James Bond First Editions

The Complete James Bond: A James Bond Quartet; A James Bond Quintet; The Essential James Bond. [Volume I]: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, From Russia with Love [Volume II]: Diamonds are Forever, Doctor No, Goldfinger, For your Eyes Only, The Spy who Loved Me [Volume III]: Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy, The Living Daylights.

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1992-4. [Spy thrillers] FIRST EDITIONS thus. Three omnibus volumes containing all the original James Bond novels and issued by the original publisher in this new format. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.768, pp.928, pp.847. Publisher's black cloth with various coloured metallic titles to spines. With the pictorial dust-jackets, variously priced. These are thick, heavy books and usually suffer from knocks and creasing to jackets, sunning to red lettering on spine, etc. In addition, many copies were sent to libraries. These copies have been read and show some light marks/dustiness to edges of text blocks, no inscriptions or writing within, jackets lightly handled with some minor wear and some sunning to the red titles of the final volume. Shows well. Most uncommon. Cape had previously published The James Bond Omnibus (1973), which contained three titles, but it was not until the early 90s that the whole set was issued in an omnibus series by Cape. Item #67733

Gilbert E9-11.

Price: £495.00