"There is no friend as loyal as a book."
— Ernest Hemingway
James Bond 007
Background to Danger.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. [Intrigue] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.280; [1], blank; [1], advertisements; [2], blank. Publisher's orange cloth lettered in burgundy, pictorial jacket priced at $2.00. Edges of text block toned, ink ownership to flyleaf, jacket with a few chips and tears, clipped..... More
The Light of Day.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. [Crime Thriller] SIGNED FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[6] 243 [5]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to half-title. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and green decoration to spine, a gilt EA monogram to upper, top edge red, fore-edge..... More
Uncommon Danger.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.314; [6], advertisements. Publisher's pale blue cloth lettered in black, mid-blue endpapers, pictorial jacket by Gibbs, priced 7/6. Trivial toning to edge of text block, jacket with very light rubbing/wear to extremities. Overall a lovely fine copy of..... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
London: Pan Books, 1966. [Bond reference] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.111; [9], endmatter and advertisements. Bound in pictorial card covers designed by Raymond Hawkey, priced at 3/6. Usual page toning, covers lightly worn; near fine. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the James Bond novel series..... 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.
New York, NY: Signet Books, 1966. [Bond reference /critique] FIRST U.S. PAPERBACK. Pp.127 + [1], advertisement. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 60c, all edges red. Cheap paper stock browned as usual, covers slightly rubbed. Near fine. Now a rather elusive paperback, published in the same year as the UK Pan..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Reference critique] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY IN PROOF JACKET. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.159; [1], blank. Publisher's paper covers, with pictorial proof dust-wrapper, based on the familiar 'trompe l'oeil' designs which decorated the Ian Fleming first editions. Edges dusty else book is fine. Oversized jacket with minor..... More
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The James Bond 007 Annual [1968].
Manchester: Published by World Distributors [by arrangement with Eon Productions / Glidrose Publications], 1968. [Film annual] FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Large octavo (27 x 21cm), pp.93 (the pagination, as with all copies, is awry, beginning at p.4). Publisher's glossy boards without jacket as issued. Illustrated throughout including several colour photographs..... More
Die Another Day.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 2002. [Spy thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp[vi]; 245; [5], blank. Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers lettered in silver to spine, photographic dust-wrapper priced at £18.99. Autographed by Raymond Benson in black ink to the title-page. The signature was obtained privately by us -the..... More
Die Another Day.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 2002. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp[vi]; 245; [5], blank. Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers lettered in silver to the spine, photographic dust-wrapper priced at £18.99. A fine/as-new copy, carefully warehoused by ourselves since publication. A novelisation of the James Bond movie starring Pierce..... More
Doubleshot.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2000. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.274. Publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. The signature was obtained during the book launch event held at our London bookshop. A fine/as-new copy, carefully dark stored by ourselves since publication. While officially on..... More
Doubleshot.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2000. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.274. Publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. The signature was obtained during the book launch event held at our London bookshop. A fine copy. The fourth of author Raymond Benson's successful series of adventures..... More
The Facts of Death.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1998. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's hardcover cloth in illustrated dust-jacket. Contents slightly toned. Possibly read once. Near fine. Hubin; Crime Fiction IV. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 613. More
High Time To Kill
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.294. Publisher's black cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. A lovely fine, 'as new' copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication. Rather elusive; A mountaineering adventure set in the Himalayas, High Time To Kill is Raymond Benson's third novel starring..... More
High Time To Kill.
London: Coronet Books / Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, SIGNED by the author to the title page. Octavo, pp.294. Publisher's sofcovers, illustrated by David Scutt. Signature obtained during one of the author's many book launch events held at our shop. Absolutely fine throughout, being carefully dark stored by..... More
The Man With The Red Tattoo.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.292; [2], blank. Hardback volume, bound in publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper. SIGNED by the author in his customary sharpie to title page. Signature obtained during one of his many book launch events held at our shop..... More
Never Dream of Dying.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.293; [1], advert. SIGNED by the author. Signature obtained during the book launch event held at our London bookshop. Absolutely fine. A lovely copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication. A James Bond novel; the search for a...... More
The World is Not Enough.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.274; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver to backstrip, photographic dust-wrapper priced at £16.99. The signature was obtained during the book launch event held at our shop. A fine/as-new copy, carefully..... More
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The Book Collector: Ian Fleming and Book Collecting [a special issue]. Edited by James Fergusson; Consultant Editor, Nicolas Barker.
London: The Collector Limited, 2017. [Literary Journal] Vol. 66, No.1, Spring 2017. Octavo, pp.288. A bumper number (profusely illustrated), in gold wrappers, SIGNED by contributor Jon Gilbert (p.182). A fine, unread copy. To celebrate its 65th anniversary, The Book Collector magazine devoted its Spring 2017 issue to Ian Fleming, who..... 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
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
James Bond in the Cinema.
Cranbury, NJ: A.S. Barnes and Co, 1972. [Bond on film] FIRST US EDITION, being published in a larger format than the UK equivalent. Octavo (26 x 18cm), pp.176. Illustrated throughout with great stills, mostly provided by United Artists. Publisher's grey hardcovers cloth, titles in black to spine. Pictorial dust-jacket with..... 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
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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 dark blue oasis morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, gilt titles to upper cover, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A few light marks within, usual edge toning..... More