Fleming Ian Snelling (19 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. 127 pp. Signet Book D2652. Light edge and corner wear with some minor creasing; previous owner's name on the front endpaper; no other interior markings. The Chapters are: His Predecessors; His Image; His Women; His Adversaries; and His Future. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. O.F. SNELLING (BOOKSELLER FRIEND OF IAN FLEMING) - DOUBLE 0 SEVEN (007) JAMES BOND: A REPORT, published by U.K. publisher Spearman (only hardcover edition - in the U.S. book was published as a pb only), copyright 1964, First Printing (no reference to subsequent printings), white endpapers, black boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. NOTE - THIS WAS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL LITERARY CRITISM BOOKS THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN THE 1960S REGARDING IAN FLEMING AND HIS FICTIONAL HERO JAMES BOND (INCLUDES BOOKS LIKE "THE JAMES BOND DOSSIER" "THE DEVIL WITH JAMES BOND" "THE BOND AFFAIR", etc.). Book has no creased page corners, hint of dust soiling to outer page edges which are still white (no foxing/age darkening), no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps/stickers inside (however apparently this was a review copy sent to a publisher as the DJ rear panel has been stamped by "Albert Saifer ,Publisher"), clean endpapers with no staining or scotch tape marks, no internal hinge splitting, no wear to board edges, corners or spine tips, no bumped board corners, no soiling/markings to boards, no wear/oxidizing to gilt spine lettering. Dust Jacket has no chipping, tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips with 'v' losses to couple of spine tip corners, slight wear to front flap crease (nick losses to flap crease corners), slight wear to left/right on spine, hint of edge wear, no spine sun fading, no foxing to panels or spine, no soiling/staining to panels or spine, no sun yellowing to white rear panel, slight dust rubbing to the all-white rear panel (common defect with this DJ). Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG+ condition dust jacket (price clipped) of a Ian Fleming related James Bond 1st UK printing hardcover book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up for sale.

First Edition. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Pp.192. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 3/6. Cheap paper stock browned as usual, gentle spine roll, rubbed at joints. Very good. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick [Fred] Snelling was a highly regarded member of the antiquarian book trade, serving as the Chief Clerk for London's Hodgson's and then Sotheby's Rare Book Department where he befriended the book collector Ian Fleming and assisted him in research for the James Bond novels. Snelling is best known for his 1964 analysis of the James Bond books, 'Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report', the earliest serious study of the James Bond phenomena. GILBERT, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, p.610.

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First Edition. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Author Peter Haining's copy. Pp.192. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 3/6. Usual page toning, gentle spine roll, and a few minor rubs. Near fine. This copy belonged to author Peter Haining (1940-2008) who wrote the reference book James Bond: A Celebration (1987). With accompanying paperwork/provenance. GILBERT, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, p.610.

First Edition. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, first printing, together with the second, third printings and fourth printings. Each pp.192. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 3/6. Usual/expected toning to textblocks, softcovers very lightly handled. All four are virtually fine, believed to be all that were published in this format. This unique group comes from the Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership to endpapers. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick [Fred] Snelling was a highly-regarded member of the antiquarian book trade, serving as the Chief Clerk for London's Hodgson's (and then Sotheby's) Rare Book Department where he befriended the book collector Ian Fleming and assisted him in research for the James Bond novels. Snelling is best known for his 1964 analysis of the James Bond books, 'Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report', the earliest serious study of the James Bond phenomena. GILBERT, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, p.610.

First Edition. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST DUTCH EDITION. Pp.190; [2]. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. With a fine SIGNED inscription to title page; For my / good friend / Iwan / from / Fred / (O. F. Snelling). Cheap paper toned, covers are fine. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick [Fred] Snelling was a highly-regarded member of the antiquarian book trade, serving as the Chief Clerk for London's Hodgson's and then Sotheby's Rare Book Department where he befriended the book collector Ian Fleming and assisted him in research for the James Bond novels. Snelling is best known for his 1964 analysis of the James Bond books, 'Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report', the earliest serious study of the James Bond phenomena. The recipient is Iwan Hedman-Morelius, a crime connoisseur, mystery magazine publisher and a respected figure in Bond-collecting circles. GILBERT, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, p.610. Signed.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.160. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers in the Richard Chopping-style dust-wrapper. A lovely fresh copy in a crisp, bright wrapper, albeit price clipped. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick [Fred] Snelling was a highly-regarded member of the antiquarian book trade, serving as the Chief Clerk for London's Hodgson's and then Sotheby's Rare Book Department where he befriended the book collector Ian Fleming and assisted him in research for the James Bond novels. Snelling is best known for his 1964 analysis of the James Bond books, 'Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report', the earliest serious study of the James Bond phenomena. A more serious critique on the life and times of suave secret agent James Bond, which, unlike Kingsley Amis' 'The James Bond Dossier' the same year, was not a great commercial success when released, and is now a rather elusive piece of Bondiana. GILBERT, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, p.610.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.160. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers in Richard Chopping-style dust-wrapper, priced at 18s. A clean, fine copy of the book in a near fine wrapper with a few rubs and creases, minor wear to crown. Shows well. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick [Fred] Snelling was a highly-regarded member of the antiquarian book trade, serving as the Chief Clerk for London's Hodgson's and then Sotheby's Rare Book Department where he befriended the book collector Ian Fleming and assisted him in research for the James Bond novels. Snelling is best known for his 1964 analysis of the James Bond books, 'Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report', the earliest serious study of the James Bond phenomena. A more serious critique on the life and times of suave secret agent James Bond, which, unlike Kingsley Amis' 'The James Bond Dossier' the same year, was not a great commercial success when released, and is now a rather elusive piece of Bondiana. GILBERT, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, p.610.

First Edition. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Pp.192. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 3/6. With a fine SIGNED inscription to title page; To James Pickard / with regards / from / O. F. Snelling. Cheap paper toned, some rubs to joints. Very good. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick [Fred] Snelling was a highly-regarded member of the antiquarian book trade, serving as the Chief Clerk for London's Hodgson's and then Sotheby's Rare Book Department where he befriended the book collector Ian Fleming and assisted him in research for the James Bond novels. Snelling is best known for his 1964 analysis of the James Bond books, 'Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report', the earliest serious study of the James Bond phenomena. This copy is from the collection of James Bond scholar/bibliographer James M. Pickard. GILBERT, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, p.610. Signed.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just a touch of bumping a the spine tips, the boards bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is bright and without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (18s net to the lower front flap). Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "For Robin [underlined] / From Fred / 16 Aug 1974". Scarce thus. The first full length critical study of James Bond (preceding Kingsley Amis' The James Bond Dossier), and the only such book of its type to be approved by Ian Fleming (who died in the same month and year of first publication). O. F. ('Fred') Snelling was an illustrator, film critic and biographer who became a respected member of the antiquarian trade working as a clerk for the London auctioneer Hodgson's, later Sotheby's Rare Book Department, where he first met the James Bond author and rare book collector Ian Fleming. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Pp.127 + [1], advertisement. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 50c, all edges red. Cheap paper toned as expected, covers exceptionally fresh and unworn (usually quite rubbed). A fine copy. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick [Fred] Snelling was a highly-regarded member of the antiquarian book trade, serving as the Chief Clerk for London's Hodgson's and then Sotheby's Rare Book Department where he befriended the book collector Ian Fleming and assisted him in research for the James Bond novels. Snelling is best known for his 1964 analysis of the James Bond books, 'Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report', the earliest serious study of the James Bond phenomena. This copy is 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 friend and colleague Jon Gilbert. Gilbert. Ian Fleming The Bibliography, p.610. Signed.