Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Book Club, London, 1958.
Price: US$51.53 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Reissue of Jonathan Cape 13 s. 6d. net. Firmly bound and clean with a few marks commesurate with age. Good/ Very Good overall condion.
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. The Book Club in association with Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$99.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: IAN FLEMING - DR. NO, published by The Book Club in association with Jonathan Cape, copyright 1958, white endpapers, light yellow boards with black lettering to spine, Published by Jonathan Cape at 13s 6d net on DJ front flap. Book has one creased page corner, squared outer page corners, barest hint of dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges (no foxing), no foxing to pages or endpapers (slight age darkening lines where DJ flaps reacted to endpapers), no former owner's markings or used book store stamps/stickers inside, otherwise endpapers are clean and free from scotch tape residue marks or other discoloration or erasures, no hinge splitting, no spine lean, no wear to board edges, corners or spine tips, tiny bumped board corner, no soiling or staining to boards, no wear to spine lettering. Dust Jacket has tiny nick tear with related creasing at bottom right on spine, otherwise no chipping or tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips with 'v' losses at spine tip corners, hint of wear to front flap crease (nick loss at flap crease corners), hint of wear to left/right on spine, almost no edge wear, hint of dust soiling to white rear panel otherwise no staining or soiling (and no foxing), no color rubbing. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in FINE- condition original dust jacket (not price clipped) of an Ian Fleming U.K. printing hardcover book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up for sale.
Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.
Ian Fleming. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$101.71 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1958. 3rd Impression. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with embossed silhouette to front and gilt lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Pages have moderate tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscriptions and sticker to pastedowns and front free endpaper. A few dog-eared corners. Sporadic pronounced foxing. Text block edges heavily foxed. A few dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Publisher's logo on spine slightly worn. Book has a moderate forward lean.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Fleming, Ian. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: the jacket is a colour photocopy that greatly improves the appearance of the book. this is a rather tired first issue. the original boards have the dancing girl silhouette. the preliminary pages have been removed and the book starts on the title page. there is a previous owner's signature on the title page which has been crossed through with green marker pen. the book has sporadic foxing throughout, including on the outer block. the binding is strong. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
FLEMING, Ian. Doctor No. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$190.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good ex-library first edition copy, markings in endpapers and prelims, very light foxing in edges and a few spots in early pages, slightly tilted. The dust jacket is a professionally made facsimile, protected in an archival cover.
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
Fleming, Ian. Dr. NO. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$224.49 + shipping
Description: A solid tight very carefully read copy. This copy has some light pagedge soil, some light board edgewear, a small partial Charing Cross sticker tipped to the back of the front board which is hidden by the jacket flap. The plain paper priced jacket, 16s., has some rubibng wear, some edgewear, some light soil, light browning to extremities, some chipping to the top and heel of spine. Sixth printing, 1964.
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Fleming, Ian.. Dr No.. Jonathan Cape., London., 1958.
Price: US$231.89 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First edition 1958. Page edges foxed and dusty. Publishers black cloth marked and lightly rubbed. The spine has a light crease up the centre. The lettering on the spine is slightly faded. Only a fair copy. 256 p.
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
IAN FLEMING. DR. NO. JONATHAN CAPE. THIRD IMPRESSION, 1958.
Price: US$235.13 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: THE THIRD IMPRESSION OF FLEMINGS "DR NO". PAGES EDGES HAVE SOME STAINS.
Seller: Boodle Books, Millmerran, QLD, Australia
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$249.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: IAN FLEMING - DR. NO, published by Jonathan Cape, copyright 1958, Second Printing ("Second Impression May 1958" at top of copyright page, white endpapers, list in front of book to "From Russia, With Love", later state Dust Jacket lists to Octopussy on rear flap, black boards dancing lady to front board and silver gilt lettering to spine. Book has no creased page corners, no foxing to pages, barest hint of foxing to endpapers, slight foxing/dust soiling to outer page edges (no age darkening), former owner's bookplate to inside front board otherwise no former owner's markings or used book store stamps/stickers inside, endpapers are clean and free from scotch tape residue marks or other discoloration or erasures, no hinge splitting, no spine lean, no wear to board edges, board corners, or to spine tips (minor rubbing to spine tips only), no bumped board corners, no soiling or staining to boards. Dust Jacket has no chipping or tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips with 'v' losses to spine tip corners, almost no wear to front flap crease (just at flap crease corners), hint of edge wear, hint of dust soiling to white rear panel (very very common defect with this DJ), no foxing to panels (another very common defect with this dust jacket), scotch tape residue discoloration marks to flap edges, faint moisture stain to rear panel. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG-/VG condition dust jacket (price clipped) of an Ian Fleming U.K. printing hardcover book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up for sale.
Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.
Fleming, Ian. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: the jacket is a colour photocopy. the book has a couple of small tears in the cloth at the spine, and the back of the boards are a bit marked. there is a previous owner's bookplate under the front board. this is the plain variant without the dancing girl.the binding is strong. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Fleming, Ian. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dustjacket is price-clipped and has slight edgewear - see image. Protected in a Mylar sleeve, if requested (no charge, of course). ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 256 pages
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
FLEMING, Ian.. DR. NO.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958. Second Impression., 1958.
Price: US$335.90 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 256pp. A very good hardback copy with slight foxing confined to top edge. Binding is sound. Price-clipped dust jacket is a little worn to the edges and features the "dancing girl" version of the dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and bookplate afficed to front pastedown.
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia
Fleming, Ian. DR NO. Custom Clamshell Case Only. Jonathan Cape, London, [1958, Book Date], 1958.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Fleming, Ian. DR NO. Custom Clamshell Case Only. London, [1958, Book Date]: Jonathan Cape, 1958. First Edition Clamshell Case. Excellent Custom Clamshell Case [Not A Book] For The First Edition. Elegant Black Nuba® & Fine Dark Brown Cloth, Custom Gilt-Stamped at the spine. Embossed multi-layered, [sculpted] dustwrapper inspired Silhouette design on the side. Finished in black velour on the interior. A superb & unique protective clamshell case for the first edition of Fleming's sixth 007 novel. This case available in cloth or Nuba®. [A fine leather version also available. Please inquire about cost.] All 14 Fleming titles available individually. Full sets available.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$354.27 + shipping
Description: [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine. Second state binding, with the 'Dancing Lady' design to the upper. A working copy with some soiling within, covers with some marks, etc., provided with a later plain brown paper jacket with printed labels, made for ready-reference purposes. Jon Gilbert's file copy, with his pencilled notes and ownership signature to free endpaper. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. The sixth Bond thriller, and the first to be filmed (released in 1962). Gilbert A6a (1.3).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, UK, 1958.
Price: US$354.27 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Dr. No by Ian Fleming First Edition Third Impression Jonathan Cape 1958. A fine copy. Free of any previous owner's inscriptions or marks. No foxing to contents or edges and unblemished throughout. Covers without bumping or rubbing. In original near fine dust jacket. Not price clipped and with no creasing, chips, tears or loss. "Dr. No" is the sixth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in 1958. In this espionage thriller, James Bond, the iconic British secret agent, is sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of two fellow MI6 operatives in Jamaica. Upon arriving in Jamaica, Bond soon discovers that a reclusive and enigmatic figure named Dr. Julius No is behind the disappearance. Dr. No resides on a private island, and his plans involve disrupting American missile tests, which could have catastrophic consequences during the height of the Cold War. Bond must navigate various challenges, including exotic dangers, traps, and formidable adversaries, to thwart Dr. No's nefarious plot.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$367.15 + shipping
Description: [James Bond novel] FIRST EDITION, second printing. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth with 'Dancing Lady' design, illustrated dust-wrapper by Pat Marriott. Some light spotting, gift note to f.e.p., jacket moderately used, with a few rubs, tears with clear tape to reverse side, spine toned, price clipped. Very good. The second impression print run was much lower than the first (less than half the amount were printed). Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A6a (2).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$380.04 + shipping
Description: [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, bibliographer's copy. Binding A (Linson). Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine. A working copy; disbound sheets (loose) in the cloth case, which shows some wear. Text is complete, some spotting, ink mark at foot. Provided with a later plain brown paper jacket with printed labels, made for ready-reference purposes. Jon Gilbert's file copy, with his pencilled notes, bookplate and ownership signature to f.e.p. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. The sixth Bond thriller, and the first to be filmed (released in 1962). Gilbert A6a (1.1).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$386.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First / First - Very Good + condition. Comes with original DJ which is in very good condition. Minor loss to head and rail of spine, some light soiling to top of jacket (rear). Please see pictures Internally bright and clean. Very good + . Has NOT been price clipped. Corners and head / tail of spine minor bumping. Overall a VG + Copy.
Seller: William Collins Rare and Collectable Books, Grimsby, United Kingdom
Fleming, Ian. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$410.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition in an original, later edition non price-clipped dust jacket. With the dancing girl silhouette on the front board. The dust jacket is frayed and edge worn and marked. The boards are edge worn, and there is a repaired tear in the cloth at the top of the spine . Internally, there is a previous owner's signature (twice) plus a reference number .the pages within are foxed, especially the early and latter pages. Securely bound (a few minor tears) and it presents handsomely in cellophane. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$429.80 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: James Bond - 007 chases Dr. No (orig. Dr. No) is a British action film based on the spy novel of the same name by Ian Fleming (1908-1964). It is the first film in the James Bond series based on Fleming's works. The two leading actors Sean Connery (1930-2020) and Ursula Andress each achieved their international breakthrough. The film premiered in London on October 5, 1962 and was released in German cinemas on January 25, 1963. The template was the book by Ian Fleming (1908-1964), published in 1958 by the publisher Jonathan Cape, London. Here is the first edition from 1958 in a first print, because the hardcover still lacks the dancing lady - embossed in later prints. Good dust jacket with the dancing lady c. 1965. James Bond - 007 jagt Dr. No (orig. Dr. No) ist ein britischer Actionfilm nach dem gleichnamigen Agentenroman von Ian Fleming (1908-1964). Es ist der erste Film der James-Bond-Reihe nach Flemings Werken. Die beiden Hauptdarsteller Sean Connery (1930-2020) und Ursula Andress schafften damit jeweils ihren internationalen Durchbruch. Der Film wurde am 5. Oktober 1962 in London uraufgeführt und startete am 25. Januar 1963 in den bundesdeutschen Kinos. Die Vorlage war das Buch von Ian Fleming (1908-1964), erschienen 1958 im Verlag Jonathan Cape, London. Hier ist die Erstauflage von 1958 in einem Erstdruck, weil auf dem Hardcover noch die tanzende Dame fehlt - bei späteren Drucken eingeprägt. Guter Schutzumschlag mit der tanzenden Dame circa 1965.
Seller: BIRKBOOKS, Oberkirch, Germany
Fleming, Ian. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: the boards are a little shelf rubbed. there are a few marks on the front board (mostly covered by the jacket) light foxing and a couple of small brown marks on the front end page. the boards do not have the silhouette of the dancing girl embossed. the jacket is a very nice colour photocopy. the binding is excellent, square and tight. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Ian FLEMING. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$450.89 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2nd impression. A very good clean copy in original publishers cloth. Complete with original clipped jacket. Jacket is a clean and protected in mylar sleeve.
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
IAN FLEMING. Dr NO. JONATHAN CAPE,LONDON, 1958.
Price: US$463.77 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SECOND IMPRESSION PUBLISHED IN THE SAME YEAR AS THE FIRST IMPRESSION, DUST JACKET IS SLIGHTLY LATER FROM AROUND 1960-61 [SEE INNER REAR FLAP OF JACKET FOR DIFFERENCE] HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE PRESENT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 256 PAGES. MINIMAL WEAR TO JACKET, COUPLE OF VERY MINOR BLEMISHES TO PAGES, A SMALL & CRUDE HAND DRAWN CAR TO REAR ENDPAPER. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JACKET HAS SOME REFLECTIONS PRESENT IN IMAGES FROM THE CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING. OVERALL IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH MINIMAL FAULTS ONLY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$483.10 + shipping
Description: [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, bibliographer's copy. Binding A (Linson). Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine. A very good copy with a few rubs and marks, provided with a later plain brown paper jacket with printed labels, made for ready-reference purposes. Jon Gilbert's file copy, with his pencilled notes, bookplate and ownership signature to f.e.p. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. The sixth Bond thriller, and the first to be filmed (released in 1962). Gilbert A6a (1.1).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2nd impression in 1959. First dust jacket to feature Fleming's name in white on the spine. Jacket has some edgewear.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
FLEMING, Ian.. Dr No.. , 1958.
Price: US$503.85 + shipping
Description: London: Jonathan Cape, (1958). 8vo. In original cloth-effect black papered boards with silver title to spine. In price-clipped illustrated dustjacket designed by Pat Marriott (pasted to book, with minor tears to top & bottom of spine). (256pp.). First edition, second impression. The first of the James Bond novels to be translated into film, Dr No also introduced Sean Connery as 007. The book was somewhat controversial, being described by one critic as "the nastiest book I have ever read".
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape Ltd., London, 1958.
Price: US$554.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition: octavo; hardcover, with silver-gilt spine titles; 256pp. Minor wear; very slightly rolled; bottom corner of the upper board very lightly bumped; text block edges very lightly toned; light offset to the endpapers; previous owner's ink inscription to the flyleaf. Facsimile dustwrapper now professionally protected by non-adhesive polypropylene wrap. Very good.
Seller: Morocco Books and Collectibles, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$565.55 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st edition 1st state. Near fine in good/fair jacket. DJ is worn, creased, discoloured, chipping to spine, tape to edges, price clipped to 4 corners. Book comes protected in mylar cover.
