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Published by Jonathan Cape, 1965
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [111] pp. TANNER, Lt.-Col. William First Edition Jonathan Cape 1965 7.25"H x 5.5"W In Custom Morocco Trim w/ Asashi Silk Slipcase Boards.
Published by London: Jonathan Cape, 1965, 1965
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[James Bond] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111; [1]. Attractively bound in half deep red oasis morocco, titled and ruled in gilt to the spine, raised bands, matching cloth sides, original gold endpapers bound in at the rear. A fine copy. An unusual piece of Bondiana. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the James Bond novel series, who holds the position of MI6 Chief of Staff; Fleming reveals that he is James Bond's closest friend in the service, and he was a regular character in the later continuation series by John Gardner. In 1965, Kingsley Amis wrote 'The Book of Bond' as a tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective secret agents, illustrated with examples from Fleming's novels. For this work, Amis used the pseudonym "Lt. Colonel William ('Bill') Tanner". 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'. Ian Fleming The Bibliography pp.634, 644.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1965
ISBN 10: 0670179248ISBN 13: 9780670179244
Seller: BooksByLisa, Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Stored new never used sanitized then wrapped. Photos emailed upon request. Book.
Published by London: Jonathan Cape, [1965]., 1965
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
16mo. pp. 111. Few illus. cloth. reversible dw. First Edition.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Raymond Hawkey (illustrator). First edition. A very smart first edition of this exciting and insightful fictional work on the British Secret Service, as told by James Bond's closest friend, Bill Tanner. First edition. Illustrated with black and red images throughout. With reversible dust wrapper for use in the field. Bill Tanner's distinguished wartime career in the Sappers ended in 1944 when he was wounded in a sabotage operation. Years later, he is serving as M's number two, and is agent 007 closest friend in the Secret Service. Author to hundreds of official minutes, this is the first work of Tanner's to appeal publicly. A tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective service agents, written by Kingsley Amis, an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher, here writing under the pseudonym Lieutenant Colonel William Tanner. Design and art direction by Raymond Hawkey, an English graphic designer and author. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. book.
Published by London: Jonathan Cape, 1965, 1965
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm). Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. A fine copy in clean, bright jacket, with a couple of faint impressions to the rear panel. An unusual piece of Bondiana. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the James Bond novel series, who hold the position of MI6 Chief of Staff; Fleming reveals that he is James Bond's closest friend in the service, and he was a regular character in the later continuation series by John Gardner. In 1965, Kingsley Amis wrote 'The Book of Bond' as a tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective secret agents, illustrated with examples from Fleming's novels. For this work, Amis used the pseudonym "Lt. Colonel William ('Bill') Tanner".
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1965
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Tanner, Lt-Col. William ('Bill'). [Kingsly Amis]. THE BOOK OF BOND OR EVERY MAN HIS OWN 007. With Reversible Bookjacket For Work in The Field. London: Jonathan Cape, London, 1965. First edition of this Bond spoof by Kingsley Amis. Sm 8vo., Publisher's black cloth, gold end-papers. Design and art direction Raymond Hawkey. Photography by Ken Denyer. A fine copy [neat gift presentation on the front pastedown], in a fine fresh reversible dustwrapper showing the original price of 12s 6d net on front flap & with ('' What THEY said of THE BIBLE") title on the verso. An excellent example.
Published by London: Jonathan Cape, 1965, 1965
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
[James Bond] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111; [1]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. Price clipped, else a clean, fine copy. An unusual piece of Bondiana. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the James Bond novel series, who holds the position of MI6 Chief of Staff; Fleming reveals that he is James Bond's closest friend in the service, and he was a regular character in the later continuation series by John Gardner. In 1965, Kingsley Amis wrote 'The Book of Bond' as a tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective secret agents, illustrated with examples from Fleming's novels. For this work, Amis used the pseudonym "Lt. Colonel William ('Bill') Tanner". From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Otto Penzler, purchased by ourselves at Swann Auctions in 2010, with a pencil note to that effect signed by his bookseller friend and colleague Jon Gilbert. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'Fleming and Bond; Related Titles'. Ian Fleming The Bibliography pp.634, 644.
Published by Cape, London, 1965
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W.
