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Fleming, Ian [Plomer, William]. Address Given at the Memorial Service for Ian Fleming. , 1964.
Price: US$283.42 + shipping
Description: (London: Privately Printed at the Westerham Press September 15, 1964. Publisher's stiff card wrappers in glassine D/W. A fine copy in original glassine D/W (with none of the usual fraying). An outstanding copy and certainly the best we have seen in several years. Note: there was also a hardback issue limited to 50 copies. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Price: US$289.86 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. Wrappers. 10 pages. Fine in fine original tissue dustwrapper.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$708.54 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: An uncommon first edition of the address given by William Plomer at Ian Fleming's funeral. Wirth the original glassine wrap.A privately printed work, in the original paper wraps. A limited issue of 50 copies in hardcover was issued at the same time as this.William Plomer was the publisher's reader for Jonathan Cape from 1937. This was the publishing house Fleming issued his Bond novels through and therefore Plomer was instrumental in the publication of his works, and was the dedicatee of Goldfinger. In the original paper wraps. With original glassine wrap, which has small closed tear to the front joint. A few small creases to wrap. Small closed tear to the head of wrap Otherwise, externally the work is in a lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Description: [Tribute] FIRST EDITION, the limited hardcover copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.10 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with printed title label to upper. With the original glassine jacket. A fine copy of the book, with a very good example of the fragile wrapper (some nicks and tears to extremities). Near Fine. The book-form printing of the address given at Fleming's memorial, 15th September 1964, the hardcover of which comprises just 50 copies. The author, William Plomer, was a close friend of Fleming, his trusted Editor-in-chief, the dedicatee of the novel Goldfinger, and the very first reader of the James Bond debut 'Casino Royale'. Gilbert. Ian Fleming The Bibliography, p.596.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
PLOMER, William. Address Given At The Memorial Service For Ian Fleming. Westerham Press, 1964.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1964 [10] pp. 9.25" x 6.25" Westerham Press St Bartholomew The Great Privately printed at the Westerham Press, September 15th 1964, 1964. Octavo. Original black boards, titles to label to front board in black. With the original unprinted glassine. First edition, hardback issue, one of only about 50 copies issued thus. The South African poet and novelist William Plomer had been publisher's reader for Jonathan Cape from 1937 he was instrumental in the publication of Fleming's work and the dedicatee of Goldfinger. Gilbert p.596
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$1256.06 + shipping
Description: [Tribute] Slim octavo. 2 volumes; one in black cloth, one in black card wraps, with printed title label to upper. Each in original semi-transparent paper jacket. The hardcover copy coming from the library of Jonathan Cape publisher Tom Maschler with a bookplate to that effect produced by Heywood Hill Ltd who handled the sale of his collection in late 2018. Both issues in very fine order (trivial wear to jacket or hardback copy). With a previous catalogue slip loosely inserted and housed in vintage brown paper wrapping. The book-form printing of the address given at Fleming's memorial, 15th September 1964, the hardcover of which comprises just 50 copies. The author, William Plomer, was a close friend of Fleming, his trusted Editor-in-chief, the dedicatee of the novel Goldfinger, and the very first reader of the James Bond debut 'Casino Royale'. Gilbert. Ian Fleming The Bibliography, p.596.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom