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Privately Printed, 1978. First Edition. Signed by Author. (Liverpool: privately printed, 1978). First (and only) edition, in soft covers as issued. An important publication, for many years the most comprehensive reference of its kind. Text block age-toned, otherwise VG+. SIGNED ‘with best wishes’ to title page. Uncommon, Signed.

London: Gollancz, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. SIGNED COPY. Publisher's black boards with gilt spine lettering. Slightly soft spine tips otherwise a near fine copy in like D/W very slightly faded to the spine and with a hint of creasing at the head thereof. Signed by the Author on the title page. First book. Uncommon, Signed. The Autograph was obtained by me in person. An Art Mystery. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London: Gollancz, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. SIGNED COPY. Publisher's red boards with gilt spine lettering. A fine (or better) copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. English Art Historian, Jonathan Argyll. Uncommon, Signed. The Autograph was obtained by me in person. An Art Mystery. Photographs/scans available upon request. A lovely copy.

London: Quarto, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. ISBN: 0 906286 19 0. A fine copy in like D/W. Heavy item, will require postal supplement

London: Pan, 1955. (London: Pan Books Ltd., 1955). First UK Paperback Edition, Second Issue (with Reprinted 1955 on the copyright page). Pan 334. A softback. Pages toned due to the poor quality of paper used and there is a tiny split in the paper at the bottom right hand corner of the spine. The spine has a couple of faint reading creases. A very good (or slightly better) copy of the second Pan printing. Cover art featuring a 'blonde' James Bond by Roger Hall, price printed 2/- in the UK to the bottom right hand corner of the front cover. No inscriptions. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London, 1947. First Edition. Dust Jacket. (Ian Fleming) Alphabet & Image Numbers 5 & 7 (September 1947 and May 1948). Published by Art & Technics Ltd. Softback publications with D/Ws. A fine set. Both issues come with loose, folded single-sheet inserts entitled Stop Press. The 1947 insert details a competition devised, and to be judged, by Ian Fleming. The 1948 insert has adjudication. The first insert precedes Flemings December 1947 Horizon piece. Fine and very rare as a set together.

London: Pan. Paperback (14th Printing). This is the very rare Promotional Copy for Players Cigarettes which includes a (blue) printed letter written by Domino to James Bond which mentions Players cigarettes. The book is VG and the letter is fine. Quite a scarce piece of Bondiana.

Printhouse, 1994. First Edition. Ian Fleming Letters to and from Antony Terry (New Zealand: Printhouse Nelson 1994). As New. First New Zealand Edition. Card Covers. No D/W as published. Here is a rare find. Written as a tribute to Ian Fleming and Antony Terry, it contains details of many letters written between Ian Fleming [the creator of James Bond) and his friend and associate in journalism Antony Terry. Terry it is said provided many hints and information to Fleming from his stationing in Europe during the post-war years. This significant book was put together, from actual letters, by Terry's stepdaughter [Judith Lenart ]. This is as new and extremely rare. "This book is SIGNED by Judith Lenart who Selected and Compiled these letters as a tribute to Ian Fleming and her stepfather, Antony Terry

London: Cape, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Adventure Number Two. Signed by the illustrator, John Burningham. A VG copy (with rubbing to the extremities and minor surface loss at the spine tips) in a G+ price-clipped D/W with loss at the head and tail of the spine (and the corners) and several short closed tears to the top edge (neatly repaired on the verso).

London: Pan, 1956. First Edition. (London: Pan Books Ltd 1956). First UK Paperback Edition. A Softback. Pan 392. Some toning to the page block edges (due to the poor quality of paper used) and a lightly faded with a faint reading crease to the spine overall a near fine copy. A nice copy of one of the scarcest Fleming paperback first editions. This copy has the 2/- in the UK price to the front cover. "A world of rich food and drink, of expensive clubs, of racing Bentleys, card-sharping, counter espionage and lovely women". Great cover art by the late Josh Kirby. Photographs/scans available upon request.

