Bondiana (401 results)

dj. First Edition. [Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.318. Publisher's red cloth blocked in gilt, typographic dust-wrapper priced 18s. A clean ex-library copy with one stamp to endpaper, shelf number written to copyright page, otherwise rather lightly used, jacket with a couple of neat tears at crown. Phyllis Bottom…

dj. First Edition. [Espionage] Hardback reissue, with a new introduction and afterword. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.296. Illustrated with a suite of black and white plates. Publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt, photographic dust-wrapper. A near fine copy. An informative history of wartime Naval Intelligence, Britain's senior inte…

[Card game reference] Vintage paperback reprint. Octavo (16 x 11cm), pp.186; [2], ads. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 35c. Contents toned as expected else near fine. Goren was the leading American bridge personality in the 1950s and 1960s and widely known as "Mr. Bridge". Author Ian Fleming was a keen student and p…

[Spy thriller] FIRST UK PAPERBACK EDITION. Pp189; [3], ads. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 5s. Cheap paperback text block toned as expected, covers lightly rubbed, some reading creases to spine. Very good. A 'Johnny Fedora' adventure novel, likened to James Bond in two supporting quotes printed on the covers; "as f…

[Spy novel] FIRST BANTAM PAPERBACK EDITION. Pp.312. Publisher's illustrated softcovers, all edges tinted yellow, priced at 95c. Cheap paperback text block toned as expected. Spine roll else fine. A First World War espionage story concerning the Chief of the Intelligence Bureau in Vienna. Upon first publication, 'James Bond' auth…

[Movie reference] Magazine format in publisher's softcovers. Pp.48. Minor handling. Near fine. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Future 007 novelist Raymond Benson interviews the then-current official Bond novelist John Gardner. This comprehensive fourteen-page illustrated article also features a review of his books. A mu…

[Movie promotion] ORIGINAL SOUVENIR BOOKLET. Magazine format (32 x 24cm), pp.[28]. A commemorative photo book published to coincide with the release of the 1971 James Bond film. With film synopsis and editorial, plus numerous photographs from the previous Bond films (some in colour) with accompanying text. Publisher's colour-ill…

dj. First Edition. [Espionage] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (26 x 20cm), pp.190. Black cloth lettered in silver, without flyleaves (as all were issued), photographic dust-wrapper priced at £1.75. Some dustiness, top edge and endpapers spotted, small nick to jacket near spine. Very good. An informative history of spycraft, from an exper…

[James Bond Film] Magazine format (31 x 23cm), pp.[24]. Notes on the plot, leading actors, and key production team, brief biography of Ian Fleming. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers, stapled twice. A fine copy. Published to accompany the hit James Bond film based on the no…

An illustrated colour programme for the gala event celebrating the Ian Fleming Centenary held at the London Palladium on 5th October 2008. Pp.28, magazine format, illustrated. Very light handling. Near fine. Includes an extract text 'From Russia With love (1957), articles from Lucy Fleming & Kate Grimond (Ian Fleming's nieces),…

dj. First Edition. [Bond reference] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (26 x 22cm), pp.197; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout with colour photos. Publisher's hardcover in dust-wrapper. Small bump to crown else clean and fresh. A guide to James Bond in books and films. Paul Simpson had previously co-authored 'The Bond Files'. From the…

dj. First Edition. [Motoring] FIRST EDITION, No.466 of 500 copies. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.200, illustrated throughout with photographs, facsimile brochure in pocket at rear. Bound in gilt-stamped blue cloth, photographic dust-wrapper. Clean throughout. An account of Bentley's early partnership with the French DFP Cars, whose rol…

dj. First Edition. [Sport] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.187; [5], blank. Illustrated by Henri Arnold. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced 21s. Contents clean, jacket lightly handled with minor wear to extremities. An informal instruction manual from one of the masters of…

dj. First Edition. [Music History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.156. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, typographic dust-jacket priced at 15s. Contents clean, covers a little soiled, jacket is used with some chips and tears, tape repair to rear. Very good. The Reverend Basil Maine, music scholar and bi…

dj. First Edition. [Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.288; [6], blank. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers with silver titles to the spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine copy in near fine, price clipped jacket. A wartime submarine thriller featuring series character Peter Harding.…

[Movie Memorabilia] Press book for the Twentieth Century Fox film Our Man Flint, produced by Saul David. Sole printing. 24 x 31cm. A six-page brochure providing cast and credits, film story and advertising. Lightly handled, near fine condition. A result of the '60s spy fiction craze, this James Bond parody is spy-fi comedy direc…

dj. First Edition. [Sport] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[12]; 145; [3]. Illustrated by Merritt D. Cutler. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced 15s. Discreet ink ownership to first blank leaf, otherwise a fine copy in a near fine, lightly used jacket. An informal instruc…

dj. First Edition. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.189; [3], blank. Publisher's brown cloth lettered in gilt, with photographic dust-jacket priced at 21s. Price clipped else a crisp, fine copy. "In the best Fleming tradition" [Manchester Evening News]. A British secret service thriller featuring Ogle-Oxley,…

dj. [Motoring] Oblong quarto (26 x 27cm), pp.128, illustrated throughout with colour photos. Publisher's cloth hardcovers in dust-wrapper glossy photographic covers. Contents fine, jacket with some scratches to panels, one creased tear to rear. Very good. A comprehensive illustrated history of the Aston Martin marque. From the J…

First Edition. [Film reference] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (27 x 22cm), pp.176. Colour photographs throughout. Publishers photographic softcovers priced at £8.99, with applied advertising roundel 'Exclusive to W.H.Smith'. A fine / as new copy. An abridged version of the American hardcover, sold via the British newsagent chain. From t…

First Edition. [James Bond reference] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.xxvi; 281 [5]. With occasional black and white illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers. A lovely fine copy. A paperback original. Seventeen scholars examine hidden philosophical issues in the hazardous, deceptive and glamourous world of…

First Edition. [Spy spoof] FIRST EDITION (18 x 11cm), pp.191; [1], advert. Publisher's illustrated softcovers, edges purple, priced at 60c. Contents toned as expected else as new. A superb copy. Adult-only James Bond spy parody, featuring sex expert Steve Victor 'The Man From O.R.G.Y.' (Organization for the Rational Guidance of…

[James Bond films] A deluxe limited-run special publication. Magazine format in publisher's glossy softcovers. Pp.100. Illustrated throughout with photographs. A detailed look at the making of the 1979 film. For the seventh MI6 Confidential special, collector Thomas Nixdorf kindly opened his archive of rare behind-the-scenes Moo…

[Movie reference] Magazine format in publisher's glossy softcovers. A James Bond fan club magazine, pp.48, original price £8.00. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Fine condition throughout. The first four issues of this excellent yet short-lived 007 periodical, covering both the literary and cinematic James Bond. Becoming…

An illustrated colour programme for the gala event celebrating the Ian Fleming Centenary held at the London Palladium on 5th October 2008. Pp.28, magazine format, illustrated. A fine copy. Includes an extract text 'From Russia With love (1957), articles from Lucy Fleming & Kate Grimond (Ian Fleming's nieces), official James Bond…

dj. First Edition. [Publishing] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xii; 332; [8], blank. With two suites of photographic plates. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, black endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £20. A very fine copy. Biography of the British publisher and editor, a close friend…