Lt Col William Tanner (23 results)

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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 18cm x 14cm [pocket size] 111pp, Illustrated, Design and Art Direction by Raymond Hawkey. Photography by Ken Denyer. Full of invaluable advice for the prospective secret agent. Gilt endpapers, Internally some creasing o/w in Good+ condition. Reversible dust jacket with minor creasing, soiling and fading o/w in Good++ condition. …

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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A witty 1965 James Bond parody written by Kingsley Amis under a pseudonym, presented as a tongue-in-cheek manual for becoming 007. Rich with references to Fleming's novels and featuring Raymond Hawkey' iconic design, including the famous reversible "Bible" dust jacket. A desirable Jonathan Cape collectible and a cornerstone of Bond ephemera. Hard cover with colorful text to spine. Dust jacket price clipped with light shelf wear. Dust jacket is reversible as noted above. Pages clean, albeit a couple of spots of foxing, and tight, please review all scans provided. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. TANNER, Lt.-Col. William ('Bill") [111] pp. Pan Books Ltd 1965 7" x 4 1/2" Kingsley Amis' tongue-in-cheek publication, written under the pseudonym of M's chief of staff Lt. -Col. William ("Bill") Tanner, is a manual for prospective agents on how to live like Agent 007. Sir Kingsley William Amis (1922 1995) was the first author James Bond commissioned after the death of Ian Fleming.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. True First Edition, First Impression. Small octavo, pp. 111. Complete with the original, striking gold endpapers and textual illustrations throughout. Bound in the publisher's original plain black cloth boards as issued. The spine is beautifully and dynamically stamped with gold, blue, and red lettering, cleverly incorporating the classic Jonathan Cape publisher logo as the second '0' within the '007' motif at the base.The book block is in immaculate, Fine condition. The binding remains remarkably tight, square, and robust, with exceptionally fresh, crisp pages. The original unclipped dust jacket—featuring Raymond Hawkey's brilliant, famous 'reversible' field-disguise design—is in Near Fine condition, retaining exceptional, even colour. The jacket exhibits a single, minor slither of a closed tear to the top left joint at the spine head, but remains a structurally superior, collector-grade example.Provenance & Signature Authenticity Note:This premier copy features a highly unique, contemporary double-signature by the author, Kingsley Amis, with both entries neatly dated 1966 in matching ink. The first autograph is situated on the gold front free endpaper, with a second, sharp companion signature penned directly onto the half-title verso. Both entries display Amis's signature handwriting characteristics, including his iconic, fluid 'figure-8' capital loop and characteristic stylized, contemporary numbering.Cataloguer's Description Insurance Note:Every effort has been made to accurately document the physical parameters of these contemporary 1966 inscriptions. The ink trails and formation quirks correspond beautifully with the known autograph styles of Kingsley Amis during his mid-1960s Jonathan Cape promotional period. To guarantee absolute transparency and provide total purchase insurance, high-resolution photographs showcasing the 'figure-8' loops of both signatures, the 1966 dates, the plain black boards, the multi-coloured spine lettering incorporating the Cape logo, and the minor jacket tear are fully uploaded as an integral part of this listing so that prospective Bondiana collectors and autograph experts may review the ink directly. Raymond Hawkey (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. TANNER, Lt.-Col. William [111] pp. Jonathan Cape 1965 First Edition 7 1/4" x 5 1/2" In Custom Morocco Trim Slipcase 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".…

HARDBACK WHITE. Condition: VG. JACKET: VG. General wear on DJ, orange inpapers, Jacket design by Hawkey, Raymond DATE PUBLISHED: 1965 EDITION: 111.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First U.S. edition. Bound in white cloth with black spine titles and a cover illustration of a gun; in an illustrated dust jacket with the front flap price of $2.50 still intact. Price-sticker to the front pastedown endpaper, else fine in a fine dust jacket. Note: the price-sticker cannot be removed without leaving a scar to the red paper. A tongue-in-cheek work written by Kingsley Amis using the Tanner pseudonym. In Ian Fleming's novels, Tanner is M's chief of staff--a recurring character throughout the series. 12mo. [115] pages. Illustrated.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book itself near fine with only light shelving wear to boards and lightly toned page edges; square and completely unmarked. Dust jacket is neither faded nor price clipped ($2.50) with light shelving wear and light edge/surface toning/staining. 1st American ed., 1st printing.…

with dustjacket, hardcover. Condition: good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 111 pages; good hardcover with dustjacket; dustjacket price clipped by previous owner, scuffed, slight stain, edges bumped with few nicks; board tips bumped; edges bumped boards; spine head and heal bumped; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking; first american edition; small stain back dustjacket.…

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 will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.…

Jonathan Cape, London. 1965. First edition. Hardback with DW. Slim square 8vo. Illustrated. Wrapper is browned with slight wear and is reversible for "work in the field." End papers gilt. Very slight fooxing to top page edges. Overall a nice clean copy.

dj. First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. 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, priced 12/6; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. Contents clean, no inscriptions, tiny scuff to endpaper edge, jacket very lightly toned to the spine. 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. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages unmarked. Dust jacket lightly worn. Binding square & firm. Book.

16mo. pp. 111. Few illus. cloth. reversible dw. First Edition.

dj. First Edition. [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. Signed.…

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.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 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. The first edition of the work. Illustrated with brown and red images throughout. In publisher's original black cloth binding, with gold endpapers.In the reversible price clipped 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 publisher's original cloth binding. In the original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is very smart. General shelf wear to edges, with slight sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. Raymond Hawkey (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. [Bondiana] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm). Publisher's white glossy hardcovers, red endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed book-jacket priced at $2.50. A fine copy in clean, bright jacket. 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.…

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.…

First Edition. [Bondiana] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.111 [5]. Publisher's white glossy hardcovers, red endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed book-jacket priced at $2.50. A fine copy in clean, bright jacket. 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". This copy is from the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). His encyclopaedic 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 pp.634, 644.…