A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1959. 8vo - original black cloth with skull motif, dust wrapper not price-clipped, author's inscription and signature to Henry Cotton, 'Peterffi' armorial bookplate. A British Book Centre ticket neatly attached to the front flap of the dust wrapper. The dust wrapper...
A rare, final proof for the novel Goldfinger by Richard Chopping. The proof is believed to be one of fewer than ten copies and feature the iconic trompe l’oeil skull embedded with $20 gold coin eye sockets together with a rose stem beneath the skull’s teeth and is signed in pencil...
A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1959. A very good (or better) book with twelve autographs collected between 2014 and 2019. A good/very good copy. Crease to the spine. Oxididation to the coins. Spine tips pushed. Some staining to the edge of the front free end-paper. No...
An original photograph - a still taken from ‘Goldfinger’, SIGNED without dedication by Honor Blackman. With certificate of authenticity.
Cape - 1953-66. Sixteen volumes, all first editions, all first printings. A very good to fine set of books. Comprising: Casino Royale; Live and Let Die; Moonraker; Diamonds are Forever; From Russia, with Love; Dr. No; Goldfinger; For Your Eyes Only; Thunderball; The Spy who Loved Me; On Her Majesty's...
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...
Quarto (249 x 180mm), pp. 96. 2 colour-printed plates with advertisements recto-and-verso. (Very light browning.) Original colour printed wrappers. (Spine faded, extremities lightly rubbed, a few light spots on lower wrapper.) A very good copy. John le Carré's 'To Russia, with Greetings' which opens this issue of Encounter was written...
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 published by Cape in 1954. Raymond Chandler's ownership stamp to flyleaf (dated May 24 1954), original black cloth, lettered in gilt, design to upper board in gilt. In the dust wrapper with Kenneth Lewis’ acknowledgement to the front flap. With very minor wear to edges,...