Published by London: Jonathan Cape, 1965
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, octavo, pp 111. Brown cloth covered hard boards, in the original dust jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey, un-clipped (12s 6d net). The jacket was designed double-sided with the verso purporting to be a bible. This copy has had all lettering on the verso obscured with black marker pen; this apparently was done by South African censors to all copies entering that country, as they objected to the use of the bible theme on this book. Book and jacket both in Near Fine condition.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London., 1965
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition. Small square octavo. 111 pages. Gold endpapers. Design and art direction by Raymond Hawkey. Photography by Ken Denyer. Full of invaluable advice for the prospective secret agent, e.g.: ''Owning a lot of books tends to go with serious criminal tendencies'' (I like that ''serious'').Covers lightly faded and a bit bowed. Very good in very good indeed reversible dustwrapper (The Bible Revised to be Read as Literature ''for work in the field'') which is slightly creased at edges.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1965
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of what you need in order to be a Bond. Has reverse dust jacket for field work. There is a inch long rub spot on the first orange title page where someone erased something. A hint of edge wear. Price clipped otherwise in very good / near fine condition. BRColl.
Published by London: Jonathan Cape, 1965, 1965
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[James Bond] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111; [1]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. Ink ownership to endpaper, small patch of soiling to foot of jacket at spine, price clipped. An unusual piece of Bondiana. Bill Tanner is a fictional character in the James Bond novel series, who holds the position of MI6 Chief of Staff; Fleming reveals that he is James Bond's closest friend in the service, and he was a regular character in the later continuation series by John Gardner. In 1965, Kingsley Amis wrote 'The Book of Bond' as a tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective secret agents, illustrated with examples from Fleming's novels. For this work, Amis used the pseudonym "Lt. Colonel William ('Bill') Tanner" BMC No.1 p.4-13 'Fleming and Bond; Related Titles'. Ian Fleming The Bibliography pp.634, 644.
Published by Johnathan Cape, 1965
Seller: bmyguest books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Uk Edition. The Dust Jacket Is Slightly Creased At The Edges With Some Small Tears. Price Clipped Dust Jacket. The Pages Are Yellow From The Age. First Edition, First Printing Uk Edition.- We ship from Canada and the USA. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1965
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ken Denyer  photography (illustrator). First Edition. there is no damage apart from the price clipping. Illustrated with photographs and drawings printed on bright orange paper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 112 pages. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ken Denyer  photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: fiction; humour. Inventory No: 0244231.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1965
Seller: MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS, UXBRIDGE, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp: 111. The FIRST EDITION identified by the words 'First Published 1965' on the copyright page. Pictorial dust jacket, black cloth covered boards. William Tanner, ostensibly the author of the book, is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel series. He works for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Kingsley Amis wrote The Book of Bond or Every Man His Own 007, which is a tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective secret agents, illustrated with examples from Fleming's novels. Amis adopted Tanner's name for the book. This is a very good, or better, copy with minimal edge wear. The very good, price-clipped dust jacket has two stains to the base of the rear panel, a touch of toning to the spine, and light soiling.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1965
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. By Lt. Col-William (Bill) Tanner. Designed and Art Direction Raymond Hawkey. Photography Ken Denyer. First edition, with reversible Jacket. Publication of 111 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and small tears. The boards are in good condition. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1965
Seller: Plane Tree Books, Taupo, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. 111pp with black/red illustrations - black cloth - previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper - minor surface dents to rear board - dustwrapper is very lightly soiled - corresponding dents to surface of rear cover - SCARCE.
Published by Jonathan Cape in 1965, 1965
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Publication of 111 pages. Supplied with a Photocopy Jacket. Photocopy is inside and Outside. The dust jacket is in good condition. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1965
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, published 1965, with the "REVERSIBLE BOOKJACKET for WORK in the FIELD". The dustjacket is printed on the reverse side with The Bible (see photographs), enabling the reader to disguise what one is reading. Illustrated in b&w. Text & illustrations printed in red & black. Classic 1960s-vintage design throughout. Design and art direction by Raymond Hawkey. Photography by Ken Denyer. Purported author "William Tanner" is a pseudonym used by Kingsley Amis for the book (William Tanner is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel series. Tanner is an employee of the Secret Intelligence Service who acts as M's chief of staff). Tongue-in-cheek 007 spy manual. Contents include a foreword, plus chapters on drink, food, smokes, looks, exercise, clothes, accessories, cars, places, chat, culture, gambling, M, girls, research, plus sources. Printed in Great Britain. Bound in original black boards with bright multi-coloured gilt lettering to spine (gold, blue, red), gold endpapers, in publisher's pictorial dustjacket. Ex-Library copy with minimal library markings (only one page with ink stamps, & trace of label removal to ffep, though nothing external), slight handling wear, inner front flap of the dustjacket has been cut off & a portion affixed to verso of ffep (see photographs), bookseller's small label to front pastedown, front hinge a little tender, otherwise a clean tight solid hardcover copy. 111pp. Uncommon first edition with the classic reversible dustjacket. SB-38.