1962. (London: John O’London’s Magazine 11 October 1962). If you want an erotic daydream laced with violence and snobbery this should do you proud: gun expertise, Old Etonian Ties, tarantulas and all. Pure, blissful, nasty bosh... VG+. Rare. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London: Cape, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Jonathan Cape 1964-1965). All First UK Editions in First Issue D/W's. Volume 1 is a fine copy in a near fine D/W (priced 10s 6d net to the inside flap) and is SIGNED BY JOHN BURNINGHAM ON THE PAGE ADJACENT TO THE TITLE PAGE. Volume 2 has a neat gift inscription on the page adjacent to the title page but is otherwise a near fine copy in a VG D/W (priced 10s 6d net to the inside flap). The D/W has a strip of tape residue at the bottom right hand corner of the front panel caused by a tape repair on the verso of the D/W that now shows through to the front. Volume 2 is SIGNED BY JOHN BURNINGHAM ON THE TITLE PAGE. Volume 3 is a VG+ copy in like D/W with a 5 mm closed tear to the bottom edge of the rear panel and is SIGNED BY JOHN BURNINGHAM ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE. Further information can be provided as to how/where these volumes came to be signed. Photographs/scans available upon request. For the set of three books:

London, 2017. Hard Cover. (London: Queen Anne Press 2017). Limited Edition. A limitation of 26 Lettered Copies half-bound in black cloth on blue marbled paper and lettered A-Z and printed by Stan Lane at Gloucester Typesetting Services, Stone, Gloucestershire. Includes a facsimile of the 1957 promotional leaflet written by Fleming and designed by his friend Robert Harling. Signed by James & Fergus Fleming. Now sold out at the publisher we are pleased to offer Copy O. As new in publisher's glassene. A stunning presentation. Highly recommended. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London: Pan, 1965. Dust Jacket. (London: Pan Books Ltd 1965). First UK Paperback Edition (with NOT FOR SALE IN U.K.) on the rear cover. This is a near fine un-read copy with toned pages due to the poor quality of paper used with a tiny, closed tear on the first page and faint evidence of a former price in pencil rubbed out. This copy has the exceedingly rare "Movie Tie-In" promotional dust wrapper. The D/W is clean and bright with a little (4mm at its deepest) paper loss at the top of the spine, a few minor creases and nicks and a date (1964 12) in either a dark pencil or a biro on the front. Unusually the joints (which are usually worn) have no wear whatsoever and scarce thus. All-in-all a near fine copy of this fragile item. These Movie Tie-In dust wrappers were added to a small number of copies of old stock of the paperback first edition to help clear old stock. Copies with this promotional wrapper are very rare and finding a genuine one (in collectable condition) is perhaps the most… Read More

London, 1977. (United Artists 1977). Country-of-origin UK quad (40 x 30) for The Spy Who Loved Me, featuring cool artwork of Roger Moore by Bob Peak. In folded condition, corner pinholes and tape adhesion remains and marks, upper outer corners torn with loss and small surface damage near the right margin. Overall a Good Only example. Reflected in the price. Potentially a candidate for restoration?

For sale here is a Music sheet for the original theme song of For Your Eyes Only. The Music is Composed by Bill Conti and Michael Leeson. The Sheet is signed by the late SIR ROGER MOORE (1927-2017). The sheet is in good condition but has some creasing and slight scuff marks to the front cover, along with some foxing to the rear page. Exceedingly uncommon signed by the late Sir Roger Moore. Photographs/scans available upon request.

1989. (London: Hexom and Gridley Limited 1989). Designed by the Jim Allen Design Team. SIGNED BY MICHAEL G WILSON (Co-Producer and Co-Writer) and JOHN GLEN (The Director). 15 pages. Glossy. A fine copy. Laid inside are the Admittance Ticket to the Press Show held on Monday 12th June 1989 at the Odeon Leicester Square and a separate 4-page brochure with the front cover illustration of the poster used to advertise the movie, synopsis details of the cast list and filmmakers. For the 3 items (all in lovely un-used condition). Photographs/scans available upon request.

London, 1977. (United Artists 1977). US One Sheet Poster. Single Sided. Regular Version. Folded as Originally Issued. A little wear on folds and some marginal pin holes. A VG example. NSS Number 77/42.

London: Pan, 1965. (London: Pan Books Ltd 14th Printing (reset) 1965) WITH THE SCARCE DOMINO LETTER. A near fine copy (with a crease to the front cover) whereas the Domino Letter in fine condition. Promotional copy for Player's Cigarettes, with Domino letter included. This is the correct (14th) printing used for this promotion which includes a printed note purportedly handwritten by Domino to James Bond. The first issue status of the printed note is proven by the presence of a watermark which can be clearly seen when the letter is placed up to the light. The letter mentions Player's Cigarettes, asking Bond to read pages 152 -155 in the accompanying book, unashamedly mentioning Player's Cigarettes. The letter measures 227mm × 149 mm and is folded twice (as called for). A very attractive copy of a scarce piece of Bondiana. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London. This rather lengthy (for a magazine) article written by Fleming details his long association with gun expert Geoffrey Boothroyd. A VG+ copy. An important magazine article. Rare. It is extremely fragile and few copies have lasted the test of time as well as this. Photographs/scans available upon request