Gilbert Jon Born 1972 (14 results)

[Literary and film Reference] 'RED' edition, SIGNED by the author. Quarto (30 x 22cm), pp.292, printed on Munken Lynx paper. Illustrated throughout in black and white, with a colour frontispiece and 32 colour plates. Bound in full graphite buckram, blocked in two-colour metallic foils with metallic red titles to the front cover, red and grey endbands and cherry red endpapers. New book. A comprehensive account of the Ian Fleming/James Bond material held at The Schøyen Collection, London and Oslo, compiled by Jon Gilbert, with an introduction by Dr. Martin Schøyen and a foreword by Fergus Fleming. Signed.…

[Literary essay] Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[28]. Pamphlet, printed on 170gsm matt paper, staple bound in typographic mid-blue card covers. Edition limited to 75 copies, this being one of a small number designated out-of-series. The FIRST BOOK-FORM APPEARANCE of this long article about Ian Fleming's magical car, originally published as 'How Chitty Came to Be' on Ian Fleming dot com (July 2016). Number three in a series of uniform monographs featuring essays on Ian Fleming and James Bond.…

[Book review] Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[20]. Pamphlet, printed on 170gsm matt paper, staple bound in typographic red card covers. Edition limited to 75 numbered copies. A review of John Pearson's Ian Fleming: The Notes (Queen Anne Press), requested by The Book Collector in 2020. This is the original, unedited and previously unpublished version. …

[Bibliography] Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[16]. Pamphlet, staple bound in typographic pale yellow card covers. As new. Edition limited to 75 numbered copies. A transcript of a 2014 conversation with Jon Gilbert, discussing his award-winning bibliography of James Bond creator Ian Fleming.

[Literary and film Reference] 'RED' edition, SIGNED by the author. Quarto (30 x 22cm), pp.292, printed on Munken Lynx paper. Illustrated throughout in black and white, with a colour frontispiece and 32 colour plates. Bound in full graphite buckram, blocked in two-colour metallic foils with metallic red titles to the front cover, red and grey endbands and cherry red endpapers. New book, sold at the RRP. A comprehensive account of the Ian Fleming/James Bond material held at The Schøyen Collection, London and Oslo, compiled by Jon Gilbert, with an introduction by Dr. Martin Schøyen and a foreword by Fergus Fleming. Signed.…

[Literary and film Reference] 'SILVER' edition, SIGNED by the author. Quarto (30 x 22cm), pp.292, printed on Munken Lynx paper. Illustrated throughout in black and white, with a colour frontispiece and 32 colour plates. Bound in full graphite buckram, blocked in two-colour metallic foils with silver titles to front cover, red and grey endbands and cherry red endpapers. New book, sold at the RRP. A comprehensive account of the Ian Fleming/James Bond material held at The Schøyen Collection, London and Oslo, compiled by Jon Gilbert, with an introduction by Dr. Martin Schøyen and a foreword by Fergus Fleming. Signed.…

First Edition. [Bibliography/bookselling] ISBN: 978-0-9576041-0-0. Published April 2013. FIRST EDITION, DELUXE hardcover issue, LIMITED to 100 copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, this being copy number 21. Quarto (35 x 22cm), p.80. With eight colour plate sections and numerous black and white illustrations within the text. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth, lettered to the spine and covers in gilt, with coloured endpapers. Clean and fresh throughout. A descriptive catalogue of rare Ian Fleming and James Bond-related material by the award-winning bibliographer Jon Gilbert. Gilbert-Schøyen [268]. Signed.…

[Literary and film Reference] SIGNED by the author, additionally signed by Fergus Fleming. Quarto (30 x 22cm), pp.292, printed on Munken Lynx paper. Illustrated throughout in black and white, with a colour frontispiece and 32 colour plates. Bound in full graphite buckram, blocked in two-colour metallic foils with silver titles to front cover, red and grey endbands and cherry red endpapers. Fine / as new. A comprehensive account of the Ian Fleming/James Bond material held at The Schøyen Collection, London and Oslo, compiled by Jon Gilbert, with an introduction by Dr. Martin Schøyen and a foreword by Fergus Fleming. Signed.…

