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Johnathan Cape1966 London. (first edition) octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering, 351pp, VG (markings to boards) in VG d/w (minor markings)

London: Cape, 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. 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 faint creases to the front cover. Quite a nice copy. Photographs/scans available upon request.

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1966. [Literary biography] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.339; [1], blank, with sixteen pages of photographic plates. Publisher's orange cloth blocked in black and yellow (the BCE binding is brown), pictorial jacket priced at $6.95. With a supplied copy of the statement from McGraw-Hill, acknowledging some factual errors in the text concerning the Thunderball legal case and confirming that alterations will be made for future editions. No inscriptions, contents clean, minor rubbing to edges, light wear to crown. Very good indeed. An informative first-hand biography of James Bond's creator, written by a close friend and colleague working alongside the author both in wartime intelligence work and as Fleming's assistant at the Foreign Desk of The Sunday Times.

London & New York; Pan Books, Coronet and Bantam. [Biography] FIRST EDITIONS thus, being the first Pan paperback, the first Coronet edition and the first Bantam version. 3 vols. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. Minor handling, reading creases to Bantam copy. Very good to fine. From the comprehensive archive of James Bond material assembled by Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert, who reviewed Pearson's book Ian Fleming The Notes (pencilled ownership or bookplate within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography.

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1966. [Literary biography] U.S. EDITION, book club issue, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.366; [1], [5], blank, with sixteen pages of photographic plates. Publisher's brown cloth, pictorial jacket. Jacket clipped else fine. An informative first-hand biography of James Bond's creator, written by a close friend and colleague working alongside the author both in wartime intelligence work and as Fleming's assistant at the Foreign Desk of The Sunday Times. This book club edition has different pagination and cloth binding to the first edition. This copy is from the comprehensive collection of Jon Gilbert, who reviewed Pearson's book Ian Fleming The Notes (bookplate and pencilled signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert, page 592.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [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 by a close friend and colleague working alongside the author both in wartime intelligence work and as Fleming's assistant at the Foreign Desk of The Sunday Times. Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [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 copy which shows well.

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1966. [Literary biography] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.339; [1], blank, with sixteen pages of photographic plates. Publisher's orange cloth blocked in black and yellow (the BCE binding is brown), pictorial jacket priced at $6.95. A fine copy in a particularly fresh jacket. An informative first-hand biography of James Bond's creator, written by a close friend and colleague working alongside the author both in wartime intelligence work and as Fleming's assistant at the Foreign Desk of The Sunday Times. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Otto Penzler, purchased by ourselves at Swann Auctions in 2010, with a pencil note to that effect signed by his friend and colleague Jon Gilbert. Penzler's Mysterious Press, New York, published books by the James Bond continuation novelists John Gardner and Jeffery Deaver.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966.. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (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, exterior fine. An attractive copy. John Pearson began his career as a journalist at the Sunday Times, where he worked as assis-tant to Ian Fleming on the prestigious Atticus column. Following Fleming's death, Pearson wrote the first biography of his friend. In 1973 Pearson became the second official author of James Bond continuation fiction, with 'James Bond: The Authorised Biography', a fictionalised account in which Pearson interviews Bond as he looks back on his life. This was sanctioned by Glidrose Publications, the parent company and copyright owner of the James Bond chronicles. Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592.

London: The Companion Book Club, 1966. [Literary Biography] FIRST REGULAR EDITION from the Companion Book Club, together with the 'De Luxe' version. Octavos (19 x 13cm), pp.368 + photographic plates. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with pale blue label and topstain, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 5/9, or publisher'sleather-effect brown vinyl with sienna topetain and jacket priced 7/3. Also includes the scarce newsletter insert (lacking from most copies). A little toning to the spines else lovely fine examples; from the comprehensive archive of James Bond material assembled by Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [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 journalist at the Sunday Times, where he worked as assistant to Ian Fleming on the prestigious Atticus column. Following Fleming's death, Pearson wrote the first biography of his friend. In 1973 Pearson became the second official author of James Bond continuation fiction, with 'James Bond: The Authorised Biography', a fictionalised account in which Pearson interviews Bond as he looks back on his life. This was sanctioned by Glidrose Publications, the parent company and copyright owner of the James Bond chronicles. Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [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 publisher's sample copy in the bibliographical archive confirms the two states, where the jacket of the sample carries an instruction to printers "more magenta". Light expected wear to extremities, one volume price clipped with discreet gift note, one with publisher's statement to p.340. A near fine pair. Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [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 attractive copy. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy, with some light and occasional marginalia, pencil signature to first blank, copy of 'Thunderball' statement tucked into p.340. John Pearson began his career as a journalist at the Sunday Times, where he worked as assistant to Ian Fleming on the prestigious Atticus column. Following Fleming's death, Pearson wrote the first biography of his friend. In 1973 Pearson became the second official author of James Bond continuation fiction, with 'James Bond: The Authorised Biography', a fictionalised account in which Pearson interviews Bond as he looks back on his life. This was sanctioned by Glidrose Publications, the… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [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. A publisher's sample copy in the bibliographical archive confirms the two states, where the jacket of the sample carries an instruction to printers "more magenta". Both near fine with minor toning, very light wear to jackets, both contain the scarce publisher's statement [Thunderball disclaimer] to p.340. One shows original price 36s., the other with publisher's later price label at £7.50. A near fine pair. An informative first-hand biography of James Bond's creator, written by a close friend and colleague working alongside the author both in wartime intelligence work and as Fleming's assistant at the Foreign Desk of The Sunday Times. This biography served as… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Literary biography] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Large octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.346, with 16 photographic plates. Publisher's patterned green softcovers. Toning to edges and extremities, some biro doodles to rear cover. Very good, housed in an elegant leather-spined clamshell box. The proof features many changes to the published book, mostly typographical including resetting of paragraphs and captions re-written. It was also decided that a dividing line was required to separate the facsimile letters etc. from the main text. The most significant change concerns in the 'Thunderball Backfires chapter'; line 20, p.320- "Kevin [McClory] would be excellent as an assistant producer or director or whatnot, but he is certainly not the man to guide our fates in this matter" - this sentence was subsequently removed. Also cut was the line "Kevin is still in a paroxysm.." line 29, p.320. The line "It was a very bitter, very depressed Kevin McClory who left" was changed to "It was, no doubt,… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Literary biography] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, in PROOF-ONLY JACKET lettered in silver (published book jacket was gilt). Large octavo (24 x 16cm). pp.346, with pp.16 photographic plates. Printed softcovers in photographic wrapper. Edges spotted, shows some use through proof-reading, oversize jacket rubbed/worn at unsupported areas. Very good. bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy (pencilled ownership signature). Scarce in jacket. The proof features many changes to the published book, mostly typographical including resetting of paragraphs and captions re-written. It was also decided that a dividing line was required to separate the facsimile letters etc. from the main text. The most significant change concerns the 'Thunderball Backfires chapter'; line 20, p.320- "Kevin [McClory] would be excellent as an assistant producer or director or whatnot, but he is certainly not the man to guide our fates in this matter" - this sentence was subsequently removed. Also cut was the line… Read More