James Bond 007 from Adrian Harrington Rare Books

London: Hutchinson, 1981. [Post-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 397; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth hardcover, red endpapers, in photographic dust-wrapper priced £6.95. Fine in near fine jacket. Thrilling novel concerning unearthed secret documents from the war, including the notes to a meeting between Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill when negotiating the terms of a… Read more about this item

UK: 007 Magazine, no date (circa 2012). [James Bond Films] Press Books archive. Ring-bound portfolio (36 x 27cm, Vol. 1; 30 x 47cm, Vol.2), unpaginated. A comprehensive collection of images of British promotional campaign books for the film series from 1962-1972, including the 'non canonical' 007 film Casino Royale (1967), as well as double bill features and re-releases. Illustrated… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254; [2], bank. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A very lightly used copy with only a few small marks. Near fine… Read more about this item

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.323; [1]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic plates and drawings within the text. Publisher's black cloth in photographic dust-wrapper. A lightly used copy with some dustiness/spotting, jacket spine moderately sunned, some minor rubs, price-clipped. Very good indeed. Fleming's wartime intelligence operations with the resistance networks… Read more about this item

London: Kegan Pau,l Trench, Trubner & Co., [1925]. FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (17 x 12cm), pp.90; [6], blank; [8], ads. Publisher's brown hardcovers with printed title labels. Contents clean, some rubbing to covers. Very good. A scarce book. Hephaestus is the god of fire, the incarnation of the machine-age of today. The book explores the notion of absolute power… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1959. [Gun-running thriller] FIRST US EDITION, ADVANCE COPY with exclusive 'Advertising' jacket. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.228. Publisher's salmon pink hardback cloth binding blocked in red and gilt, in typographic jacket with promotional blurb and text to front panel only. A fine copy in a near fine jacket with a little toning and browning to spine and… Read more about this item

Chicago: HMH Publishing Co., Inc., Playboy Building, 232 East Ohio Street, 1964. [Spy novel serialisation] ADVERTISER'S ISSUES. Original Price 75 cents per issue; 3 issues. Magazine format, illustrated. Overall size 30 x 23cm. Some light expected wear and handling, some rubs/tears to spine of 'May' issue (around staple holes). Advertiser issues are identified by the additional card inserts bound… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. [Travel omnibus] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.603; [5], blank. Illustrated with maps and plates. Publisher's hardback cloth binding, top edge red, in illustrated dust-jacket priced 16s. Contents clean, edges and endleaves spotted, jacket is particularly clean and fresh. A fine copy of a scarce book. As special correspondent for The Times, Peter Fleming… Read more about this item

United Artists, Printed in USA, no date [1973]. [Promotional material] PUBLICITY SERVICES BROCHURE (Press Book / Exhibitor's Campaign Book). Sole printing. 17 x 11 inches. Movie artwork to front cover. Printed in black and white throughout. Pp.[8]. Folio booklet providing cast and credits, storyline, plus advertising and promotional lists for book sales, film stills, visual displays, tie-in material etc.… Read more about this item

United Artists. Printed in USA, 1969. [Promotional material] ONLY PRINTING. 13 x 18 inches. Movie artwork to front cover. Large-format/small poster sized 8-page stapled booklet providing editorial comment, plus advertising and promotional lists for soundtracks, book sales, poster selections, blocks, etc. Folded once, small tape strip to final leaf, one small cut-out to p.5. Very good.

London: Collins, 1975. [Spy Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY signed by the author. Octavo (21 x 14cm). Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Alan Manham, priced at 21s. Inscribed by the author in blue ink to flyleaf: To all the Wiggingtons / with love from / the author / Jasper / Berkely Mather / The… Read more about this item

New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Delacorte Press, 2017. [Thriller Short Stories] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] viii; 418 [6]. Number 26 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine and marbled paper over boards. Lilac endpapers.… Read more about this item

United Artists, Printed in USA, no date [1962]. [Promotional material] PUBLICITY SERVICES BROCHURE (Press Book / Exhibitor's Campaign Book). Sole printing. 17 x 11 inches. Movie artwork to front cover. Printed in black and white throughout. Folio bi-fold; a 6-page fold-out booklet providing cast and credits, storyline, plus advertising and promotional lists for book sales, film stills, visual displays,… Read more about this item

New York: Dutton, 1962. [Modern Fiction] FIRST U.S. EDITION, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.208. Publisher's hardback cloth in a pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Richard Chopping priced $3.95. With presentation note in ink to f.e.p.; For Maria, / A far better cook / than I'll ever be / as a writer. / With best… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. [Erotic comic novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.189; [3], blank. Publisher's pink cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge green, dust-jacket priced at 15s. Contents clean, small splash to fore-edge else fine in a clean, fine wrapper, lightly worn to crown. Now a forgotten classic, Rosalind Erskine's 1962 novel The Passion Flower… Read more about this item

New York: Arbor House, 1980. [Golfing omnibus] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (27 x 21cm), pp.282. Publisher's green hardcovers in photographic dust-wrapper. Fine in a near fine jacket with a few short tears. An Anthology of Golf Writing. Includes 'All to Play For/The Cup and The Lip' being the famous showdown on the golf course between 007 and Auric Goldfinger,… Read more about this item

New York: Christie's Auctioneers, 1999. [Film Memorabilia] Glossy catalogue for the Marilyn Monroe sale, 27-28th October 1999, held at Rockefeller Plaza sale room. Quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.416. Publisher's hardcovers in photographic dust-jacket, illustrated throughout. Some minor handling else fine. The personal effects of film icon Marilyn Monroe, including evening dresses, shoes, jewellery, photos, objets d'art, film scripts and… Read more about this item

London: London Film Museum, Covent Garden, 2014. [Film reference] ORIGINAL CATALOGUE. Publisher's grey softcovers (28 x 22cm), illustrated throughout. Small bump to spine. A fine copy. The official catalogue for the exhibition held in London, in the summer of 2014. "Bond in Motion" is the official exhibition of James Bond vehicles which feature in the renowned film series. It… Read more about this item

London: Allen Lane, 2000. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Illustrated quarto (23 x 17cm), pp.150. With black and white photographs. Publisher's grey cloth hardback blocked in silver to spine, blind-stamped '007' motif to front cover, photographic dust-jacket priced at £9.99 / $24.99 (Canada). Contents clean, publisher's dated 'Penguin' stamp to margin of title, signed to same… Read more about this item

London: Panther Books, 1965. [James Bond reference] FIRST PRINTING. INSCRIBED COPY Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.175; [1] advertisement, with 48 full-page plates. A Paperback original, with photographic softcovers. With presentation note by Peter Evans, whose interview with Len Deighton appears within; 'Edward // I am so excited about / your Ipcress project. //I hope this piece helps / a… Read more about this item