Pearson John Fleming Ian (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. NOTE THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE SINCE THIS IS A SET OF 14 BOOKS (AND NOT 1 BOOK). COMPLETE SET OF ALL 15 IAN FLEMING (or IAN FLEMING RELATED) JAMES BOND BOOK CLUB HARDCOVERS PUBLISHED BY (SEVERAL) UK BOOK CLUB PUBLISHERS STARTING IN 1956 UNTIL 19…

First Edition. [Literary Biography] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (18x 12cm), pp.416, with illustrated softcovers and photographic plates within. Paper toned as expected else a crisp, bright copy. A popular read, copies are scarce in such condition. A smart first softcover of 'an essential biographical volume' (Gilbert). BMC N…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board blocked in stylised 'eye' in gilt, front cover stamped in gilt, purple end-papers, top-edge red. A neat gift inscription to the front free end-paper otherwise a near fine copy in a VG+ price-clipped dustwrapper with a couple of fain…

dj. First Edition. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Pp.224, with photographic plates. Publisher's black cloth blocked in blue, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Arthur Hawkins priced at $3.95. An abridged version of Fleming's foreword also fills the rear panel. A clean, fine copy of the book in a very good jacket with a few chips and tears.…

dj. First Edition. [True crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper. Ink incription to endpaper, jacket with a few small nicks, chipped at crown, price clipped. Airline Detec…

First Edition. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Two variant copies, the home market issue priced at 3/6 together with the unpriced export copy. Octavos, pp.189; [2], ads; [1], blank. Publisher's softcovers with stills from the recent television adaptation entitled 'Zero One'. Illustrated with black and white photos within. Very good cop…

[Literary Biography] Pp.134. Magazine format in pictorial paper wraps, with photographs throughout. Original price: 35c. each. With the memorable fold-out cover photograph of Ian Fleming at the wheel of Bond's supercharged 4.5 litre 'Blower' Bentley. Minor handling/soiling. Very good. An informative first-hand biography of James…

dj. First Edition. [True crime] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 21s. Discreet owner name, jacket with a few small nicks; very good indeed. Airline Detective is…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1963-1966, 15 Pan editions. Various printings. Includes 13 James Bond books, 1 non-fiction book by Fleming, and 1 biography of Ian Fleming. Casino Royale X232 1963 13th printing; Live and Let Die X233 1963 10th printing; Moonraker X234 1963 12th printing; Diamonds Are Forever X235 1963 1…

dj. First Edition. [Fleming] FIRST US EDITION, Presentation copy. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.224, with photographic plates. Publisher's black cloth blocked in blue, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Arthur Hawkins. An abridged version of Fleming's foreword also fills the rear panel. Tucked in is a card printed 'with the compliments…

First Edition. [Literary biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates. Attractively bound in black half calf over cloth sides blocked with 'Golden Eye' motif, top edge gilt. Contents clean, a few light marks to covers and page edges; near fine. John Pearson began his career as a…

First Edition. [Literary biography] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates. Attractively bound in black half calf over cloth sides blocked with 'Golden Eye' motif, red endpapers, top edge red. Contents clean, topstain sunned, sound exterior with a few…

First Edition. [Literary Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates, red top-stain, pictorial dust-wrappers. The earliest jacket has silver lettering to spine with turquoise author's name and imprint; later versions feature gold lettering and a darker blue blocking. A publishe…

First Edition. [Literary biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates. Attractively bound in black half calf over cloth sides blocked with 'Golden Eye' motif, red endpapers, top edge red. Contents clean, a little browning to fore edge, small mark to topstain, exterior fine. An a…

[Literary Biography] Pp.134; 146. Magazine format in pictorial paper wraps, with photographs throughout. Original price: 35c. each. With the memorable fold-out cover photograph of Ian Fleming at the wheel of Bond's supercharged 4.5 litre 'Blower' Bentley. Fragile magazines with some expected handling and light wear, faint dampst…

[Literary Biography] Pp.134; 146. Magazine format in pictorial paper wraps, with photographs throughout. Original price: 35c. each. With the memorable fold-out cover photograph of Ian Fleming at the wheel of Bond's supercharged 4.5 litre 'Blower' Bentley. Fragile magazines with some expected handling and light wear. Complete set…

First Edition. [Literary Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates, red top-stain, pictorial dust-wrappers. The earliest jacket has pale gold lettering to spine with turquoise author's name and imprint; later versions feature regular gilt lettering and a darker blue blocking.…

dj. First Edition. [True crime] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Second impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xx; 7-197; [1], blank. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over boards, with red titles to the spine, top edge tinted orange, in pictorial dust-wrapper. With presentation note to title; Yours very sincerely / Donald E…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition in dustwrapper. Octavo. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY JOHN PEARSON WHO GHOST-WROTE THIS BOOK FOLLOWING A RECOMMENDATION BY IAN FLEMING. Publisher's smooth cloth-effect paper over grey boards, with red titles to the spine in pictorial dustwrapper priced 21s to the inside flap. No p…

First Edition. [True crime] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[10]; 11-224. Publisher's red wrappers with printed label to upper. Some copy-editing in pencil throughout. A very good, lightly used example of a scarce proof, with an entirely different page setting to the published book. Fleming bi…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. A MOST UNUSUAL AND RARE VARIANT DUSTWRAPPER. 224 pp. Publisher's light blue-grey cloth lettered in red to the spine in pictorial dustwrapper priced at 21s. The dustwrapper is priced 21s net but is different from the published wrapper that features an airline detective loo…

dj. First Edition. 6 volumes. Proof copy in wrappers with dust jacket; first edition hardcover with jacket; others in wrappers. With many half-tone illustrations from photographs. Proof with creasing to spine and spotting to edges; first edition with rubbing to cloth and sunning to extremities; mild toning to paperback volumes.…

dj. First Edition. [Literary Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates, red top-stain, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 36s. No inscriptions, some light handling, short tear at crown of wrapper. Near fine. An informative first-hand biography of James Bond's creator, written b…

(Glasgow: Fontana Books 1962). 8vo, First UK Paperback Edition priced 3/6 to the front cover. A softback (not issued with a dustwrapper). SIGNED & INSCRIBED WITHOUT DEDICATION BY JOHN PEARSON - AS DONALD FISH - PEARSON GHOST-WROTE THIS BOOK FOLLOWING A RECOMMENDATION BY IAN FLEMING: "Best wishes from/ Donald Fish.") to the title…

dj. First Edition. [Literary Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates, red top-stain, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 36s. Discreet signature to flyleaf, jacket with a couple of neat tears to rear plus the usual laminate shrinkage at joints. Still a presentable, near fine c…

dj. First Edition. [Literary Biography] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates, red top-stain, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 36s. Author's signed note to title page: For James Pickard, / Bond collector emeritus, /with all best wishes / from John Pearso…