Fleming Related Thrillers
A Coffin for Dimitrios.
New York: Knopf 1939. [Spy thriller] FIRST US EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[xiv]; 281; [1], ad. Publisher's pale green cloth blocked in red, top edge red, illustrated dust-wrapper. Contents clean but for marginal grease mark to final gathering, endpapers a little toned/marked, ink name and label to..... More
The Levanter.
New York: Atheneum, 1972. [Spy thriller] PROOF COPY / ADVANCE COPY of the first edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.310. Publisher's ARC in illustrated self-wraps. With presentation note to the title page; Danny, from / Eric Ambler / February 77 //. Fine throughout. Acclaimed thriller from..... More
The Light of Day.
London: Heinemann, 1959. ['Rogue school' thriller] SIGNED UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.247, with map endpapers bound in. Publisher's yellow softcovers printed in black. Autographed to title page in blue ink. Contents clean, spine gently rolled, some wear to joints covers dusty with some..... More
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The Night-Comers [two copies].
London: Pan Books/Fontana, 1959, 1970. [Thriller] PAPERBACK EDITIONS, the first without Ian Fleming quote, the second with Fleming review on rear cover and supporting quote from Graham Greene to front. Octavos (18 x 11cm), in publisher's sofcovers. No ink names, lightly handled, a little soiling to later copy. Very good..... More
The Night-Comers.
London: William Heinemann, 1956. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY, superb association. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 233. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine, in decorative dust-jacket designed by Judith Bledsoe, priced at 13/6. With author's ink note to flyleaf; Roy and Joan. / with love / Eric..... More
Passage of Arms.
London: Heinemann, 1959. [Gun-running thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.250. Publisher's hardback black cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket priced at 16s. Contents clean, no inscriptions, a few small marks and some splashing to edges of text block, lightly used jacket with a couple of short edge tears. A...... More
Passage of Arms.
New York: Knopf, 1959. [Gun-running thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.228. Publisher's salmon pink hardback cloth binding blocked in red and gilt, in two pictorial dust-jackets priced $3.95- one of which was supposedly a trial jacket and not issued, but in reality very many copies came with..... More
Passage of Arms.
New York: Knopf, 1959. [Gun-running thriller] FIRST US EDITION, ADVANCE COPY with exclusive 'Advertising' jacket. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.228. Publisher's salmon pink hardback cloth binding blocked in red and gilt, in typographic jacket with promotional blurb and text to front panel only. A fine copy in a near fine..... More
Send No More Roses.
London: Wiedenfeld & Nicolson, 1977. [Spy thriller] PROOF COPY of the first edition. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.269; [1], blank. Publisher's illustrated orange wraps, with provisional details printed in black to front panel. Minor spine lean else near fine. Acclaimed thriller from a master of the genre, regarded as one..... More
For Your Eyes Only. Official Souvenir Brochure.
London: Phoenix Publications Ltd., 1981. [Film promotion] Magazine format (30 x 20cm), pp.[16]. Introduced by Roger Moore, with a brief biography of Ian Fleming. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers, stapled twice. Some minor handling; very good. Published to accompany the hit James Bond film based on..... More
The Fourth of June.
London: Anthony Blond, 1962. [Modern Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.208. Publisher's hardback cloth in a pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping, priced at 18s. SIGNED by Chopping to the front flap, above his printed credit. Scarce thus. Lightly handled, a few small spots to top edge, jacket..... More
Nobody Lives Forever.
Cleveland & New York: The World Publishing Company, 1945. [Crime thriller] FIRST MOTION PICTURE EDITION. Octavo (21x 15cm), pp.243; [3], blank. Two black and white photos as frontis plate. Publisher's red cloth blocked in grey, endpapers feature ten b & w stills from the movie, photographic dust-wrapper. Cheap paper toned..... More
The Pious Agent.
London: Eyre Methuen, 1975. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.252; [2], blank. Publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt to spine, photographic dust-jacket showing a Browning automatic with rosary beads and a crucifix. With printed price of 20s to front flap. A fine copy of the book in..... More
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The Island of Sheep. [A Richard Hannay Novel].
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1936. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.318; [2]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt 'JB' monogram to upper board, cartographic front endpapers, pictorial jacket priced at 7/6. In inscription to free endpaper (mostly obscured by map), edges toned, jacket..... More
The Courts of the Morning. A Richard Hannay novel.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1929. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo, pp.405 [8]. Publisher's light blue cloth (also issued in green cloth) with title and trim printed in black, map endpapers. In original pictorial dust-jacket. Some very light offset to flyleaves, minor toning to spine; a gently handled copy..... More
Castle Gay.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1930. [Adventure Novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression, Publisher's file copy as marked to endpaper and title page. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket priced at 7/6. No inscriptions, edges toned, vintage tape mark to half..... More
The House of the Four Winds.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1935. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.318. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 7/6. Edges of text block toned else a clean, fresh copy. Jacket with some light expected wear, a few chips and tears, spine..... More
Tremor of Intent (A Secret Service romp!).
London: Heinemann Ltd, 1966. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in rather sultry photographic dust jacket, designed by Larry Learmonth, priced at 21s to front flap. Contents clean, edges a little dusty/spotted, some inevitable rubbing to..... More
Tremor of Intent (A Secret Service romp!).
London: Heinemann Ltd, 1966. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in rather sultry photographic dust jacket, designed by Larry Learmonth. Contents clean, edges a little dusty/spotted, some toning, offset to endpapers, jacket rubbed with a couple..... More
Prisoners of Hope.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.303; [1], blank. With photographic illustrations and five folding maps, printed in colour. Elegantly hand bound in half burgundy calf over cloth-covered sides, gilt lettered to spine in six compartments. Contents clean and fresh, exterior unmarked. A fine..... More
Playback.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. [Crime fiction] FIRST UK EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp. 208. Publisher's red cloth in dust jacket priced at 12/6. No inscriptions. Contents clean, one mark to fore-edge, bright jacket is a little rubbed to spine tips, neatly re-touched to reverse side as show..... More
The River Watcher.
London: Collins, 1965. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine, typographic dust-wrapper priced at 21s. Contents clean, no inscriptions, some spotting to edges of text block and jacket panels, spine panel lightly toned. Very good indeed. A novel..... More
The Ace of Knaves (The Saint).
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. [Mystery collection] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18.5 x 13cm), pp.316; [4], advertisement. Publisher's cornflower blue cloth with blue endpapers in pictorial dust jacket priced at 7s 6d. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine copy of the book in a bright, near fine wrapper with..... More
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The Ace of Knaves [The Saint].
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [no date] c.1941. [Modern Literature] VINTAGE HARDCOVER REPRINT, Hodder and Stoughton Yellow Jacket edition. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.316. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Stickman illustration to title page. No inscriptions. Toning to cheap paper, jacket with some chips and tears..... More
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Boodle [a.k.a The Saint Intervenes].
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1934. [Three mystery novellas] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8], adverts. Publisher's pale blue cloth with title panel blocked in dark blue to spine and front cover. Contents clean with no ink names, binding is tight and square, with some rubbing and..... More