Seller: The Scribe Bookstore, ABAC, Toronto, ON, Canada
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$579.72 + shipping
Description: [James Bond] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION, bibliographer's copy. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Elegantly bound in black half oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-titled in six compartments with traditional raised bands, red endpapers. Contents mostly clean with a few spots and reading marks within, exterior as new. A very good copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Jon Gilbert's copy, with his pencilled note and ownership signature to free endpaper, seller ticket 'Hall's Bookshop' (Adrian Harrington) to the pastedown. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. The sixth Bond thriller, and the first to be filmed (released in 1962). Gilbert A6a (1.1).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$644.13 + shipping
Description: Jonathan Cape. 1958. First edition. Hardback in DW. Second state boards with red silhouette of dancing lady to upper board. Spine slightly knocked and has a lean, boards faded and lightly stained. Endpapers and page-edges foxed and spotted. Pages 100-128 are creased mostly along inner margins. Remains of envelope or plate to rear pastedown but no other signs of library use. Apart from faults mentioned a sound copy in wrapper that is sunned, stained, especially internally and to rear panel and is slightly worn and rubbed to extremities, frayed to head and tail of spine and has the remains of an ownership label to the middle of the front flap but is NOT price-clipped.
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$699.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: IAN FLEMING - MOONRAKER, published by Jonathan Cape, copyright 1955, Third Printing (states "First Published April 1955" and "Re-issued 1958" on copyright page), white endpapers, list in front of book to "Dr. No," dust jacket rear panel reviews down to "Dr. No" and dust jacket rear flap has reviews for "The Diamond Smugglers" white endpapers, black boards with silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, 13s 6d. net price on DJ front flap. Book has several creased page corners, squared outer page corners, no foxing to pages (barest hint of foxing to endpapers), slight age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges (no foxing), no former owner's markings or used book store stamps/stickers inside, scotch tape outline residue marks to endpapers otherwise endpapers are clean and free from other discoloration (closed repair tear to rear internal endpaper), no internal hinge splitting, no spine lean, no wear to board edges or board corners or spine tips (hint of shelf rubbing to spine tips only), bumped board corners, no wear/oxidizing to lettering on spine or front board, no soiling or staining to boards. Dust Jacket has chip at bottom of spine (a complete DJ copy has been laid in loose behind the DJ inside the DJ protector to improve shelf appearance) and small closed tear at bottom on front flap crease otherwise no chipping or tearing or creasing, hint of wear to top spine tip, slight wear to front flap crease (nick losses at flap crease corners), slight edge wear, hint of dust soiling to white rear panel, only slight usual spine sun fading but still retains the yellow and orange colors (very common defect with this DJ), scotch tape glue staining to flaps, almost no color rubbing to front panel. Overall a VG/VG+ book in VG- condition original dust jacket (not price clipped) of an Ian Fleming U.K. printing hardcover book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up sale.
Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.
Price: US$869.58 + shipping
Description: [Literary Critique] FIRST APPEARANCE of this famous, controversial essay on the morality of Ian Fleming's novels. Magazine format. Pp.193-288. Original price 2s 6d. Some handling and toning; near fine. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy, with his pencilled ownership signature. Professor Bergonzi's landmark piece concerned the ethical and moral aspects of Ian Fleming's James Bond books, particularly Dr. No, written on the eve of its publication. Together with 'Sex, Snobbery and Sadism' by Paul Johnson (in New Statesman), this was one of two scornful long reviews which made the national headlines. Such was the ensuing furore, novelist Simon Raven wrote a positive contemporary review of Dr. No [entitled 'Gilt-Edged Bonds', in The Spectator, April 4th, 1958], which praised the new 007 adventure-thriller in light of the recent scathing attacks on Fleming's writings, and publisher Jonathan Cape was moved to write an editorial defence, appearing in their trade journal 'Now & Then' that autumn. Fleming himself responded with a characteristically pithy letter, published in the May issue of Twentieth Century. A watershed critique on the virtues of James Bond and Ian Fleming, the controversial subject having been regularly analysed in print and on screen ever since. Rare.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$899.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: IAN FLEMING - DR. NO, published by Jonathan Cape, copyright 1958, First Printing First State ("First Published 1958" at top of copyright page with no references to subsequent printings or month of printing, NO dancing lady to front board), white endpapers, list in front of book to "From Russia, With Love", Correct 1st state Dust Jacket with author's name in BLACK on spine and 4 short paragraphs on front flap and blank rear flap with just the artist's reference - the 2nd state DJ has the author's name in white on spine and 5 paragraphs on the front flap), black boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Book has no creased page corners from prior reading, hint of foxing to first/last few pages, endpapers & outer page edges (common defect with this book for some reason), hint of dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges, no former owner's markings or used book store stamps/stickers inside (original bookseller's label at bottom gutter to inside front board), endpapers are clean and free from scotch tape residue marks or other discoloration or erasures, no hinge splitting, no spine lean, no wear to board edges, board corners, or to spine tips (minor rubbing to spine tips only), no bumped board corners, no soiling or staining to boards. Dust Jacket has tear losses at top of flap creases, and largish "v" losses at top spine tip otherwise no chipping or tearing or creasing, wear to spine tips, slight wear to front flap crease, almost no edge wear, slight dust soiling & foxing to white rear panel (very very common defect with this DJ). Overall a FINE- book in VG-/VG condition dust jacket (price clipped) of an Ian Fleming U.K. 1st printing hardcover book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Ian Fleming James Bond 1st printing hardcover appearances up for sale.
Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.
FLEMING, Ian. Doctor No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [256] pp. FLEMING, Ian 1st Edition Jonathan Cape 1958 7.75" x 5.5"
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Fleming, Ian. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$1049.65 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st print/1st state copy of the 1st UK edition of the James Bond espionage thriller "Dr No" by Ian Fleming, published in 1958 by Jonathan Cape. Gilbert A6.1.1 Octavo, 256 pages. This is the rarer 1st state impression with a plain cloth board lacking the embossed "Dancing Lady" design, mirroring the dustjacket, that was incorporated in the 2nd state printing. Silver titles to spine. Minor marks and abrasions to the boards including a slightly faded area in the centre of the front cover but in good condition for its age overall. There is a library stamp and label remnant on the front fly leaf, otherwise the text block is clean and bright. No foxing or marks and minimal age toning.The binding is square and sound. With the original Pat Marriott-designed dust jacket, not price-clipped, in a protective cover. Some loss from wear to the dustjacket along the front fold.
Seller: Bois Books, Les Clayes sous Bois, YVELI, France
Fleming, Ian. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British edition, first printing. Second state binding with dancing girl silhouette; First state dust jacket with price 13s 6d net intact. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Light lean to spine. Edge of page block lightly soiled, else a rather nice copy. Dust jacket shows rubbing at folds and chipping at corners. A nice example of Fleming's sixth James Bond novel.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Ian Fleming. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Dr No" by Ian Fleming. Jonathan Cape, London. 1958 first UK edition first printing (with first state binding). Book in very good condition, with a very good first issue dust jacket; a little light spotting, endpapers renewed, original 1st issue cloth (without silhouette of a dancing girl), dust jacket, spine repaired to verso, some soiling to rear panel, 8vo. Dr. No is the sixth novel by the English author Ian Fleming to feature his British Secret Service agent James Bond. Fleming wrote the novel in early 1957 at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape on 31 March 1958. The novel centres on Bond's investigation into the disappearance in Jamaica of two fellow MI6 operatives. He establishes that they had been investigating Doctor No, a Chinese operator of a guano mine on the fictional Caribbean island of Crab Key. Bond travels to the island and meets Honeychile Rider and later Doctor No.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, UK, 1958.
Price: US$1288.26 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dr. No by Ian Fleming First Edition Jonathan Cape 1958. A near fine copy. 'Withdrawn from stock' rubber stamp to ffep. No inscriptions, contents clean and unblemished throughout. Lightly foxed edges. Covers are completely unmarked and have no bumping to corners. In a near fine dust jacket that has no loss to head or tail of spine. Not price clipped.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Fleming, Ian. Dr. No (1st EDITION). Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$1545.92 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st Edition. Pages clean and bright. Binding firm. Light spotting to endpapers. Top edge heavily tanned with some spotting, light tanning to other edges. Slightly cocked. Previous owner inscription and sticker to front pastedown. Black boards with silhouette of dancing girl to front and silver gilt titles to spine. Tanning and spotting to dust jacket (back/spine). Light bumping/chipping to dj edges. Stain to front. Not price-clipped. Size: 12mo
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian. DR NO. London : Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$1545.92 + shipping
Description: First Edition, First State. Plain black publisher's boards, as standard (no dark-red Honeychile silhouette); presented in a black clamshell protective case. Spine a little cocked; light spotting to pagesl; dust-jacket a little torn and creased on the spine. A VG+ copy.
Seller: Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, UK, 1958.
Price: US$1610.33 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Dr. No by Ian Fleming First Edition Jonathan Cape 1958. No name inscriptions. Contents clean and unblemished throughout. Faintest trace of foxing to edges. Covers are fine and unmarked. No bumping to corners and no rubbing to silver lettering. In a near fine dust jacket that has no loss. Not price clipped.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian.. Dr. No.. Jonathan Cape, London., 1958.
