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Book Club reprint (as noted on dj's front flap). 211 pages. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket with Richard Chopping-designed front panel; dj has some soiling and stains; scuffing, nicks, and tears at edges; foxing to flaps; dj presented in an older rubbed mylar protector. Beige spine; reddish-brown boards. Colored top…

American second printing (with Viking's requisite "Second Printing April 1961" statement upon copyright page; "Second Printing" statement repeated at top of dj's front flap). [8], 248 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 13.75cm. Dust jacket with color pictorial front panel (design credited to S.A. Summit, Inc. on rear flap); strong rub…

First edition, first printing (without specific edition/printing statement upon copyright page - "Published in 1965 by The Viking Press, Inc."). [6], 439 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed and lightly soiled/foxed; small chip at spine head; nicks at other edges; strong vertical crease to rear flap; publi…

American first edition, first printing (with statement for latter upon copyright page). [8], 183 pages. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket rubbed with bumping and nicks/scuffing at edges; front panel decorated with black, red, and light gray lettering with six die-cut "bullet" holes; light foxing at top of front flap whic…

Hard Cover. First Edition. (London: Collins and Harvill 1969). First UK Edition first printing (not issued with a dustwrapper). Illustrated by B. Tobey. Part of the Dr. Seuss 'I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF BEGINNER BOOKS'. ISBN:- 0001711377. Publisher's original pictorial boards. No inscriptions. Clean interior. Slight bruising to…

First Edition. [Spy Fiction] FIRST EDITION of the Charter paperback. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[8] 215 [1]. Publisher's softcovers. With silhouette cover design, edges tinted yellow. Contents clean, some rubbing to joints, reading crease to spine. Very good. This copy is from the library of Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). Hi…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Foyles [The Book Club], no date [1966]). First UK Book Club Edition in dustwrapper. pp.152. Publisher's mid-blue cloth lettered in black to the spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by C H Richard. A near fine copy (spine tips bruised, a couple of minor bumps to the boards, no inscription…

First Edition. [Spy Fiction] FIRST EDITION of the Berkley paperback. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[6] 232 [2]. Publisher's softcovers. With silhouette cover design. Contents clean, inside covers toned, deletion punch to top corner, minor rubbing, spine sunned. Very good. This copy is from the library of Jon Gilbert (pencil signature w…

dj. [Spy novel] Dollar Mystery Guild Uniform Edition. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.211 [13]. Publisher's black leatherette with gilt titles to spine and red leatherette strips to fore-edges. Top edge red; fore-edge untrimmed. With the sand-coloured dust-jacket. A nice clean copy with just a couple of chips to jacket edges, and some li…

First Edition. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. The 'Bond Re-jacketed' Promotional Series. Paperback. Pp.57; [3], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. Carefully dark stored by ourselves since publication. This edition marked 'Not for resale', with no printed barcode or price to rear cover. The book was distributed fr…

First Edition. FIRST UK EDITION in paperback. Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.172; [4], advertisements. Pictorial card softcovers with original price of 3/6 to rear (also priced for export to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa). neat ink name to inside cover, contents toned as expected, covers are near fine with a gentle spine roll.…

[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 ru…

First Edition. The true first paperback edition. Signet Books' series P2712. Pp.160. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel, all edges tinted red. Pages a little tanned as expected, some acceptable creases and wear, reading lean. A very good copy. Published simultaneously with Pan's Export pape…

[True Crime] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.144. Publisher's stone-coloured hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. Lower corner slightly pushed/bumped else a fine, unread copy. SIGNED on behalf of the publisher by Jon Gilbert [Adrian Harrington Ltd].…

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…

[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. [Spy thriller] FIRST BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.152. Publisher's mid-blue cloth lettered in black to spine, in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by C H Richard. No inscriptions. A little spotted and dusty. Near fine. 70,000 copies were printed, a lower number than the Jonathan Cape first editio…

FIRST Pan paperback edition, Canadian Printing. Series No.X434. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.191; [1], blank. Publisher's photographic softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel. Usual toning to cheap paperstock, covers clean, spine rolled, some reading creases; very good. Not to be confused with UK export copies also priced at…

[thriller] 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 To…

First Edition. [Bond] The true first paperback edition. Octavo (18 x 11cm), Signet Books' series P2712. Pp.160. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel, all edges tinted red. Pages a little tanned as expected, book store stamp to flyleaf, some minor handling and soiling; very good indeed. Publis…

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…

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…

[Thriller] PAN PAPERBACK EDITION, second printing. 'Great Pan' series GP83. Pp.247. Publisher's illustrated softcovers without original price (export copy). Some light wear, joints rubbed; very good indeed. From the comprehensive James Bond collection assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencilled signature within). His comprehensive guide…