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NY: New American Library, 1965. BCE/BOMC. Hardcover textured. Near Fine. 21.5cm 183 pgs. Black textured boards w/yellow textured edges. Green paste downs. Top edge painted yellow. Spine straight, sewn binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unmarked, no DJ. Secure ship w/track #. Bond goes to the Caribbean and track down Francisco Scaramanga, who has built a deadly laser for the express purpose of killing. With his gold-plated Colt.45 and his deadeye accuracy, Scaramanga is deemed too deadly to live. James Bond—'twisted like a dying animal on the ground and iron in his hand cracked viciously...'‘Pistols' Scaramanga—professional assassin for the KGB and other criminal organisations. A paranoiac and sexual fetishist, he used a gold-plated Colt with silver bullets to avenge himself upon humanity. Mary Goodnight—'a naked arm smelling of Chanel No. 5 snaked round Bond's neck, and warm lips kissed the corner of his mouth.' "Fleming keeps you riveted."—Sunday Telegraph "Some of the… Read More

London: Pan Books, 1966. [Spy novel]. FIRST EDITION in paperback, INTERNATIONAL VERSION, without prices to the rear panel (scarce thus - the first printing intended to be priced and sold in the UK was the second printing). Slim octavo, pp.191; [1], advert. Publisher's pictorial card wrappers. Some toning and soiling to cheap paper as expected, joints rubbed/scuffed, some spine roll. Used, but no significant defects. Gilbert A13a (12.1).

Toronto: Pan Books, 1966. FIRST Pan paperback edition, Canadian Printing. Series No.X527. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.159; [1], 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 printing has "an entirely different setting of the text and is trimmed narrower" Gilbert, p.400.

New York, NY: The New American Library, 1966. [Spy novel] Dollar Mystery Guild Uniform Edition. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] 183 [1]. Publisher's black leatherette with gilt titles to spine and blue leatherette strips to fore-edges. Top edge blue; fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket in blue-grey, titled in yellow. A nice clean copy internally, with a couple of marks to boards. Jacket rubbed and chipped to edges, with a sizeable surface tear to spine, affecting titles. Very good. This is the standard American uniform BCE, from the mid-1960s onwards. The last full-length 007 novel, and basis for the 1974 movie starring Roger Moore as James Bond, and Christopher Lee (Fleming's cousin) as Francisco Scaramanga, nicknamed "Pistols" Scaramanga in the novel. Ian Fleming The Bibliography A13b(5).

London: Foyles [The Book Club], no date [1966]. [Spy thriller] FIRST BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.152. Publisher's mid-blue cloth lettered in black to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by C H Richard. A fine copy in a near fine jacket, toned to the spine. 70,000 copies were printed, a lower number than the Jonathan Cape first edition run. Gilbert A13a (7).

New York, NY: New American Library, 1965. [Spy thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.183; [1]. Publisher's hardcovers, stamped in gilt and colours with golden gun motif boldly blocked to all three panels, dust-jacket with die-cut bullet holes to upper. This is the correct binding with the code number gilt-stamped to the rear panel, with the jacket spine imprint in dark grey (usual second issue). No inscriptions, contents clean. A near fine copy of the book in a moderately used jacket with some spotting/soiling, one tear at crown, spine lettering faded. Gilbert A13b (1.2).

London: Foyles [The Book Club], no date [1966]. [Spy thriller] FIRST BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.152. Publisher's mid-blue cloth lettered in black to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by C H Richard. Price-clipped else fine. 70,000 copies were printed, a lower number than the Jonathan Cape first edition run. Gilbert A13a (7).

New York, NY: The New American Library, 1966. [Spy novel] Dollar Mystery Guild Uniform Edition. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] 183 [1]. Publisher's black leatherette with gilt titles to spine and blue leatherette strips to fore-edges. Top edge blue; fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket in grey, titled in dark blue. A little toning, a couple of very small marks to jacket. Near fine. This is the standard American uniform BCE, from the mid-1960s onwards. The last full-length 007 novel, and basis for the 1974 movie starring Roger Moore as James Bond, and Christopher Lee (Fleming's cousin) as Francisco Scaramanga, nicknamed "Pistols" Scaramanga in the novel. Ian Fleming The Bibliography A13b(5).

