Search Results: Titles starting with J from Adrian Harrington Rare Books

London: Michael Joseph, 1949. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's blue cloth, silver titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at 9s 6d to front flap. Top edge blue. Some toning to edges and spine. Bright jacket shows just a little wear to edges. A crisp, clean, near fine copy. A novel set in Burma at the time of the Japanese invasion during the Second World War.

New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1900. [Children's Old West Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[10] 301 [1]. With eight black and white plates, including a frontispiece, illustrated by Deming. Publisher's green cloth, with red titles and coloured decoration to spine and upper. Some toning to edges and light wear to cloth. Near fine. A sequel to 'Jack, the Young Ranchman' (1899).

New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, [circa 1920s]. DIME NOVEL. Octavo paperback (19 x 12cm), pp.87 [11]. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice. Heavily browned throughout, as expected. Only very light wear to covers. A rare survival. Near Fine. References in the advertisements of other similar copies to U-Boats, and to books being made available for the first time 'since the war', suggests a date in the early 1920's.

London: Faber and Faber, 1997. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 328. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Huntley/Muir, priced at £15.99. Very light handling only. A fine copy. A novel exploring crime, the occult, and desire, set in early Victorian London.

London: The Hogarth Press. 1949. [Modern Literature] UNIFORM EDITION, seventh impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.176. Publisher's turquoise cloth lettered in gilt to spine, typographic dust-jacket with printed price of 7/6 to spine and front flap. Top edge green. Previous owner's name and date in green ink to verso of flyleaf, light toning and spotting to edges of textblock, rolling to spine and discolouration of cloth to crown and base,dulling of spine gilt, tearing/chipping to crown of jacket spine, some soiling and toning to jacket. Very good. 'Jacob's Room' is Woolf's third novel, concerning the life story of the protagonist Jacob Flanders. The book is a departure from Woolf's earlier two novels, 'The Voyage Out' (1915) and 'Night and Day' (1919), which are more conventional in form. 'Jacob's Room' is seen as an important modernist text; its experimental form viewed as a progression of the innovative writing style Woolf presented in her earlier collection of short fiction entitled 'Monday or… Read More

London: Collins Crime Club, 1988. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.197; [3], blank. Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust-wrapper. Collins' FILE COPY, marked as such to flyleaf. Sight wear at crown, minor toning otherwise an unused example. The publisher's editorial copy, although never corrected as such. Scarce (possibly unique).

London: Collins Crime Club, 1988. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.197; [3], blank. Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust-wrapper. A splendid, fine copy. Another instalment in the hugely popular, long-running adventures of Lovejoy, the roguish antiques dealer-turned-sleuth, famously televised starring Ian McShane and Phyllis Logan.

New York: Conde Nast Publications, Inc. April 1st 1951. [Travel / leisure] FIRST APPEARANCE of this original article by Ian Fleming. Pp.186. Magazine format, fully illustrated. Original price 50c. Some light wear, with a few small chips to covers. Very good. Featuring a six-page article on Jamaica, illustrated with photographs by Fleming's friend Cecil Beaton. Novelist Ian Fleming chose Jamaica as his second home, writing his James Bond adventures at his North Shore retreat each winter, many of which were set on the island. As a working journalist, he also wrote widely on the country, it's history, culture and politics, this being one of his earliest examples. From the comprehensive collection assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencilled signature within). His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Rare. Gilbert C27, p.533.

New York, NY: The Armchair Detective Library, 1990. [Film novelisation] Three differing versions of the John Gardner book; FIRST EDITION in hardcover [with] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITIONS (UK and US). Octavos, hardback in glossy dust-wrapper or photographic card covers. Fine condition throughout. From the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his bookplates/pencilled ownership. Novelisations of the sixteenth official 007 movie. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert, page 613.

Hexam & Gridley Limited, 1989. [Movie promotion] ORIGINAL SOUVENIR BOOKLET. First and only printing. Magazine format (21 x 30cm), pp.[16]. A commemorative photo book published to coincide with the release of the 1989 James Bond film 'Licence to Kill'. With numerous photographs in colour) and accompanying text. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers, stapled twice. Fine condition throughout.

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1988. [James Bond reference book] REVISED EDITION, INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY (first published by Dodd Mead in 1984). Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xii]; 276; Illustrated throughout. Publisher's silver-coloured card covers. Author's presentation note to flyleaf, to his friend and colleague James Pickard. Contents clean, fine throughout. A most attractive copy, and rather scarce in this updated silver-cover format. From the collection of James Bond scholar/bibliographer James M. Pickard. See Gilbert, page 592.

