Biographies and Reference
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
New York: Viking, 1965. [Bondiana] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm). Publisher's white glossy hardcovers, red endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed book-jacket priced at $2.50. A fine copy in clean, bright jacket. An unusual piece of Bondiana. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the James Bond novel..... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111; [1]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. Price clipped, else a clean, fine..... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
New York: Viking, 1965. [Bondiana] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111 [5]. Publisher's white glossy hardcovers, red endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed book-jacket priced at $2.50. A fine copy in clean, bright jacket. An unusual piece of Bondiana. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the..... More
The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111; [1]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field, priced 12/6; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. Contents clean, no inscriptions, tiny scuff..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] FIRST EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions. Decorative bookplate, SIGNED by..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions, priced 16s. Autographed by Amis..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions, priced 16s. Autographed..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
New York, NY: Signet Books, 1966. [Bond reference /critique] FIRST U.S. PAPERBACK. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.127 [1], advertisement. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 60c, all edges red. A clean, fine copy. Uncommon thus. Now a rather elusive paperback, published in the same year as the UK Pan paperback. From..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Pan Books, 1966. [Bond reference / critique] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.157 + [3], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers designed by Raymond Hawkey. Cheap paper stock a little tanned as usual, covers show some trivial wear. Now a rather elusive paperback. This is Kingsley Amis' first venture..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Pan Books, 1966. [Bond reference / critique] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, EXPORT ISSUE. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.157 + [3], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers designed by Raymond Hawkey, without printed prices to rear (intended for sale overseas). Cheap paper stock a little tanned as usual, covers show some trivial wear..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Reference critique] ANNOTATED PROOF COPY, with reader's notes and corrections. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.159; [1], blank. Publisher's green card lettered in black. With marginal annotations in red ink, and thirteen lines of red ink notes and directions to the front cover in the same hand..... More
The James Bond Dossier. Two variant copies.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions. Together with a variant First Edition..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Reference critique] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY IN PROOF-ONLY JACKET. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.159; [1], blank. Publisher's paper covers, with pictorial proof dust-wrapper (entirely unclipped and with original setting of the text) with design based on the familiar 'trompe l'oeil' art which decorated the Ian Fleming first..... More
The James Bond Dossier.
New York, NY: New American Library, 1965. [Reference critique] FIRST US EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.147; [1], blank. Publisher's quarter cloth with titles to spine, blue endpapers, top edge blue, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at $3.95. Contents clean, no inscriptions, bright jacket with short tear at crown, red..... More
List of Etonians Who Fought in the World War, 1939-1945.
London: Privately Printed for The Midici Society, 1950. [Memorial] FIRST (and only) EDITION. Large octavo (27 x 20cm), pp.137; [5]. blank, with title page designed by Reynolds Stone. Bound in publisher's line-backed paper-covered boards with printed paper label to spine and upper, top edge gilt. Contents clean, binding a little..... More
Bartholomew's Reference Atlas of Greater London. Eighth Edition, Revised.
Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Son Ltd., 1948. [Cartography] Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.128 [Maps]; 264 [Index]. Illustrated with colour map section and sample frontis. Publisher's pink blind-stamped cloth. Contents clean, stamp to endpaper partially erased, covers used/soiled as expected for a reference book. Post-war street map of London, similar to..... More
The Fourth of June.
London: Pan Books, 1964. [Modern Fiction] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.176. Publisher's sofcovers. The author's debut novel set in Eton College. A particularly fine, bright copy. This title was reviewed upon publication by Ian Fleming, who was an Old Etonian. The paperback features a supporting quote from..... More
The Fourth of June.
London: Anthony Blond. 1962. [Modern Fiction] FIRST EDITION, second printing. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.208. Publisher's hardback cloth in a pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping priced 18s. Text block a little dusty, jacket spotted to rear. Very good. The author's debut novel set in Eton College. This title was..... More
The Fourth of June.
New York: Dutton, 1962. [Modern Fiction] FIRST U.S. EDITION, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.208. Publisher's hardback cloth in a pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping priced $3.95. With presentation note in ink to front endpaper.; For Maria, / A far better cook / than..... More
The Lost Adventures of James Bond.
Mark Edlitz, Printed in the UK by Amazon, 2020. [James Bond reference book] Large octavo (28 x 22cm), pp.425. With photographic illustrations. Bound in illustrated softcovers. Fine. A comprehensive self-published look at various lost, unrealised or forgotten James Bond projects including Timothy Dalton's abandoned third and fourth Bond movies, Roger..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1984. [James Bond reference book] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, association copy. Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xiv]; 256; [1], About The Author; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's red softcovers. The hardcover and paperback were issued simultaneously. Inscribed to flyleaf; 'Best Regards // Raymond Benson.' Gently toned..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1984. [James Bond reference book] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, association copy. Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xiv]; 256; [1], About The Author; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's red softcovers. The hardcover and paperback were issued simultaneously. Signed in black marker to book label applied to half..... More
The James Bond Bedside Companion.
New York, NY: Galahad Books, 1986. [James Bond reference book] SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR by way of a bookplate attached. Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xiv]; 256; [1], About The Author; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's red cloth blocked in black to spine, typographic dust-jacket. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Barely..... More
The Bible Designed to be Read as Literature. Edited and Arranged by Ernest Sutherland Bates. With an Introduction by Laurence Binyon.
London: William Heinemann, no date [circa 1930s]. [Bible] FINELY BOUND, first edition (no edition stated- reprints are clearly marked). Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xxxii; 1244. Title page in red and black, printed on bible paper. colour-printed double-page map of Syria and Palestine to front, similar map of the Mediterranean Basin..... More
The Ian Fleming Collection of 19th-20th century Source material Concerning Western Civilization together with the Originals of the James Bond-007 Tales.
Indiana; Lilly Library Publication Number XII, [1970]. A Catalogue of the Ian Fleming Collection as purchased by the Lilly Library at the University of Indiana. FIRST (and only) EDITION. Slim octavo, pp.50, stapled. With illustrations. Publisher's printed covers with the Fleming coat-of-arms to front. A clean, fine copy. An uncommon..... More