Thunderball

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [James Bond] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Elegantly bound in black half oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands, original 'skeleton hand' stamped cloth cover bound in at rear, red endpapers. Contents clean, some light spotting to edges. Near fine, in an attractive… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254; [2], bank. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping priced 15s. Very good in similar jacket, with a little edge wear and some surface rubbing to crown. Formerly the… Read more about this item

London: Pan Books, 1963. FIRST EDITION in paperback. Slim octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.234; [6], advertisements. Pictorial card wrappers with the classic die-cut bullet hole design by Raymond Hawkey, priced at 3/6. No owner names/inscriptions. Some expected toning, minor spine lean. Near fine. Gilbert A9a (12.1). See also '007 Magazine', issue number 54 (August 2010).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine. In dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. No inscriptions. Edges a little dusty. Jacket is clean and bright with a couple of neat, short tears to rear panel,… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961.. FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. 8vo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine. In dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping priced at 15s. No inscriptions, a couple of small spots to fore-edge, jacket with a few small nicks and tears.… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A', SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254; [2], bank. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping priced at 15s, autographed in blue ink above his printed credit on jacket flap. A clean,… Read more about this item

London: Queen Anne Press, in association with Adrian Harrington, [2022]. [Spy thriller] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's Royal blue hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. Absolutely fine/as new. SIGNED on behalf of the publisher by Jon Gilbert [Adrian Harrington Ltd]. One of a selection of titles… Read more about this item

London: Pan Books, 1963. FIRST EDITIONS in paperback (UK version and international version). Slim octavos (18 x 11cm), pp.234; [6], advertisements. Pictorial card wrappers with the classic die-cut bullet hole design by Raymond Hawkey, UK copy priced at 3/6, International copy for export has no printed price. Cheap paper toned as expected, no inscriptions, a few minor nicks to… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Viking, 1961. [Spy novel] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, Second printing. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.248. Publisher's yellow cloth, top edge red, in striking original pictorial dust-jacket priced at $3.95. Jacket blurb reset, 'Second Printing April 1961' stated on jacket flap and copyright page. A fine copy of the book in a near fine jacket with a little… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [James Bond] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Elegantly bound in black half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and the publisher's original cloth laid over boards. All edges lightly trimmed. A crisp, clean copy in an attractive new leather binding. 'Thunderball' is one of the most pivotal works of the… Read more about this item

New York: Viking [Book Club], no date [circa 1970]. [James Bond novel] US BOOK CLUB EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.x; 214; [2], blank. Publisher's grey paper-covered boards with red titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket. A clean, fine copy in similar jacket with some sunning to the spine. Somewhat rarer than the uniform Book Club Edition of… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine. In dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. A near fine copy in similar wrapper with one area of browning to foot of spine, price-clipped. 'Thunderball' is one of… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Viking, 1961. [Spy novel] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.248. Publisher's yellow cloth, top edge red, in striking original pictorial dust-jacket priced at $3.95. A crisp, clean copy of the book in a lightly used jacket with some rubbing to joints and extremities, short tear to foot of upper. Shows well. The first US… Read more about this item

London: Pan Books, 1965. [Thriller] Promotional Copy for Player's Cigarettes, with 'Domino' letter insert. Slim octavo, pp.234; [2], blank; [4], advertisements. Pictorial card wrappers with wrap-around movie artwork; this is the correct (fourteenth) printing used for this promotion which includes a printed notepaper 'handwritten' by Domino to James Bond (although addressed 'Darling'), mentioning Player's cigarettes and asking Bond to… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean's copy, with SIGNED notepaper and printed label loosely inserted. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254; [2], bank. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s., housed in a custom-made clamshell… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [James Bond] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Elegantly bound in black half oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean, exterior as new. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Jon Gilbert's file copy, with his pencilled note… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A', bibliographer's copy. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine. A very good, working copy with some light copy editing, provided with a later plain brown paper jacket with printed labels, made for ready-reference purposes.… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254. Publisher's cloth-effect dark brown paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine, together with Binding 'A', in a lighter shade of covering material blocked in SILVER to the spine, without jackets. Both books free of owner names… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: International Collectors Library, n.d. [1980s]. [Spy novel] INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS LIBRARY EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.230; [2], blank. Publisher's 'antique-style' leather-effect vinyl over boards, raised bands to spine, tooled in gilt, green eps., yellow embroidered head and tail bands, fore-edge untrimmed. Very light rubbing to extremities. Fine. An inexpensive gift edition, likely obtained via subscription.… Read more about this item

New York: Viking [Book Club], no date [circa 1970]. [James Bond] U.S. BOOK CLUB EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.x; 214; [2], blank. Publisher's grey paper-covered boards with red titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket. A clean, fine copy in similar jacket with light wear only. Somewhat rarer than the uniform Book Club Edition of 1965… Read more about this item