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— Mark Twain
James Bond 007
Amherst Villiers Superchargers
Motormedia Publications, Surrey. Printed at the Ditchling Press Ltd. n.d. Facsimile brochure for Amherst Villiers Superchargers. Card covers, magazine format. Fine. Charles Amherst Villiers [1900-1991] was an important automotive and aeronautical engineer who was the only man to work for with both motor racing legends Ettore Bugatti and W.O.Bentley. He... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007. (Writing as Bill Tanner)
London, Jonathan Cape. 1965. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. Publisher's black cloth, gilt end-papers. Illustrated throughout. With 'reversible' bookjacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible, both book and jacket show trivial wear; A near fine copy. An unusual piece of Bondiana... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1965. Pp.159. Publisher olive green soft covers flanked with publisher's logos in white, titles in black. A beautiful, fine copy, housed in an elegant green leather-spined clamshell box. This particular example is from the library of crime specialist and Ian Fleming bibliographer Otto Penzler, with the auctioneer's... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007. (Writing as Bill Tanner)
London, Jonathan Cape. 1965. FIRST EDITION. Small octavo. Publisher's black cloth, gilt end-papers. Illustrated throughout. With Hawkey-designed 'reversible' bookjacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. Book is near fine, jacket with some minor wear to lower edge. A very good... More
The James Bond Dossier
London: Jonathan Cape. 1965. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Pp.159. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt titles to spine and blind-stamped bullet-holes to upper cover in the dust-wrapper based on the familiar 'trompe l'oeil' designs which decorated the Ian Fleming first editions. Near fine; a lightly handled copy with a.... More
The James Bond Dossier
London: Jonathan Cape. 1965. FIRST EDITION. THE AUTHOR'S COPY, in a bespoke quarter leather binding of half red morocco, gilt, commissioned by the publisher for presentation to Amis. Obviously a unique copy, this was likely bound by Ian Fleming's own binder Arthur Last, the style matching closely the author's copies... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY IN RARE JACKET. Publisher's paper covers, with pictorial proof dust-wrapper, based on the familiar 'trompe l'oeil' designs which decorated the Ian Fleming first editions. Very bright jacket with inevitable wear to the unsupported oversize area, otherwise a fine copy, housed in a custom-made... More
The James Bond Dossier
London: Jonathan Cape. 1965. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Pp.159. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt titles to spine and blind-stamped bullet-holes to upper cover in the price-clipped dust-wrapper based on the familiar 'trompe l'oeil' designs which decorated the Ian Fleming first editions. A lightly handled copy, signed and inscribed... More
A Round of Golf with Tommy Armour
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1960. Pp.145. Illustrated by Merritt D. Cutler. Publisher's green cloth in pictorial pictorial dust-jacket. Owner name, else a near fine copy in a slightly edgeworn jacket. A golfing instruction manual from one of the masters of the game; the follow-up volume to 'How to play Your... More
Tomorrow Never Dies
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1997. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The standard hardcover edition, with cover photo of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and Bruce Fierstein listed as scriptwriter (a variant exists with four writers credited). Published simultaneously with the mass-market softcover. A lovely fine copy with the faint... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
London: Boxtree Limited 1988. James Bond reference book. The revised and updated edition, being the FIRST UK APPEARANCE of this title. Large octavo. Glossy softcovers. Pp.275. SIGNED by the author on a plain bookplate; autograph obtained at one of several Raymond Benson signings held at our bookshop in the late... More
The World is Not Enough.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. FIRST EDITION. The novelisation of the Bond movie. SIGNED by the author to the title page. The signature was obtained during one of the author's many book launch events held at our shop. Hardcover in photographic dust-wrapper. Absolutely fine throughout, being carefully dark stored by... More
The World is Not Enough.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. FIRST EDITION. The novelisation of the Bond movie. SIGNED by the author to the title page and. The signature was obtained during one of the author's many book launch events held at our shop and was subsequently SIGNED by actress Dame Judi Dench who played... More
Die Another Day.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 2002. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. The novelisation of the James Bond movie. Both the book and the dust-wrapper are absolutely fine /as new. A lovely copy, signed to the title-page. The signature was obtained privately by us-the author did not appear in the UK... More
Doubleshot.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 2000. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. Inscribed by the author to the title page; For .... / Nice to see you! / Raymond / Benson. Publisher's cloth with pictorial dustwrapper. A fine, unread copy. The signature was obtained during the book launch event held at our shop... More
The Facts of Death.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1998. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, SIGNED by the author. Raymond Benson's second novel. Hardback, bound in the publisher's cloth with pictorial dustwrapper. This copy additionally SIGNED by author Raymond Benson to title page during one of his many book launch events held at our shop. Both... More
High Time To Kill. A James Bond novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1999. FIRST EDITION. Hardback in dustwrapper. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author to title page. Both the book and the dust-wrapper are absolutely fine /as new. A lovely copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication. Benson's third original novel starring Ian Fleming's James Bond, now one of... More
Live at Five. In 'TV Guide' Magazine. 13-19 November 1999.
USA 1999. James Bond short story. Small Magazine format, illustrated.A fine copy. Contains the first appearance of the author's third original James Bond story 'Live at Five' by Raymond Benson with illustrations. This issue of the TV Guide was subtitled '007 Heaven' and was devoted to James Bond, issued to... More
The Man With The Red Tattoo
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 2002. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. Hardback volume, bound in publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. Lightly handled; probably read once. Near to fine in jacket. James Bond is sent to Japan to investigate the deaths of the family of Peter McMahon, head of an important genetic research... More
The Man With The Red Tattoo.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 2002. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, SIGNED by the author. Hardback volume, bound in publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper This copy additionally SIGNED by author Raymond Benson to the title page. Both the book and the dustwrapper are fine /as new. Warehoused by ourselves since publication. James... More
Never Dream of Dying.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 2001. FIRST EDITION. Absolutely fine in like dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author. Signature obtained during one of his many book launch events held at our shop. Both the book and the dustwrapper are absolutely fine /as new. A lovely copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication. A.... More
The World is Not Enough
London: Coronet Books 1999. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. The novelisation of the Bond movie. SIGNED by the author to the title page. The signature was obtained during one of the author's many book launch events held at our shop. Absolutely fine throughout, being carefully dark stored by ourselves since publication. Upper... More
Field Guide of Birds of the West Indies.
New York, NY: Macmillan, 1947. FIRST MACMILLAN PRINTING. Octavo, pp.xii; 257; [1], blank. With colour plate illustrations and line drawings by Poole. Publisher's brown cloth titled in black to spine and front board, map endpapers, original dust-jacket. Book is very good, faint evidence of an old bookplate; jacket a little... More
To James Bond With Love
Sutter House, USA 1980. FIRST EDITION. An interesting account of life with naturalist James Bond, whose name Fleming took for his legendary fictional spy. Mrs. Bond tells of confusion at customs, refusals by banks to cash travellers' cheques, and young women calling in the dead of night. The name of... More
'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