London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. [James Bond] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm). The novelisation of the James Bond movie. Publisher's hardcovers, autographed to the dust-wrapper in silver marker. The signature was obtained privately by us—the author did not appear in the UK to promote this, his..... More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. SIGNED by the author to loose publisher bookplate. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.293; [1], advert. Black hardcovers in illustrated dust-jacket. A clean, fine copy. A James Bond novel. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Otto Penzler, purchased by..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. [True Crime] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Illustrated with photographs. Elegantly hand-bound in half navy calf over marbled paper-covered cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands. Some dampmarking to plates else fine, in an attractive recent..... More

London: Hansom Books, 1963. [James Bond literary reference] FIRST APPEARANCE. Pp.66. Magazine format stapled twice, fully illustrated. Original price 3s. The article appears on pp.14-19, with a vignette photograph of the author. This issue also features an advert for James Clavell's 'King Rat' with a supporting quote by Ian Fleming..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Bond] FIRST ISSUE, Second state, Binding 'D'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper (Fabroleen) over boards with gilt lettering to the spine, plain covers, patterned green endpapers. Together with another copy in brown Fabroleen covers lettered in bronze to the spine, plain..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Travel] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the First Edition. Octavo (23 x 16cm), with plates. Publisher's softcovers in the neon pink proof-only dust-jacket. The proof book contains several differences to the hardback, mostly of a typographical nature; some omissions appear on the copyright page, the final leaf..... More

Jonathan Cape, 1957. 2 volumes, octavo. Original red and yellow illustrated wrappers, stapled as issued. No. 98 with half-page illustrated advertisement for the forthcoming From Russia, With Love book publication; no. 100 with a large selection of portraits of the contributors, including Ian Fleming and his brother Peter. Contents clean;..... More

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1956. [Gemstones / mining / Colonial history] FIRST EDITION, with extra material. Sir John Byers copy. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.262; [2], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. With various additional inserts including numerous contemporary related news-clippings, a letter from Cartier..... More

Cheltenham: The Collector Ltd., 2023. [Bibliography] A high-quality colour advertising lithograph printed on art paper, for the Winter 2023 issue, SIGNED by contributor Jon Gilbert. Conservation framed and glazed; in an elegant acid-neutral white card mount backed with pH neutral corri-cor barrier board beneath 2mm float glass, bespoke smooth black..... More

London: Collins, 1975. [Spy Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY signed by the author. Octavo (21 x 14cm). Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Alan Manham, priced at 21s. Inscribed by the author in blue ink to flyleaf: To all the Wiggingtons / with love from /..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Literary biography] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, in PROOF-ONLY JACKET lettered in silver (published book jacket was gilt). Large octavo (24 x 16cm). pp.346, with pp.16 photographic plates. Printed softcovers in photographic wrapper. Edges spotted, shows some use through proof-reading, oversize jacket rubbed/worn at unsupported areas. Very good..... More

London: Collins, 1961. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Pino Dell-Orco. An export copy, not priced. Contents clean, edges of text block browned (as often), no inscriptions, jacket gently used with some..... More