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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…

[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…

First Edition. [Thriller] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo, pp.284; [2], ads. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 5s. Cheap paperback text block toned as expected, gentle reading creases to spine; very good indeed. The second Modesty Blaise thriller from author Peter O'Donnell, had adapted into comic-form Ian Fleming's J…

[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…

First Edition. [True Crime/Documentary] FIRST DELL PRINTING. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.159; [1], advertisements. Publisher's softcovers, all edges tinted green. Gentle reading crease to spine else a fine, fresh copy. An interesting edition; boldly advertised as the 'First Popular-Priced Edition', rather than the first paperback edi…

dj. First Edition. [Children's adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[4]; 296; [1], Acknowledgements; [2], Map; [1], Note. Publisher's black cloth boards blocked in silver, illustrated endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced £12.99 to the rear panel. No inscriptions. A very good copy with a few small nicks to j…

Magazine format in pictorial glossy photographic covers, perfect bound. pp.64. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Original price $5.95. Fine / as new. Includes a three-page article 'The Birth of Bond', celebrating the 60th anniversary of the novel Casino Royale. Author Michael L. VanBlaricum, Ph.D is the founder and…

[Men's Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Quarto (28 x 21cm), pp.200. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, with two staples to the spine, priced at 75c. Light rubbing to covers. Contains fiction, including this James Bond parody, plus travel, humour and lifestyle articles of a male-oriented nature. From…

dj. First Edition. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.240. Publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in rather sultry photographic dust jacket, designed by Larry Learmonth. Contents clean, edges a little dusty/spotted, some toning, offset to endpapers, jacket rubbed with a couple…

[James Bond reference] A paperback original. This is the revised second printing from June 1966 with the alternative cover design in colour -the August 1965 printing has a black and white cover. (18 x 12cm), pp.175 + [1] advertisement, with 48 full-page plates. Minor spine roll, paper stock slightly toned as expected, plates not…

dj. First Edition. [Detective novel] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, dust-wrapper priced at 16s. No ink names. Edges gently spotted, jacket with some light rubs and a couple of short tears. Another case for the eccentric oversized New York armchair…

dj. First Edition. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] 184 [4]. Publisher's black cloth with purple titles to spine, untrimmed textblock edges. With the dust-jacket designed by Jack Wolf, priced at $4.50. A fine, as-new copy. Westlake wrote two screen treatments for a James Bond film, which…

dj. First Edition. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] 183 [1]. Publisher's grey cloth with red titles to spine, untrimmed textblock edges. With the dust-jacket designed by Muni Leiblein, priced at $4.50. A fine, as-new copy. The second in the Alan Grofield series. Westlake wrote two scree…

dj. [James Bond] FIRST BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.189 [3]. Publisher's blue cloth, black titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket. Internally bright and clean. Cloth spine sunned. Spotting/marking to jacket reverse and rear exterior panel. Jacket joints rubbed. Mild edgewear. Very good. The tenth book in th…

dj. First Edition. [Oil industry reference] FIRST EDITION. Quarto. (29 x 22cm), pp.143; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Publisher's gilt-stamped grey buckram, illustrated dust-jacket. A clean, fine copy. From the collection of Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within), used while writing his bibliography of Flem…

dj. First Edition. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[4] 278 [2]. Publisher's grey paper over boards with black titles to spine. With the grey and black dust-jacket, priced at $22.95. A fine as-new copy. Westlake wrote two screen treatments for a James Bond film, which were unused and so de…

dj. First Edition. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[6] 297 [1]. Publisher's orange paper over boards with black titles to spine. With the orange and black dust-jacket, priced at $23.95. A fine, as-new copy. Westlake wrote two screen treatments for a James Bond film, which were unused and…

[Literary memoir] First edition, fourth printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xiv; 370. Illustrated with four suites of photographic plates. Publisher's black cloth, illustrated jacket priced £20. Neat ink name to free endpaper. Text block slightly toned else fine. Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, DCVO…

[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…

dj. First Edition. [Anglo-Tibetan history] FIRST EDITION, second impression. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.319; [1]. Profusely illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edge red, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 30s net. Contents and edges clean, jacket with a small scuff/sti…

[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…

[Comic] Presented by Stan Lee and released to coincide with the United Artists film production, being an adaptation of the film rather than the novel, and the characters are drawn to resemble the movie actors. Pp.66 in illustrated paper covers, stapled. Printed in colour. Price $2.50 cents. Contains additional text 'Behind the S…

dj. First Edition. [Modern fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.240. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dust-jacket priced at 10s 6d. Contents clean, no ink inscriptions, jacket with some chips to spine, some marks to rear. Very good. Winston Clewes was an English novelist whose work was adap…

FIRST HARDBACK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[x]; 254; [1], Acknowledgements; [3], advertisements. Publisher's hardcover volume in red, black and silver boards, patterned red endpapers with repeated series logo, all edges red. Lightly handled; near fine. The fifth and final novel by Charlie Higson in the acclaimed 'Young Bond'…

First Edition. [Thriller] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.190; [2], ads for Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and Le Carre's Looking-Glass War. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 3/6 No inscriptions, contents slightly toned. Near fine. The Pan paperback is surprisingly uncommon (this is the only copy list…

FIRST Pan paperback edition, Canadian Printing. Series No.X653. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.189; [3], blank. Publisher's photographic softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel. Pages are browned as expected, spine a little rolled, minor rubs; near fine. Not to be confused with UK export copies priced at 60c, the Toronto print…