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author, with non-specific 'With Best wishes'. Royal quarto (33 x 22cm), with black and white illustrations throughout plus four suites of eight colour plates. Set in Albertina type and printed in two colours. Elegantly bound in full green cloth with black endpapers, gilt lettering and ornament. Clean and fresh throughout. A comprehensive guide to the work of Ian Fleming by Jon Gilbert, an expert on the literary James Bond, covering everything from the first draft of "Casino Royale" in 1952 to editions still in print today. Published by Queen Anne Press, the imprint once managed by Ian Fleming, the book includes a preface from his nephew Fergus. First published in 2012 and having rapidly sold out, this award-winning bibliography is now back in print; the 2017 edition features some textual revisions and a handsome new binding of 'racing green' cloth, as used for the publisher's limited edition 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Signed.…

SIGNED TWICE by the author, with inscription. Royal quarto (33 x 22cm), with black and white illustrations throughout plus four suites of eight colour plates. Set in Albertina type and printed in two colours. Elegantly bound in full green cloth with black endpapers, gilt lettering and ornament. Autographed in customary fashion to title page with a pen which was running dry- signed again in a fresh pen with accompanying note to this effect. Unusual. Clean throughout A comprehensive guide to the work of Ian Fleming by Jon Gilbert, an expert on the literary James Bond, covering everything from the first draft of "Casino Royale" in 1952 to editions still in print today. Published by Queen Anne Press, the imprint once managed by Ian Fleming, the book includes a preface from his nephew Fergus. First published in 2012 and having rapidly sold out, this award-winning bibliography is now back in print; the 2017 edition features some textual revisions and a handsome new binding of 'racing green' cloth, as used for the publisher's limited edition 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Signed. …

Royal quarto, with black and white illustrations throughout plus four suites of eight colour plates. Set in Albertina type and printed in two colours. Elegantly bound in full green cloth with black endpapers, gilt lettering and ornament. SIGNED by the author. Supplied with a felt lined custom slipcase in black cloth with the Fleming crest in gilt. New book, sold at the published RRP of £175, plus bespoke slipcase at £35 and global shipping. A comprehensive guide to the work of Ian Fleming by Jon Gilbert, an expert on the literary James Bond, covering everything from the first draft of "Casino Royale" in 1952 to editions still in print today. Published by Queen Anne Press, the imprint once managed by Ian Fleming, the book includes a preface from his nephew Fergus. First published in 2012 and having rapidly sold out, this award-winning bibliography is now back in print; the 2017 edition features some textual revisions and a handsome new binding of 'racing green' cloth, as used for the publisher's limited edition 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Signed.…

First Edition. ILAB-Breslauer Prize Winner [2014] FIRST EDITION, DELUXE LIMITED ISSUE No.60 of 250 copies, SIGNED by the author in blue ink to limitation page at rear. Royal quarto (33 x 24cm), pp.x; 692 [2]. With black and white illustrations throughout plus four suites of eight colour plates. Set in Albertina type and printed in two colours. Handsomely bound in quarter vellum over black boards with gilt ornament, scarlet endpapers and top edge gilt, clear plastic jacket - inspired by Fleming's own design for a limited edition of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (Cape, 1963). Housed in a black cloth slip-case, lined in red suede, gilt-stamped with the arms of the Fleming family. Fine / as new, with the original New Book Information sheet [press release] loosely inserted. A comprehensive guide to the work of Ian Fleming by Jon Gilbert, an expert on the literary James Bond, covering everything from the first draft of "Casino Royale" in 1952 to editions still in print today. Published by Queen Anne Press, the imprint once managed by Ian Fleming, the book includes a preface from his nephew Fergus. Signed.…

[Bibliography] Octavos (21 x 15cm). Three titles. Pamphlets, staple bound in typographic card covers. As new. Each limited to 75 numbered copies. The first three instalments in the author's 'monograph series', featuring published essays on Ian Fleming and James Bond. Also available separately.

[Bibliography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, being the first separate edition. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[vi]; 7; [7], Endmatter. SCARCE: Edition limited to just 60 numbered copies signed by James Fleming (publisher of The Book Collector) and his brother Fergus (co-publisher at Queen Anne Press). In addition, this copy has been signed by the author. Finely printed on 150gsm Bockingford paper and bound in black flock-paper covers with letterpress title label. As new. Taken from the Spring 2017 special issue of The Book Collector (Ian Fleming and Book Collecting), in a handsome edition letterpress-printed in Monotype Fournier by Stan Lane of Gloucester Typesetting. Jon Gilbert is the author of several works about Ian Fleming, including his award-winning bibliography in 2012. Of the ten uniform monographs, this was the first title to sell out. Gilbert's text was recently recorded by James Fleming as part of the Book Collector podcast series. Signed.…