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— Franz Kafka
James Bond 007
Film Stills for 'What's Up Tiger Lily?'
American International Pictures, 1966. [Film Stills] 21 ORIGINAL STILLS. Black and white stills, with production notes printed to lower margin. Also with one duplicate still, and seven reproduction stills, including two not in the collection of originals. Some light toning, with adhesive marks to lower margin of several stills. Very..... More
Nobody Does It Better. The Complete Uncensored Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond.
New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2020. [Cinema] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 13cm), pp.720. Publisher's red cloth lettered in silver to the spine, photographic dust-jacket, priced at $29.99. Edges of text block toned else a fine copy. A history of Bond on screen. Filled with reflections from over 150 cast..... More
Passage of Arms. Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) reader's report, favourably assessing the novel's potential for film adaptation, together with a First Edition book.
N.p. [London: Elstree Studios/ABPC], Heinemann, 1959. [Literary and cinematic critique] Elstree Studios' report on the Eric Ambler thriller, considering the novel as suitable for filming. 5pp., typed report on rectos only. Perforations down left edge from office binding. Very well preserved. Book is near fine in like jacket. A gun-running..... More
A Coffin for Dimitrios.
New York: Knopf 1939. [Spy thriller] FIRST US EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[xiv]; 281; [1], ad. Publisher's pale green cloth blocked in red, top edge red, illustrated dust-wrapper. Contents clean but for marginal grease mark to final gathering, endpapers a little toned/marked, ink name and label to..... More
The Levanter.
New York: Atheneum, 1972. [Spy thriller] PROOF COPY / ADVANCE COPY of the first edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.310. Publisher's ARC in illustrated self-wraps. With presentation note to the title page; Danny, from / Eric Ambler / February 77 //. Fine throughout. Acclaimed thriller from..... More
The Light of Day.
London: Heinemann, 1959. ['Rogue school' thriller] SIGNED UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.247, with map endpapers bound in. Publisher's yellow softcovers printed in black. Autographed to title page in blue ink. Contents clean, spine gently rolled, some wear to joints covers dusty with some..... More
![Item #73672 The Night-Comers [two copies]. Eric AMBLER](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/73672.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1764092485)
The Night-Comers [two copies].
London: Pan Books/Fontana, 1959, 1970. [Thriller] PAPERBACK EDITIONS, the first without Ian Fleming quote, the second with Fleming review on rear cover and supporting quote from Graham Greene to front. Octavos (18 x 11cm), in publisher's sofcovers. No ink names, lightly handled, a little soiling to later copy. Very good..... More
The Night-Comers.
London: William Heinemann, 1956. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY, superb association. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 233. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine, in decorative dust-jacket designed by Judith Bledsoe, priced at 13/6. With author's ink note to flyleaf; Roy and Joan. / with love / Eric..... More
Passage of Arms.
London: Heinemann, 1959. [Gun-running thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.250. Publisher's hardback black cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket priced at 16s. Contents clean, no inscriptions, a few small marks and some splashing to edges of text block, lightly used jacket with a couple of short edge tears. A...... More
Passage of Arms.
New York: Knopf, 1959. [Gun-running thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.228. Publisher's salmon pink hardback cloth binding blocked in red and gilt, in two pictorial dust-jackets priced $3.95- one of which was supposedly a trial jacket and not issued, but in reality very many copies came with..... More
Passage of Arms.
New York: Knopf, 1959. [Gun-running thriller] FIRST US EDITION, ADVANCE COPY with exclusive 'Advertising' jacket. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.228. Publisher's salmon pink hardback cloth binding blocked in red and gilt, in typographic jacket with promotional blurb and text to front panel only. A fine copy in a near fine..... More
Send No More Roses.
London: Wiedenfeld & Nicolson, 1977. [Spy thriller] PROOF COPY of the first edition. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.269; [1], blank. Publisher's illustrated orange wraps, with provisional details printed in black to front panel. Minor spine lean else near fine. Acclaimed thriller from a master of the genre, regarded as one..... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
New York: Viking, 1965. [Bondiana] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm). Publisher's white glossy hardcovers, red endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed book-jacket priced at $2.50. A fine copy in clean, bright jacket. An unusual piece of Bondiana. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the James Bond novel..... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111; [1]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. Price clipped, else a clean, fine..... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
New York: Viking, 1965. [Bondiana] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111 [5]. Publisher's white glossy hardcovers, red endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed book-jacket priced at $2.50. A fine copy in clean, bright jacket. An unusual piece of Bondiana. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the..... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111; [1]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field, priced 12/6; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. Contents clean, no inscriptions, tiny scuff..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] FIRST EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions. Decorative bookplate, SIGNED by..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions, priced 16s. Autographed by Amis..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions, priced 16s. Autographed..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
New York, NY: Signet Books, 1966. [Bond reference /critique] FIRST U.S. PAPERBACK. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.127 [1], advertisement. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 60c, all edges red. A clean, fine copy. Uncommon thus. Now a rather elusive paperback, published in the same year as the UK Pan paperback. From..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Pan Books, 1966. [Bond reference / critique] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.157 + [3], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers designed by Raymond Hawkey. Cheap paper stock a little tanned as usual, covers show some trivial wear. Now a rather elusive paperback. This is Kingsley Amis' first venture..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Pan Books, 1966. [Bond reference / critique] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, EXPORT ISSUE. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.157 + [3], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers designed by Raymond Hawkey, without printed prices to rear (intended for sale overseas). Cheap paper stock a little tanned as usual, covers show some trivial wear..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Reference critique] ANNOTATED PROOF COPY, with reader's notes and corrections. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.159; [1], blank. Publisher's green card lettered in black. With marginal annotations in red ink, and thirteen lines of red ink notes and directions to the front cover in the same hand..... More
The James Bond Dossier. Two variant copies.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (approx. 24 x 16cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions. Together with a varian First..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Reference critique] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.159; [1], blank. Publisher's green card lettered in black. Contents clean, covers have some scuffs to upper, tear/loss to lower panel with old tape makes to inside rear. Very good. Amis' first venture into the world of..... More