Price: US$1739.16 + shipping
Description: First edition, second state binding with silhouette of a naked woman on upper cover. Octavo. 256 pages. The sixth James Bond thriller.Fine in very good dustwrapper a bit marked and rubbed on the rear panel and with two short closed tears and a lengthy crease at the lower edge.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
FLEMING, IAN. Dr. No. jonathan cape, 1958.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Silver lettered black cloth with the brown silhouette of woman on front panel. Wrapped in price clipped dust jacket. The 6th Bond book and the first to be filmed. Jacket worn at extremities with small quarter inch stain on the back. Overall a very nice copy.
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$1800.05 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine copy of 6th Bond thriller and the first to be filmed. In very good dust jacket. The front cover of the book reproduces the silhouetted image of Honeychile Rider from Pat Marriott's cover design. The jacket has been price clipped, has some smudging to the back cover, and has a 3/4 inch closed tear to the hinge between front cover and top of spine. The book is fine, square, clean, tight, and unmarked. Gilbert: First impression, second state.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$1867.98 + shipping
Description: [Bond thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Export copy. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine. Second state binding, with the 'Dancing Lady' design to the upper. Illustrated dust-wrapper by Pat Marriott. No inscriptions, contents clean, edges a little toned/spotted, bright jacket with some minor edgewear and gentle toning to extremities. This copy was exported and sold by Ashwood's, Sydney, Australia with their neat book store stamp to pastedown, price clipped accordingly. An attractive and inexpensive example. UK Cape editions of Fleming's bestselling James Bond series were imported for English speakers by numerous countries across the globe [Gilbert], as demonstrated by the present copy. The sixth Bond thriller, and the first to be filmed (released in 1962). Gilbert A6a (1.3).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$1932.39 + shipping
Description: [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, true FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, EARLIEST binding design without the 'Dancing Lady' design on the upper board, silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Pat Marriott, priced 13/6. Contents clean, edges gently toned, discreet name hidden beneath front flap, bright jacket expertly restored to areas of loss. Shows as a fine copy. An attractive and inexpensive example. The sixth Bond thriller, and the first to be filmed (in 1962). Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A6a (1.2).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr. No - UK 1st. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$2061.22 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First UK edition first impression from 1958 in near fine condition, there is minor foxing to pre text pages, no other internal markings, there is some minor marking to boards. Binding is firm, The jacket has had some very minor professional restoration. Please see pics. Any questions please get in touch.
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: London: Jonathan Cape, (1958). Original black cloth (with silhouette of dancing woman in dark brown) lettered in silver, with dust jacket. First Edition of the sixth James Bond thriller -- in which Bond travels to a fictional Caribbean island to investigate the disappearance of two MI6 agents. This was the first 007 book to be filmed (in 1962), in which Sean Connery made his debut as "007". This copy does have the front-cover silhouette of Honeychile Rider (who in the film was Honey Ryder, played by Ursula Andress). The front cover of some copies is plain black -- which is considered to be the first state, although there is no known priority of issue between the two. This volume is in close-to-fine condition (a few faint scratches on the rear cover, spine slightly aslant); the silver lettering on the spine remains very bright. The dust jacket, still with its "13s.6d.net" price, is near-fine as well -- essentially no external wear or soil at all, with a faint ink-stamp on the front flap ("R1984" -- the MGM/UA designation). Gilbert A6a. Housed in a clamshell case with leather labels.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Fleming, Ian. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$2254.46 + shipping
Description: True first state issue. The silver lettering to the spine is shiny bright and the text is crisp, neat and clean, as is the spotless black binding. There is a faint, neat inscription to the free front page. There is NO sign of the shadowy reproduction of the dancing girl design, which appears on the cover of the later issue. The dust jacket is clean, if very slightly age-darkened and has been neatly price- clipped. There is slight toning to the rear panel and spine and a tiny bit of wear to top and bottom of the spine. A very nice collectible copy of this classic thriller.
Seller: Black Box Books, ASHFORD, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$2318.87 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition / second state binding with Honeychile silhouette on upper board. Black cloth, silver titles, unclipped pictorial dustjacket, jacket design by Pat Marriott. Condition: Very good. Slight bumping to head of spine, very slight lean to spine, otherwise boards and spine tight and clean. Light spotting to endpapers, prelims and final page, and edge of text block. Otherwise, page clean and bright. Binding firm. Dj with tape repair at top and bottom of spine, on inside of dj. Minor chipping, age toning to rear panel. Now in removable plastic wrapper. Size: 8x5in / 20x13cm. 256pp. Weight: 355g.
Seller: Paperworks, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr No. Johnathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$2687.20 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Jonathan Cape, London, 1958. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: V Good. First Edition. First edition in original cloth binding and dustwrapper. Small tear to top left hand-corner of dustjacket, some light stains on rear cover, minor foxing on first few pages, otherwise a nice copy.
