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Ian Fleming First Editions Auction
By: FSWL team
Published:
2010-05-12
2010-05-12
There are 366 lots in the sale, including first editions of the following Ian Fleming James Bond novels:
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188. Amis (Kingsley) The James Bond Dossier, 1965; “Robert Markham”. Colonel Sun, 1968 § Gardner (John) For Special Services, 1982; Nobody Lives Forever, 1986, first editions, original boards, dust-jacket, very good copies, 8vo (4)
Estimate: £150 – £200
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220. Fleming (Ian) Diamonds are Forever, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, rubbed at edges, some restoration to spine ends and corners, 8vo, 1953.
Estimate: £500 – £700
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221. Fleming (Ian) Live and Let Die, first edition, new endpapers, original boards, 8vo, 1954.
Estimate: £400 – £600
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222. Fleming (Ian) Moonraker, first edition, signed and inscribed by jacket artist Kenneth Lewis on front free endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, spine slightly dulled and with some skilful restoration, subtle repairs to edges, overall a very good copy, 8vo, 1955.
Estimate: £1200 – £1800
Inscribed “Kenneth Lewis / artist to the author”.
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223. Fleming (Ian) Moonraker, 1955; Diamonds are Forever, 1956; From Russia, With Love, 1957; Dr No, second state boards with silhouette, 1958; Goldfinger, 1959; For Your Eyes Only, 1960; Thunderball, 1961; You Only Live Twice, second issue with ‘March 1964’ on © page, 1964; Octopussy and The Living Daylights, 1966, first editions, original boards, fine copies, no dust-jackets, 8vo (9)
Estimate: £400 – £600
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224. Fleming (Ian) Casino Royale, 1955; The Spy Who Loved Me, 1967; You Only Live Twice, 1965; The Man with the Golden Gun, 1966, first Pan paperback editions, some browning, original pictorial wrappers, minor rubbing, 8vo (4)
Estimate: £150 – £200
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225. Fleming (Ian) Moonraker, ownership inscription on half-title, small chip to title and fore-corner, slightly worn at spine, 1956; Diamonds are Forever, worn at foot of spine, 1958; Goldfinger, 1961, first paperback editions, browning, original pictorial wrappers, 8vo, Pan (3)
Estimate: £150 – £200
Moonraker is one of the scarcer Bond paperbacks.
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226. Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, dust-jacket, 1965; On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, lacking front free endpaper, ink inscription on rear endpaper, dust-jacket, a couple of short splits top joints, head of spine creased, 1963, first editions, both dust-jackets slightly soiled and chipped, 8vo (2)
Estimate: £75 – £100
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227. Fleming (Ian) From Russia, With Love, first edition, signed on title by Martine Beswick and Mollie Peters, original boards, near fine, dust-jacket, some near-invisible restoration to spine edges and corner tips, in appearance an unusually good example, 8vo, 1957.
Estimate: £450 – £650
Martine Beswick played Zora in the film version of From Russia, with Love and Paula Caplan, with Mollie Peters as Patricia Fearing, in Thunderball.
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228. Fleming (Ian) From Russia, with Love, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, some staining to spine and lower panel, rubbed at extremities, torn with some loss to fore-corners, 8vo, 1957.
Estimate: £200 – £300
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229. Fleming (Ian) Dr No, first edition, original first state plain boards, dust-jacket by Pat Marriott, spine slightly darkened with 2 small scratches, rubbed at extreme corner-tips, otherwise very good, 8vo, 1958.
Estimate: £400 – £600
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230. Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, slight rubbing to corner tips, but overall an excellent copy, with no browning, 8vo, 1959.
Estimate: £700 – £900
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231. Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, rubbed at edges, small closed tears and fraying at spine ends, 8vo, 1959.
Estimate: £300 – £400
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232. Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, some rubbing and creasing with restoration, 8vo, 1960.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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233. Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 8vo, 1961.
Estimate: £250 – £350
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234. Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, rubbed at corner tips, otherwise a very good example, 8vo, 1961.
Estimate: £200 – £300
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235. Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1962.
Estimate: £200 – £300
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236. Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, slight rubbing, worn at extreme corner tips, otherwise very good, 8vo, 1962.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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237. Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, first edition, signed inscription from Diana Rigg on title, with further inscription from Desmond Llewelyn (Q), Art Director Syd Cain, actors Zoë Wanamaker & Richard Wilson, plus another, on blank ff., original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 1963; with 2 reprint paperback editions of the same, 8vo (3)
Estimate: £300 – £400
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238. Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 8vo, 1963.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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239. Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1963.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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240. Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, slight sunning to spine, otherwise near fine copy, 8vo, 1963.
Estimate: £150 – £200
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241. Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, browning visible on lower panel and spine of jacket, 1963; Octopussy and The Living Daylights, jacket unclipped, a fine copy, 1966, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)
Estimate: £150 – £200
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242. Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, first edition, original boards, slight shelf-lean otherwise fine, dust-jacket, some chipping and browning, small closed tear near head of spine, 8vo, 1963.
Estimate: £100 – £150
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243. Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, first edition, first issue, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 8vo, 1964.
Estimate: £200 – £300
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244. Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, first editon, first issue, original boards, dust-jacket, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1964.
Estimate: £200 – £300
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245. Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, first edition, second issue, ink inscription and stamp on front free endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, tear and chip near head of spine, 1964; and a first of The Man with the Golden Gun, 8vo (2)
Estimate: £200 – £250
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246. Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, first edition, first issue, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 8vo, 1964.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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247. Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, first edition, first issue, original boards, dust-jacket, spine slightly browned with light discolouration to foot of spine, 8vo, 1964.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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248. Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, original second state plain boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 8vo, 1965.
Estimate: £200 – £300
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249. Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, uncorrected proof copy, original wrappers with repeated publisher’s logo, slight shelf-lean, rubbed at spine edges, otherwise very good, 8vo, 1965.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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250. Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, original plain boards, dust-jacket, small closed tear to head of upper panel, otherwise fine, 8vo, 1965.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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251. Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, original first state plain boards, dust-jacket, spine slightly browned, 1 corner-tip worn, otherwise very good, 8vo, 1965.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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252. Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, original plain second state boards, dust-jacket, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1965.
Estimate: £180 – £220
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253. Fleming (Ian) Octopussy and The Living Daylights, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, unclipped, 1966; and 8 others, Bond reprints, including third impressions of Diamonds are Forever, Goldfinger and Dr No, 8vo (9)
Estimate: £120 – £180
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254. Fleming (Ian) Octopussy and The Living Daylights, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, unclipped, 8vo, 1966.
Estimate: £80 – £120
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255. Fleming (Ian) Octopussy and The Living Daylights, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, unclipped but with sticker removal mark over price, overall fine, 8vo, 1966.
Estimate: £80 – £120
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256. 63 James Bond promotional postcards, all signed by cast or crew from the films, including Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Judy Dench & Samantha Bond, v.d.; plus a few other signed postcards, including one of Woody Allen, v.s. (1 ring-binder)
Estimate: £200 – £300
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For more information and images, visit the official auction page and search for Ian Fleming:
www.bloomsburyauctions.com/auction/717/Modern_First_Editions
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