Ian Fleming & James Bond first editions

Collect Ian Fleming and James Bond first editions

Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908–64), banker, Naval Intelligenceofficer, journalist and novelist, most famous of course for his creation of super secret agent James Bond. Fleming’s stories of Bond’s adventures spanned fourteen books, enshrined in the collective memory of multiple generations courtesy of the film adaptations starring Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig respectively.

James Bond first editions can range in value from low hundreds to tens of thousands of pounds. For more information please read our article here.

Fleming did write other books however, most notably perhaps Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, originally published in three volumes, also famously made into a film and, more recently, a stage musical.

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The adventures of James Bond were continued in literary form as well as cinematic, including contributions by Kingsley Amis (“Robert Markham”), Raymond Benson, John Gardner and Sebastian Faulks.

FLEMING, Ian.

The Man with the Golden Gun.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's black boards, gilt lettering to spine, small mark to rear board, spine ends slightly bumped, patterned endpapers, with the price-clipped pictorial dustjacket by Richard Chopping, some toning and spotting, creasing to edges, spine ends chipped with minor loss, otherwise a very good copy.

£275
FLEMING, Ian.

Octopussy and The Living Daylights.

First edition, first issue; 8vo; light age-toning to leaves, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's dark grey cloth, silver lettering to spine and upper cover, patterned endpapers, with the unclipped first issue pictorial dustjacket (priced 10s 6d) by Richard Chopping, light wear to spine ends, some toning to edges, otherwise a very good example.

£250
FLEMING, Ian.

Dr. No.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's second state binding as usual with silhouette to upper board, silver lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket by Pat Marriott, light edge-wear, some toning to rear panel, spine slightly darkened, otherwise a very good example.

£2,500
FLEMING, Ian.

The Man with the Golden Gun.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's black boards, gilt lettering to spine, green patterned endpapers, light spotting to top edge, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket by Richard Chopping, slight toning to flap edges, otherwise a near-fine copy.

£675
FLEMING, Ian.

From Russia, With Love.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's black boards (Gilbert's Binding A) stamped in silver & red, with the Richard Chopping dust jacket; an exceptionally sharp copy in an unusually bright dust jacket with tiny loss at the corners and a small, trivial abrasion to the edge of the front flap.

£4,250
[FLEMING, Ian; MCGINNIS, Robert E. (artist)].

"Thunderball"

First issue on sea-foam green background, 760 x 1015 mm; backed on linen; some retouching and stabilising repairs around extremities, including the bottom most line of text, otherwise a very good example of this iconic Bond poster.

£9,500
FLEMING, Ian.

From Russia, with Love.

First edition, 8vo, publisher's black cloth, spine and upper side stamped in silver and metallic red, dust-jacket designed by Richard Chopping, unclipped, rear panel a little dust soiled, slight rubbing at extremities, otherwise a bright and very good-plus copy.

£4,750