James Bond First Editions

John Welcome. 'Best' anthologies, each with content from Ian Fleming [group]. Comprising Best Motoring Stories, Best Gambling Stories, Best Secret Service Stories 1-3, Best Spy Stories.

[WELCOME, John, editor], FLEMING, Ian (and others).

London: Faber and Faber, 1959-1967. [Literary anthology series] FIRST EDITIONS, 7 volumes, octavos (21 x 14cm). Publisher's cloth hardcovers in illustrated dust-jackets (one softcover first). Three with discreet ink names, one is price-clipped, two re-priced by the publisher. Some minor nicks/rubs to jackets. Generally a very good, presentable set. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copies, with his pencilled ownership within. Five volumes contain excerpts from Ian Fleming's James Bond series, 'Spy Stories' mentions Fleming within the intro and 'Secret Service Stories 3' features an appreciation of Bond/Fleming in the intro. Complete Fleming content thus. A difficult group to assemble. Includes text from the following; 'Live and Let Die', 'Moonraker' (x2 episodes) and 'Quantum of Solace'. Item #66649

See Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography.

Price: £275.00