A pair of books, comprising: James Bond - A Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies - Macmillan 1947. SIGNED BY JAMES BOND directly on title page without dedication. A very good book in original full brown cloth, map endpapers, 257 pages, illustrated. In very good dust wrapper with...
Rare books are can be even more valuable with a meaningful inscription from the author and John Atkinson Books has seen some truly beautiful examples recently. One collection has made the local and national news: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-55917614 https://www.ft.com/content/00f77c7e-dea2-49f0-80d8-e4bc99037df0Â https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9217013/Licence-bill-Rare-collection-15-edition-James- Bond-books-goes-sale-475k.html The Casino Royale has an inscription to Lisl Popper, one...
A first edition, first printing of 'From Russia With Love' by Ian Fleming published by Jonathan Cape in 1957. A very good book without inscriptions. Bound in the original black boards with silver titles on spine. Red rose and metallic gun to the front board. In the rare dust wrapper....
The complete run of first edition, first printings of the Pan editions of James Bond adventures: (1) Casino Royale: A first edition, first printing published by Pan in 1955. The true first issue with 2/- to the front cover. Very rare Pan paperback with the first 'artistic' appearance of James...
Below is a short guide to the publication and issue points concerning the Ian Fleming 'James Bond' novels. All 14 books are explained and links to copies in our stock are available by clicking on the title of any below: Casino Royale - Published 13th of April 1953 by Jonathan...
A first edition, first printing of 'Moonraker' by Ian Fleming published by Cape in 1955. A near fine book, inscribed by the author to the front end paper. The inscription reads - TO JOYCE / THE HAPPY GHOST / FROM / IAN FLEMING / 1955. The Joyce in question was...
A set of first edition, first printings published by Cape between 1961-64. A very good/near fine set of books (some light spotting to the edge of the pages on ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’). No inscriptions whatsoever. All in near fine unclipped wrappers. SIGNED without dedication to the front free...
A first edition, first printing of 'You Only Live Twice' by Ian Fleming published by Cape in 1964. This is the first issue with ‘First published 1964’ to the copyright page. Publisher’s black cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, bamboo...
An exciting collection of 17 books, with 10 of the collection signed and inscribed by Ian Fleming, as well as later (posthumous) titles signed by Sir Roger Moore, the ornithologist James Bond and actress Maud Adams (Octopussy). Comprising: CASINO ROYALE: A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1953....
