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London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1986. [James Bond novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrative dust-jacket designed by Trevor Scobie, priced at £8.95. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Faint cup ring to cloth cover, minor wear to spine tips, small tape mark to rear flap. Shows well. Very good indeed. John Gardner was a British spy and thriller novelist who was best known for his continuation of the James Bond novels. 'Nobody Lives For Ever' is the fifth novel by him in this series.

London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1986. [James Bond novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Trevor Scobie, priced at £8.95. A very clean, fine copy. Outstanding. Formerly owned by the respected Bond historian John Griswold (1950-2016), author of "Ian Fleming's James Bond", purchased by ourselves at Winter Auctions in 2010 (lot slip included). BMC No.1 [1984] p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 613.

London: Swordfish, an imprint of Orion Publishing Group, 2011. [Spy novels] LIMITED BOX SET. Quality hardback re-issues of the first Jonathan Cape editions (1981-6) featuring the same dust-jacket artwork. FIRST EDITIONS thus, with a full strike-line number sequence. Octavo, five volumes in publisher's illustrated red card slip-case, showing the original printed price of £84.95. An unused / as new set in the original shrinkwrap, carefully dark-stored by ourselves since publication. A fine collection of the first five James Bond continuation novels by John Gardner. Published 10th November 2011 Only 200 sets were issued [source: Orion Publishing]. Haining; Crime Fiction p208. Benson, Raymond; Bond Companion (1984). BMC No.1 [1984] p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Hubin; Crime Fiction IV.

Jonathan Cape / Hodder and Stoughton, 1986. Octavo. Publisher's black boards lettered in gilt to the spine, in a pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Trevor Scobie priced at £8.95 to the front flap. A fine copy, in near-fine dust jacket, unclipped, with very slight rubbing to rear panel. First edition, first impression, presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page: "To Jim and Diarmud[?], my good friends. John" [the second name is not clear but very likely Diarmud, a popular Irish name - Gardner was a resident of the Irish Republic at the time of publication]. The author has signed for a second time in full, below his printed name, which he has crossed through. This copy is from the significant Ian Fleming collection of Martin Schøyen (b.1940), with his bookplate. Schøyen's private collection of manuscripts, which span all cultures and all time periods, is one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. Gilbert, page 613; The Schøyen Collection No. 311.

London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder and Stoughton, 1986. [James Bond novel] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY TO HIS PUBLISHER, inscribed and signed twice. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Trevor Scobie, priced at £8.95. Author's inscription to the flyleaf; To My Dear Dear Friends / Carolyn & Otto / John (underline). With further full signature to title page. Fine throughout. Presented to Otto Penzler and his wife Carolyn. Penzler's Mysterious Press published John Gardner's 1984 novel The Garden of Weapons. A fine association. BMC No.1 [1984] p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 613.

Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1981-88. 6 works, octavo. In original publisher's red and blue wrappers. 2 copies with dust jackets (Licence Renewed and Role of Honour). Near-fine copies, slight rubbing, minor creasing to spines, otherwise in excellent condition for proof copies, in like dust jackets. First editions, of all of the scarce uncorrected proof copies of Gardner's James Bond continuation novels. The fourth work in this collection bears the title Nobody Lives Forever on the spine and front wrapper, while the first published edition was alternatively titled Nobody Lives for Ever. Following No Deals, Mr. Bond, the James Bond book franchise was entirely given over from Jonathan Cape to Hodder & Stoughton, who generally issued advance copies of the regular hardcover editions accompanied by a review slip. These copies are from the significant Ian Fleming collection of Martin Schøyen (b.1940), with his bookplate. Schøyen's private collection of manuscripts, which span all cultures and… Read More

Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., 1986. Comprising the complete text in 295 numbered pages on A4 sheets, printed to the rectos only. Loose leaves, housed in a simple card folder. In near-fine condition, with the occasional fold and crease to folios. The corrected manuscript of the 1986 James Bond continuation novel, signed by the author and inscribed by him to the first leaf: "final, edited ms." Each leaf, without exception, is heavily annotated in various hands and inks. The manuscript is complete, with all preliminary and title pages included. This item was purchased directly from the author shortly before his death in 2007 and is from the significant Ian Fleming collection of Martin Schøyen (b.1940), with his bookplate. Schøyen's private collection of manuscripts, which span all cultures and all time periods, is one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. MS5602; Gilbert, page 613; The Schøyen Collection No. 309.