Seller: Morshead Books, Beaumaris, VIC, Australia
Ian Fleming. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$2885.71 + shipping
Description: First edition hardback clothbound with printed pictorial cover and silver embossed title to spine. In original pictorial dust jacket designed by Pat Marriott. Corners of flyleaf have been clipped but price is still present. Jacket toned to edges and rubbed to rear, with shelf wear. Closed tear to top of rear of cover, small chipping to top of jacket spine, and small chip to top left of jacket cover. Pages crisp and clean, except for light spotting to edges of text block. Overall very good condition in iconic jacket. 256 pp.
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$2898.59 + shipping
Description: [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine. Second state binding, with the 'Dancing Lady' design to the upper. Illustrated dust-wrapper by Pat Marriott. A crisp, fine copy of the book in a lovely fine jacket with a touch of browning to the rear panel. Sold at The Holiday Bookshop, New York, which imported popular British titles (discreet bookseller ticket to rear pastedown), price clipped accordingly. UK Cape editions of Fleming's bestselling James Bond series were imported for English speakers by numerous countries across the globe [Gilbert], as demonstrated by the present copy. The sixth Bond thriller, and the first to be filmed (released in 1962). Gilbert A6a (1.3).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$2898.59 + shipping
Description: [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine. Second state binding, with the 'Dancing Lady' design to the upper. Illustrated dust-wrapper by Pat Marriott. Contents clean, trivial toning to edges. Near fine, in a bright, near fine, price clipped jacket. Housed in an custom cloth clamshell. Gilbert A6a (1.3).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$2898.59 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: HARDBACK - A near fine book bound in clean black cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine. A first edition, second state copy with the silhouette of Honey Rider present to the front board. Internally, the pages are very clean indeed, free of any foxing or finger marks. There are no previous owner names or inscriptions inset. The neatly price clipped dust wrapper is in near fine or better condition with no loss or tears. There is a hint of toning to the spine, else a superb copy with a very clean rear panel.
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$3027.42 + shipping
Description: [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, First state. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine, in pictorial dust wrapper designed by Pat Marriott, priced at 13/6. Earliest state binding, without the 'Dancing Lady' design to the upper. No inscriptions, some spotting and toning, foil has dulled, jacket with a few small nicks, some dustiness/toning to rear panel, price clipped. Only 3495 first state copies were produced. Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A6a (1.2).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Fleming, Ian. Doctor No (Dr. No). Jonathan Cape, New York, 1958.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, Publisher's original second state black boards with silhouette of the "Honeychile" dancing on the front board. Unclipped original first state DJ designed by Pat Marriott in archival cover, minor edge wear, has author's name in black, four short paragraphs, and the 13s. 6d on inside front cover.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$3542.72 + shipping
Description: [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, true FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, EARLIEST binding design without the 'Dancing Lady' design on the upper board, silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Pat Marriott. No inscriptions, edges clean, small amount of wear to the crown and tips of folds, price clipped; near fine. Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A6a (1.2).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, UK, 1958.
Price: US$3864.79 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Dr. No by Ian Fleming First Edition Jonathan Cape 1958. No inscriptions, no foxing. Appears unread. Page block square and tight, covers fine and unblemished. In like dust jacket which has no toning or creasing. Not price clipped. An excellent copy. "Dr. No" is the sixth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in 1958. In this espionage thriller, James Bond, the iconic British secret agent, is sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of two fellow MI6 operatives in Jamaica. Upon arriving in Jamaica, Bond soon discovers that a reclusive and enigmatic figure named Dr. Julius No is behind the disappearance. Dr. No resides on a private island, and his plans involve disrupting American missile tests, which could have catastrophic consequences during the height of the Cold War. Bond must navigate various challenges, including exotic dangers, traps, and formidable adversaries, to thwart Dr. No's nefarious plot.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
FLEMING, Ian.. Dr No.. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$3864.79 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, of the sixth Bond book, the first to be turned into a film, starring Sean Connery in 1962. This copy is in the scarce first state binding. Gilbert A6a (1.3). Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in silver (first state, no priority). With supplied dust jacket. Spine slightly cocked, covers marked, light foxing to edges and occasional faint mark to contents, else clean; unclipped jacket, spine slightly toned, extremities lightly nicked: a very good copy in near-fine jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
IAN FLEMING. DR. NO. JONATHAN CAPE, 1958.