London: The Reader's Digest Association Ltd., [1966]. 'De Luxe Edition' stated on title page. FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo, pp.504. With several colour illustrations by Roger Coleman. Publisher's green leatherette over combed marbled sides, purple endpapers, top edge coloured purple, original illustrated ex-libris label tucked in (unused, invariably missing). A clean, fine copy. The bibliographer's copy, with his pencilled ownership. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Includes a bonus article 'The Truth About Bond', being an abridged version of Ian Fleming's interview with Roy Newquist for 'Counterpoint'. This is the publisher's deluxe edition, in a traditional leather-effect binding; a trade edition with jacket was also issued. Gilbert A13a, page 432, 'Anthology Appearances'.

New York, NY: New American Library, 1965. [Spy thriller] FIRST American book club edition, Binding 'B'. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.121. Publisher's black vinyl with yellow trim, revolver gun blocked in gilt to spine, olive green endpapers, top edge coloured yellow, fore-edge untrimmed. With the typographic dust-jacket. Contents clean, no inscriptions, minor soil to top edge, jacket toned to spine, clipped to flap. Very good. Unlike the Dollar Mystery Guild club edition, this printing uses the same jacket design as the first US edition for which it is subsequently often mistaken. Gilbert A13b (4.2).

New York, NY: New American Library, 1965. [Spy thriller] FIRST American book club edition, Binding 'B'. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.121. Publisher's black vinyl with yellow trim, revolver gun blocked in gilt to spine, olive green endpapers, top edge coloured yellow, fore-edge untrimmed. With the typographic dust-jacket. Edges dusty, jacket toned to spine and extremities, clipped to flap. Very good. Unlike the Dollar Mystery Guild club edition, this printing uses the same jacket design as the first US edition for which it is subsequently often mistaken. Gilbert A13b (4.2).

New York, NY: New American Library, 1965. [Spy thriller] FIRST American book club edition, Binding 'B', bibliographer's copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.121. Publisher's black vinyl with yellow trim, revolver gun blocked in gilt to spine, olive green endpapers, top edge coloured yellow, fore-edge untrimmed. With the typographic dust-jacket. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket with a few small chips and tears. Very good. Unlike the Dollar Mystery Guild club edition, this printing uses the same jacket design as the first US edition for which it is subsequently often mistaken. This copy is from the Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership and notes within. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A13b (4.2).

London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Spy novel] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.200. Publisher's saddle brown hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with the author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. Absolutely fine/as new. One of a selection of titles by Ian Fleming, uniformly cased in harlequin colours, comprising sheets from the Ian Fleming Centenary Edition in an elegant new hardback binding for 2022. The final James Bond novel in which 007 faces deadly assassin 'Pistols' Scaramanga.

USA: Penguin Books, 2003. [Spy Fiction] 8 volumes, octavo (19 x 13cm). Publisher's softcovers. With retro cover designs by Roseanne Serra and Richie Fahey. Mixed printings ('Moonraker' is a first printing). Larger format than the UK counterparts. Mostly fine, with light handling only, pen mark to edge of 'Moonraker'. An attractive collection. See Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming The Bibliography.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Thriller] FIRST ISSUE, Second state, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.221. Publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards with gilt lettering to the spine, plain covers, patterned green endpapers. In the original pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping. A very good copy with a little edge spotting, owner name, jacket chipped to extremities. This copy was exported to South Africa; it is price clipped and shows a previous pencil price of R3.50. 'The Man With The Golden Gun' was the last full-length 007 novel; basis for the 1974 movie starring Roger Moore as James Bond and (Fleming's cousin) Christopher Lee as villain Francisco Scaramanga who, in the novel, the is nicknamed "Pistols" Scaramanga. UK Cape editions of Fleming's best-selling James Bond series were imported by numerous British overseas territories across the globe [Gilbert], as demonstrated by the present copy. Gilbert A13a (1.2).

