"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book."
— Marcel Proust
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Moonraker.
London: Pan Books, 1956. The FIRST Pan paperback edition. Series No.392. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.185; [186-192], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers by Josh Kirby with original price 2 shillings to upper panel. Usual toning to cheap paperstock, reading lean to spine, joints rubbed, small split to head. Very good. One..... More
Moonraker.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. FIRST EDITION, BINDING A (Fabroleen material). This version with 'shoot' correctly printed to page 10 (state B). Octavo, pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, titled in silver, in 'flame' design dust-wrapper by Kenneth Lewis priced at 10/6. A moderately used copy with some acceptable marks..... More
Moonraker.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1955. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.256. This is the scarce variant on the thin paper stock with 'shoo' for 'shoot' printed to p.10. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, titled in silver, in 'flame' design dust-wrapper by Kenneth Lewis. In a leather-spined clamshell box. The edges of text..... More
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'Nude Girl of Nightmare Key' [Doctor No] contained within 'Stag' magazine. Volume 13, Number 5, May 1962.
New York: Atlas Magazines, Incorporated. 1962. Magazine format in pictorial paper wraps. Original price: 35 cents. The story appears on pages 24-7, 84-97, with eight black and white illustrations including a sepia-toned double-page spread. Minor wear else fine. An abridged version, being the first American serial printing of Ian Fleming's..... More
Octopussy (James Bond short stories).
New York: New American Library, 1966. First American Printing being the FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.121. Publisher's cloth in pictorial wrapper, mustard coloured endpapers, twelve black and white illustrations plus vignette illustration to title page, pictorial dust-wrapper. No inscriptions or price-clipping, jacket edgeworn and rubbed in places..... More
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Octopussy and the Living Daylights [James Bond short stories].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.95. In publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards in pictorial wrapper. Original price 10s.6d. printed to front flap. Single owner name to first blank, spine a little toned, sticker pull to front panel. Very good..... More
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Octopussy and the Living Daylights [James Bond short stories].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.95. In publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards in pictorial wrapper. Original price 10s.6d. printed to front flap. Lightly toned to edges, light spotting to wrapper. Very good. Gilbert A14a (1.1). More
Octopussy and the Living Daylights.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the first edition. In printed green wrappers and the pictorial dust-jacket which differs considerably to the published version. The text features some significant differences within the preliminaries leaves, plus literals and minor variations throughout. An attractive copy housed in a custom-made leather..... More
Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [James Bond Short Stories] FIRST EDITION, third issue. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.95; [1]. Publisher's dark brown cloth with silver titles to spine and upper board. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, repriced by the publisher to 16s / 80p with a sticker on the..... More
Octopussy.
New York, NY: Signet Books, July 1967. The true first paperback edition, as advertised on the cover 'Never Before in Paperback'. The UK Pan edition was published simultaneously (Gilbert, p.463). Signet Books' series P3200 (being the second issue). Octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.126; [2], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original..... More
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine, in original jacket designed by Richard Chopping, priced at 16s. Inscribed by the author to his close friend John Hayward; "To John..... More
'The Perplexing Date Line' contained within 'Holiday' magazine. Vol 28, No.5, November 1960
Philadelphia, Curtis Publishing Co. 1960. pp.226 Price 60cents. Magazine format, colour illustrated covers. Some creasing/edgewear. Very good. Contains the first appearance of this Ian Fleming article, being the original full-length essay; it was cut and re-named 'Honolulu' when published as the fourth chapter of 'Thrilling Cities' (November 1963). More
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'Russians Make Mistakes Too' [Soviet Espionage] contained within 'Esquire' magazine. Volume LIV, No.5, November 1960.
New York: Arnold Gingrich / Esquire, 1960. Magazine format in pictorial paper wraps. Original price: 35 cents. Minor wear else fine. This 4-page story appears on p.96, as part of Esquire's 'Handbook for Professional Spies'. Some handling, spine with some expected wear. Very good. The first appearance of this essay..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy thriller] Sixth impression. Crown Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in the correct dust-wrapper for this printing, illustrated by Richard Chopping. Trivial handling, a little toning to both edges and jacket; near fine. This was the final Cape..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. FIRST EDITION, State A. Crown Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. Very good indeed in similar wrapper, with a 5mm tear at the crown. The tenth book in the..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. FIRST EDITION, State A. Crown Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. Contents clean, page edges toned, small tear to crown, jacket a little creased and soiled. A very good..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. FIRST EDITION, State A. Crown Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. Splash to top edge; a used copy in a soiled and stained slightly short wrapper. More
Thrilling Cities. With an Introduction by Jan Morris.
London: Ian Fleming Publications Limited, 2009. [Travel book] FIRST EDITION thus, with a new introduction from the respected travel writer Jan Morris, CBE. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.246. Publisher's green cloth hardcovers titled in silver to spine, grey endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper. A fine/as new copy. A fine limited re-issue, being..... More
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine. In dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. A very lightly used copy with a splash to top edge, jacket with a...... More
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine. In dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. A clean, fine copy of the book in an outstanding wrapper. Housed in a...... More
Too Hot to Handle (Moonraker).
New York, NY: Perma Books, 1957. FIRST PRINTING. Paperback (17 x 11cm), pp.125; [1] advertisement. Publisher's illustrated card covers, all edges tinted red. Some very light rubbing and a couple of creases to corners otherwise a clean bright copy of a fragile book, housed in a custom-made gilt-titled cloth chemise..... More
'Where Shall John Go? -Jamaica' contained within 'Horizon' Magazine. Edited by Cyril Connolly Vol.16, No.96, December 1947.
London: Horizon, 2 Lansdowne Terrace, London WC1. Printed at the Curwen Press. 1947. Price 2s 6d. Magazine format, printed covers. Contains the first appearance of Fleming's article on Jamaica, issued as the thirteenth part of a travel series run by Horizon, which was later expanded and collected in book-form as..... More
You Only Live Twice.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, First State, Binding A. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, bamboo patterned endpapers, in original pictorial dust-wrapper by Richard Chopping. With 'First Published 1964' on..... More
You Only Live Twice.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, First State, Binding A. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, bamboo patterned endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 16s. Light spotting..... More
You Only Live Twice.
Toronto: Pan Books, 1965. The FIRST Pan paperback edition, Canadian Printing. Series No.X434. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.191; [1], blank. Publisher's photographic softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel. Usual toning to cheap paperstock, covers clean, spine a little rubbed; near fine. Not to be confused with UK export..... More