Fleming, Ian
Group of James Bond titles
Estimate: £300 - £500
Auction: 18 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961-4. All 8vo, original boards, dust jackets, comprising:
Thunderball, 1961. First edition, first issue, binding A, spine slightly rolled, a few trivial marks to covers, light spotting to edges, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper [Gilbert A9a (1.1.)];
The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962. First edition, first impression, spine very slightly rolled, light spotting to edges [Gilbert A10a (1.1.)];
On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963. First edition, first impression, binding A, dust jacket price-clipped and with toned and nicked spine, front free endpaper removed, a few spots to endpapers and outer leaves [Gilbert A11a (1.1)];
You Only Live Twice, 1964. First edition, first state, binding A, spine rolled, a few trivial marks to covers, light spotting to edges [Gilbert A12A (1.1.)];
Octopussy and the Living Daylights, 1966. First edition, first impression, first issue, binding A, spotting to jacket and top edge of textblock [Gilbert A14a (1.1)].
Together with 6 other first editions without dust jackets (Dr No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, 2 copies of The Man with the Golden Gun, and You Only Live Twice), 4 reprints, and 3 Bond novels by John Gardner (18)