Privately Printed, no date [2013]. [James Bond Reference] LIMITED EDITION. A4 ring-binder (30 x 21cm), pp.198, with black and white illustrations. Number 5 of just 20 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Spiral bound with colour-printed card covers. Originally produced in the 90's, this is the limited second printing identified by the wire binder (originally comb-bound in red plastic) and text being printed on both sides of the leaves (previously printed on rectos only) thus reducing the bulk of the sheets. A fine, as-new copy. An indispensable reference work compiled by the President of the James Bond 007 International Fan Club. "This is a large and informative illustrated volume on the literary and cinematic James Bond" (Gilbert). Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, p.593.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.159 [1]. Handsomely bound in half red oasis morocco, titled and decorated in gilt to the spine, raised bands, matching cloth sides, top edge gilt. Contents clean, but for a few light spots/reading marks, exterior as new. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. From the James Bond collection assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'Fleming and Bond; Related Titles'. Gilbert, p.592, see also Appendix A, p.634.

London: John Murray, 2005. [Literary Reference] FIRST EDITION, with strike-like '1' present. Illustrated quarto (25 x 20cm), pp.250. Publisher's red cloth hardcovers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £20. Contents clean, jacket unmarked. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's reference copy, with pencilled comments to two post-it notes within. A fine copy. Cited by Gilbert as a primary reference book on Ian Fleming/James Bond, this is a 'detailed and insightful encyclopaedia... thoroughly recommended'. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography p.592.

USA: Arlington House/Crown Publishers, 1983. [Movie reference book] Revised edition. Illustrated quarto. Pp.[viii]; 183; [1], blank. Publisher's softcovers. A fine copy. Updated to include 'Octopussy' and 'Never Say Never Again'. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (ownership within).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [James Bond Reference] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, with gilt titles to spine, and the pictorial dust-wrapper, based on the familiar Chopping 'trompe l'oeil' designs from the Ian Fleming first editions. Priced at 16s. to flap. A lightly used copy in near fine condition. Amis' first venture into the world of James Bond. He also wrote the light-hearted 'Book of Bond' in 1965, and the first post-Fleming 007 novel 'Colonel Sun' (1968). BMC No.1 p.4-13 'Fleming and Bond; Related Titles'. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592, see also Appendix A, page 634.

UK: 007 Magazine, no date (circa 2012). [James Bond Films] Press Books archive. Ring-bound portfolio (34 x 34cm), unpaginated. A comprehensive collection of images of American promotional campaign books for the film series from 1962-1972, including the 'non canonical' 007 film Casino Royale (1967), as well as double bill features and re-releases. Illustrated paper covers with clear acetate over-covers. Fine / as new. Sold at the publisher's RRP of £500 (each volume was made available separately at £250). Faithful high-quality reproductions of the fabulous original showmanship campaign/pressbooks sent to cinemas and the media in America during the release year of each James Bond film; The original 1960s pressbooks have long been highly sought-after collectables, and are increasingly difficult and costly to find on the collectors' market.

Seattle: Publishing Online, n.d. [2001]. [James Bond reference book] REISSUE, signed by the author. Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xii]; 275; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's light blue card covers. Autographed in black ink to the title page. A fine copy. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert with his pencil signature/ownership. With author's new foreword to this edition, sated August 2001. See Gilbert, page 592.

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1984. [James Bond reference book] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, association copy. Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xiv]; 256; [1], About The Author; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's red softcovers. The hardcover and paperback were issued simultaneously. Inscribed to flyleaf; 'Best Regards // Raymond Benson.' Gently toned to spine; a near fine copy. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert with his pencil signature/ownership. The author's highly acclaimed first book, which was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Biographical/Critical Work in 1984. See Gilbert, page 592.

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1988. [James Bond reference book] REVISED EDITION, INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY (first published by Dodd Mead in 1984). Large octavo (29 x 22cm), pp.[xii]; 275; [1], blank. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's silver-coloured card covers. Inscribed to flyleaf; 'Best Regards // Raymond Benson.' Contents clean, fine throughout, minor reading creases to spine. A most attractive copy, and rather scarce in this updated silver-cover format. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert with his pencil signature/ownership. See Gilbert, page 592.