printed black endpapers, dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey, priced at 18s. A lightly used copy with some acceptable wear and toning, a couple of small nicks to jacket; very good. Basis for the classic... More about Funeral in Berlin. Secret File No.3
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 about Horse Under Water. Secret File No.2. A Novel by Len Deighton
Twinkle Twinkle Little Spy.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1976. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.240. Publisher's black cloth, top page edge tinted blue, photographic endpapers depicting the sky at night, photographic dustwrapper. No inscriptions or price-clipping. A clean, fine copy. Not a scarce book, yet elusive in truly fine condition like this, presumably... More about Twinkle Twinkle Little Spy
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 about Yesterday's Spy
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 about Yesterday's Spy
The Great Spy Race.
London: Michael Joseph, 1968. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.208. Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, in Richard Chopping-esque pictorial dust-jacket designed by Broom Lynne. Top edge a little dusty, spine a shade toned else a clean, fine copy. Typical 'sixties James Bond cash-in, complete with a.... More about The Great Spy Race
All Night at Mr. Stanyhurst's. Introduced by Ian Fleming.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper. A lightly used copy, jacket with some wear and tear, soiling to rear panel... More about All Night at Mr. Stanyhurst's. Introduced by Ian Fleming
All Night at Mr. Stanyhurst's.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1933. [Modern fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.197; [1]. Publisher's burgundy bookcloth, blocked in yellow to the spine, in the pictorial dustwrapper illustrated by Eric Fraser. 'Times Book Club' ticket to rear pastedown. A little bumped and marked, jacket with a few small nicks and... More about All Night at Mr. Stanyhurst's
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. More about Devil May Care. Sebastain Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
Penguin 007 2008. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author to title page. Publisher's hardback in dustwrapper. A near fine copy. The presentation note reads "To Allan Coffee / With best wishes / Sebastian Faulks / (underline)." Inscribed copies appear to be rarer than 'flat' signed copies in commerce... More about Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
Penguin 007 2008. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author to title page with the original book launch flyer (one of 1500 such copies for independent bookshops). Publisher's hardback in dustwrapper. A very fine/as new copy, carefully dark stored by ourselves since publication. An original 007 adventure, written under copyright of... More about Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
London: Penguin 007, 2008. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author to title page. Publisher's hardback in dustwrapper. A fine copy. An original 007 adventure, written under copyright of Ian Fleming Publications Ltd to celebrate the author's centenary. More about Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming.
London: Michael Joseph / Penguin Books, 2008. LIMITED FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, one of 500 copies issued. Publisher's pictorial hardback cloth binding with all edges silvered in pictorial dustjacket, 'poppy' patterned endpapers. Octavo, pp295 plus [1] note on Faulks, [1] note on Fleming, [10] adverts for previous James... More about Devil May Care. Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming
Faulks on Fiction. Great British Characters and the Secret Life of the Novel.
London: BBC Books 2011. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dustjacket. A very fine copy, autographed by Sebastian Faulks on the title-page. Includes the essay 'James Bond'; Faulks was the author of the best-selling 007 adventure 'Devil May Care' in 2008. More about Faulks on Fiction. Great British Characters and the Secret Life of the Novel