Gardner John 1926 2007 (127 results)

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-toned and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 199 pages; 20 cm. Notes; Based on the character created by Ian Fleming. Subjects; Intelligence officers Great Britain. Adventure. Modern & contemporary fictio…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked (with minor loss to lower spine) dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 182 pages; Description: 182 p. 22 cm. Subjects: Oakes, Boysie (Fictitious character) --Fiction. Form/Genre: S…

Book Club Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper. Bookplate mounted to half-title. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 270 pages ; 21 cm. Notes; Jacket design by Mon Mohan, using a commissioned water-colour painting by Richard Chopping. Photograp…

Condition: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 255 pp. Spine ends rubbed, rubs to lower edges, age darkening to page edges. Poor condition book in Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with 45 mm tear to lower rear g…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked (with minor loss to lower spine) dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 182 pages; Description: 182 p. 22 cm. Subjects: Oakes, Boysie (Fictitious character) --Fiction. Form/Genre: S…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains 393 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the tips and top corners, not price clipped, £6.95. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN…

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (thriller, espionage, adventure, fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.254; [2]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine. Dust-jacket designed by Bill Botten, unpriced, presumably an export copy. Some spotting to toned edges. Dust-jacket shows well aside from some surface…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[8]; 247; [1]. Publisher's black cloth, titles in gilt to spine. Dust-jacket featuring an illustration by David Scutt, unpriced (presumably an export copy). Textblock toned. Binding a little pushed to spine e…

dj. [James Bond novel] Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.240. UK book club edition, stated 'Second Printing'. Black cloth-effect paper over boards, gilt titles, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Trevor Scobie. Slight toning to text block else a fine, fresh copy in jacket. John Gardner's sixth original novel starring Commander Bond, set in…

dj. First Edition. [Cold War Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[10]; 310. Publisher's green cloth with white titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Abis Stribley, priced at 25s. Edges a little toned, jacket a little edge worn, some rubs to extremities. Very good. Fourth in the Boysie O…

dj. First Edition. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.350; [4], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Terry Haddler. Contents clean, most discreet ink ownership to margin, jacket price clipped. A clean fine copy. Aviation mystery set in the present day [1976], concerning t…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Full printer's code 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Contains 247 pp. Hint of age tanning to the closed text block edges, unused smart bookplate to the front free end paper. Very Good c…

First Edition. [James Bond spy novel] FIRST EDITIONS in paperback (UK version and international version). Slim octavos (18 x 11cm), pp.220; [4], ads. Pictorial card wrappers with raised lettering in gilt, both copies priced at £3.50. No inscriptions, contents clean, some toning to cheap paper as expected, covers lightly handled,…

First Edition. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. A paperback original. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.218. Publisher's pictorial covers, showing Pierce as James Bond in the motion picture written by Michael France and Jeffrey Caine. Author's second film novelisation starring Ian Fleming's James Bond. Light handling, no inscriptions, price s…

First Edition. [Spy thriller] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.219; [5], advertisements. Pictorial covers priced £2.99, showing Timothy Dalton as James Bond in the motion picture written by Michael G. Wilson and Richard Maibaum. Contents clean, slightly toned and handled. First paperback edition, first impression.…

dj. First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.222. 'Lancastria' brand binding by Askews of Preston [library suppliers], being brown cloth lettered in silver with sewn cloth-strengthened inside joints for heavy use, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Trevor Scobie with printed price of £7.95 to front flap…

dj. First Edition. [James Bond novels] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.240. 'Lancastria' brand binding by Askews of Preston [library suppliers], being plain brown cloth with sewn cloth-strengthened inside joints for heavy use, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Trevor Scobie with printed price of £10.95…

dj. First Edition. [Spy novel] A quality hardback re-issue of the first Jonathan Cape edition (1983) featuring the same dust-jacket artwork. FIRST EDITION thus, with a full strike-line number sequence. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.243. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, red endpapers, illustrated jacket priced at £…

dj. First Edition. [Cold War Thriller] US EDITION, book club issue. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.182; [4], blank. Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers blocked in colours to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Identical to the first edition but for unpriced jacket and BC impression to rear board. Green mark to front endpaper. else clean, in a…

dj. First Edition. [Spy novel] Quality hardback re-issue of the first Jonathan Cape edition (1981) featuring the same dust-jacket artwork. FIRST EDITION thus, with a full strike-line number sequence. Octavo, pp.243 + afterword. Black hardcovers blocked in gilt, red endpapers, ilustrated jacket priced at £16.99. A pristine copy,…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Jonathan Cape & Hodder and Stoughton 1981). First UK Edition in first issue dustwrapper un-priced to the inside flap. Copies without a printed price were intended for export. Publisher's black boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscr…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton, 1983). First UK Edition in dustwrapper. pp. 250. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to the spine in pictorial dustwrapper (designed by Bill Botten) priced at £7.50 to the inside flap. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscription…