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Mattituck, NY: Amereon House. Fine. 1985. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 088411872X . An attractive Amereon House edition, limited to 80 copies, in unread Fine condition; Berlin Escape, Ian Fleming's compilation of three of his James Bond short stories, consists of "Berlin Escape", "The Living Daylights, " and "The Property of a Lady". Originally published in the 'Argosy' Magazine for Men. Volume 354, Number 6, June 1962; 8vo ; 126, [2] pages .

Bronxville, NY: The James Bond 007 Fan Club. Very Good+. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Magazine. First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with light edgewear and foxed wraps; This collection of stories is all about the BDSM lifestyle. It's a great resource for anyone looking to get more information about this kinky lifestyle.; 4to ; 28 pages .

London: Penguin Group. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0718153766 . A most handsome first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Sebastian Faulks directly on the title page. A desirable collectible for James Bond aficionados; When an Algerian drug runner is savagely executed, Agent 007 is recalled to Paris from his sabbatical in Rome to shadow the mysterious Dr. Julius Gorner, a greedy power-crazed pharmaceutical magnate. The glamorous Scarlett Papava is Bond's willing accomplice in this Cold War era thriller. Faulks picks up where Ian Fleming left off, having Bond face dangers powerfully relevant to our own times; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Ithaca And London: Cornell University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0801428939 . First edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with some minor tearing along the edges; The Formation of Hell: Death and Retribution in the Ancient and Early Christian Worlds tells the story of how the ancient and early Christian world conceived of hell and how this conception influenced the way they treated death and retribution. Bernstein examines the views of early Christians and how their understanding of hell shaped the way they viewed death and the afterlife. He looks at the evidence from scripture, philosophy, and mythology to show how hell evolved from a place of punishment to a place of eternal torment.; 392 pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A handsome first Impression of the first edition in Very Near Fine condition in Very Good dust-wrapper showing original price of 13s 6d, slightly chipped along edges, some minor closed tears. Gilbert A5a.1.1; The fifth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming and the second to star Sean Connery as "007", involved in a series of plots and counterplots between the British and the Russian intelligence agencies. It it the first novel in which Bond receives a gadget from Q-Branch. Considered the best Bond novel and best Bond movie by many fans and critics; 8vo ; 253, [3] pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A handsome first edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike, crisp dust-jacket without fading, vibrant and bright colors; Central character and narrator is "Vivienne Michel, " a young Canadian woman who ends up running a cheap motel in the Adirondack Mountains to pay for a trip through America. When issued, it was banned in some countries as the most sexually explicit of Fleming's novels. Basis for the movie with Roger Moore in his third James Bond role, Barbara Bach as Major Anya Amasova (Agent Triple X) and Curd Jürgens as Karl Stromberg; 8vo ; [10], 11-221, [3] pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A handsome first edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike, crisp dust-jacket without fading, vibrant and bright colors. Variant copy with printer's quad mark on the title page; Central character and narrator is "Vivienne Michel, " a young Canadian woman who ends up running a cheap motel in the Adirondack Mountains to pay for a trip through America. When issued, it was banned in some countries as the most sexually explicit of Fleming's novels. Basis for the movie with Roger Moore in his third James Bond role, Barbara Bach as Major Anya Amasova (Agent Triple X) and Curd Jürgens as Karl Stromberg; 8vo ; [10], 11-221, [3] pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A beautiful first printing of the first edition in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with 16s 6d price-sticker. Scarce in collectible condition; In the novel Thunderball, Ian Fleming first introduces the world to perhaps the ultimate Bond villain -- Ernest Stavro Blofeld. Though Bond and Blofeld never actually meet, it is in this book that Bond first battles the schemes of SPECTRE, Blofeld's criminal organization. (in the movie adaptations, SPECTRE is being introduced in Dr. No and Blofeld in From Russia With Love. ) Basis for the James Bond movie starring Sean Connery, and Claudine Auger as Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval and Martine Beswick playing Paula Caplan; 8vo ; 253, [3] pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. An attractive first impression of the first edition in about fine condition, only minor traces of use in lightly edge rubbed dust wrapper with 15s original price. Gilbert A9a.1.1, binding A with backstrip lettered in gilt. Scarce in collectible condition; In the novel Thunderball, Ian Fleming first introduced the world to perhaps the ultimate Bond villain -- Ernest Stavro Blofeld. Though Bond and Blofeld never actually meet, it is in this book that Bond first battles the schemes of SPECTRE, Blofeld's criminal organization. (in the movie adaptations, SPECTRE is being introduced in Dr. No and Blofeld in From Russia With Love. ) Basis for the James Bond movie starring Sean Connery, and Claudine Auger as Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval and Martine Beswick playing Paula Caplan; 8vo ; 253, [3] pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1964. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A first edition/first Impression (stating "first Published 1964" versus the second state "March 1964") in superior condition, conservatively rated as Fine in alike dust-wrapper. A throughout exceptional copy rarely seen in this condition; "When Ernst Stavro Blofeld blasted into eternity the girl whom James Bond had married only hours before, the heart, the zest for life, went out of Bond" (from the dust-jacket). Basis for the James Bond movie with Sean Connery and Karin Dor as Bond-Girl Helga Brandt. This film is the first Bond movie to deviate from the source material. Other than the Japanese setting, and several characters, the two stories are very different; 8vo ; 255, [1] pages .