New York: Signet Books 1960s-70s. [James Bond Novels] COMPLETE FILM TIE-IN SERIES as published by Signet Books, in their standard paperback format. Eight volumes, mixed printings. Octavo (19 x 11), each in the publisher's soft covers printed with a design or notice celebrating the recent filming of the title, edges coloured red or yellow. No ink names or writing, Dr.No has a bookstore stamp and price in pesetas (likely Mexican), cheap paper toned as expected, some general wear to spines and covers. A very good set. Difficult to assembkle; includes the scarce version of 'You Only Live Twice' with the neon pink film label applied. A full set (as published) of the Signet movie tie-ins; the remaining Fleming books were either not issued as tie-ins [e.g. Moonraker, The Spy Who Loved Me] or were released as tie-ins by other publishers [Bantam, Jove and Berkley/Charter]. Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography (2012).

New York, NY: Signet Books / NAL., 1960s-80s. [Spy Fiction] Fourteen volumes. Octavos (18 x 11 x 17cm). Publisher's colour illustrated softcovers, all edges tinted red. A vintage set of Signet paperbacks in the popular 'D' series edition with uniform vignette cover artwork and bold 'A James Bond Thriller' lettering. The final three titles are FIRST PRINTINGS, designated 'P' series (not issued as 'D' series). Expected toning to cheap paper stock. A used set with some signs of reading and handling, some creases/soiling, ink ownership to For Your Eyes Only' and 'Thunderball', discreet ink price '10p' to 'Goldfinger'. Shows well as a set. See Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography.

New York, NY: New American Library, 1965. [Spy thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.183; [1]. Publisher's hardcovers, stamped in gilt and colours with golden gun motif boldly blocked to all three panels, dust-jacket with die-cut bullet holes to upper. This is the correct binding with the code number gilt-stamped to the rear panel, with the jacket spine imprint in dark grey (usual second issue). Contents clean, no inscriptions, minor shelfwear. Jacket is bright with no fading to spine lettering, neat tear at front flap joint (archival tape to reverse side). Near fine. Gilbert A13b (1.2).

London: Pan Books, [and] Triad / Granada, [and] Coronet. 1963-1992. [James Bond Novels] COMPLETE FILM TIE-IN SERIES in the standard paperback format. 13 volumes. Octavo (19 x 11 x 19cm), each in the publisher's soft covers printed with a design celebrating the recent filming of the title. Some browning/toning to the cheap paperstock as expected. Some toning/sunning to spines, reading creases to same, light rubbing in places, owner name to 'Octopussy', ink stamps to 'Golden Gun' and 'The Living Daylights', small area of tip-ex to inside cover of 'Diamonds', remainder free from markings. A very good set, complete in this format; a further Fleming-Bond film tie-in would be issued by Penguin books for 'Casino Royale' (2006), but this was part of the larger-sized 'Modern Classics' series; the film tie-ins for The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker were not written by Fleming, and no UK tie-in was produced for A View To A Kill. Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography (2012).

[London: Jonathan Cape] Tunbridge Wells: Adrian Harrington Rare Books, [1965-1980, to fit]. A brand new protective clamshell box for Cape (UK) printings of the novel The Man With The Golden Gun, part of a uniform series of James Bond boxes produced by Adrian Harrington. With black cloth covering, rounded spine blocked in gilt, inner trays lined with scarlet red 'suedelle' material. External dimensions 223 x 161 x 45mm. Boxes for all fourteen Ian Fleming James Bond titles are available either individually or at a reduced price for the set. Each title features a gilt motif to spine, related to the plot of the book. Titled in serif type with sans serif text used for theauthor's name, as Fleming preferred, and accented with the characteristic 'swelled rule' device utilised by Cape. These functional boxes have been designed by Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert.