James Bond First Editions

Thrilling Cities, including a James Bond story [three variant copies].

FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964).

New York: Aeonian Press, no date [1987]. [Travel / leisure] Limited Edition. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.207; [1], blank. With illustrations. Publisher's navy cloth stamped in gilt, with green marbled endpapers, yellow sewn headbands; [idem], in publisher's mid blue cloth, with plain endpapers, blue and white sewn headbands; [idem], in publisher's scarlet cloth, with brown marbled endpapers, yellow sewn headbands. Light handling only; near fine. Issued in a limited edition of 150 copies as stated on the title page. This is an unauthorised collection of Fleming's travel articles (Gilbert p.490). As catalogued here, at least three different cloths were used for the binding. From the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #70024

Gilbert A16b (3).

Price: £750.00