Price: US$3995.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing, First State: Scarce, crisp Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. First state variant in the plain black boards without the dancing lady. The book is in crisp, beautiful fine condition variant without the dancing woman to the front board. Bright, unfaded, silver titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. No dry, nor splitting spine. The end papers are clean with no inscriptions, no owner names, no bookplates, and no book store stamps. The internal pages are bright, flat and clean with no stains, no writing, no bent pages, no foxing and no age toning. Beautiful crisp clean book. Please see images. The original handsome first edition dust jacket presents in near fine condition with only minuscule restoration by an expert conservator to the outer spine tips. The jacket otherwise has strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No rips, No chips, No stains, No rubbing, No fading, and No foxing with only slight toning to the rear panel. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 13s. 6d. net. The jacket is enclosed in a new clear removeable archival cover. Please see images. A superior copy of this title presenting very well with the stunning jacket. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for additional Ian Fleming/James Bond listings.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
IAN FLEMING. DR. NO. JONATHAN CAPE, 1958.
Price: US$3995.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing Scarce, crisp Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. Second state with the dancing lady. The book is in crisp, beautiful fine condition variant without the dancing woman to the front board. Bright, unfaded, silver titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. No dry, nor splitting spine. The end papers are clean with no inscriptions, no owner names, no bookplates, and no book store stamps. The internal pages are bright, flat and clean with no stains, no writing, no bent pages, no foxing and no age toning. Beautiful crisp clean book. Please see images. The original handsome first edition dust jacket presents in near fine condition with only minuscule restoration by an expert conservator to the outer spine tips. The jacket otherwise has strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No rips, No chips, No stains, No rubbing, No fading, and No foxing with only slight toning to the rear panel. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 13s. 6d. net. The jacket is enclosed in a new clear removeable archival cover. Please see images. A superior copy of this title presenting very well with the stunning jacket. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other Ian Fleming/James Bond titles.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
Ian Fleming. DR. NO (Variant With Dancing Lady). JONATHAN CAPE, 1958.
Price: US$3995.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing Scarce, crisp Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. Second state with the dancing lady. The book is in crisp, beautiful fine condition variant without the dancing woman to the front board. Bright, unfaded, silver titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. No dry, nor splitting spine. The end papers are clean with no inscriptions, no owner names, no bookplates, and no book store stamps. The internal pages are bright, flat and clean with no stains, no writing, no bent pages, no foxing and no age toning. Beautiful crisp clean book. Please see images. The original handsome first edition dust jacket presents in near fine condition with only minuscule restoration by an expert conservator to the outer spine tips. The jacket otherwise has strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No rips, No chips, No stains, No rubbing, No fading, and No foxing with only slight toning to the rear panel. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 13s. 6d. net. The jacket is enclosed in a new clear removeable archival cover. Please see images. A superior copy of this title presenting very well with the stunning jacket. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other James Bond/Ian Fleming titles.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
FLEMING, Ian. Dr. NO. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Tight, square, very nearly Fine true First Edition of the classic sixth Bond title, an elusive title and one rarely seen in such splendid condition. Basis of course for the very first James Bond film, the 1962 Sean Connery-starrer. Other than mild dusting and a bare minimum of minor foxing on topedge pages, this is a fine copy in its very near fine original (now classic) pictorial dust jacket.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964). Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$8373.71 + shipping
Description: [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. An unusual pre-publication association/presentation copy with signed inscription by Ian Fleming's literary editor William Plomer. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, silver titles to spine. Second state binding, with the 'Dancing Lady' design to the upper, pictorial jacket by Pat Marriott. With autograph note to flyleaf; A. Franklyn. / from W. Plomer. / March 1958. //. Housed in a custom-made clamshell box. Inscribed on 26th March (pencilled by the owner), five days before the date of release. Some spotting to edges and first and final gatherings, externally fine. Correspondingly used jacket supplied. William Plomer (1903-73), was a senior reader at Jonathan Cape Ltd., and one of Fleming's most trusted friends. He was instrumental in getting Casino Royale published and read and advised on each successive Fleming manuscript. He was unofficially Fleming's Editor-in Chief, and the novel Goldfinger is dedicated to him [Gilbert, p.650]. This copy was later part of the comprehensive James Bond collection of bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with accompanying provenance. Gilbert A6a (1.3).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Ian Fleming. Dr No - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR -THIRD IMPRESSION IN D/W.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$8695.78 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: HARDBACK - THIRD IMPRESSION - The book is in near fine condition. The book is signed by the author to the front end paper. Ian Fleming has signed the book I.L. Fleming instead of the customary Ian Fleming. This is the only time we have encountered a fleming signature, signed in this way. The book comes from the library of Stanley Meyer, who was a Hollywood producer, who met Fleming in 1956, and expressed an interest in buying the rights to film Live and Let Die and Moonraker. There is a neat Stanley and Dodo Meyer book plate to the centre of the front endpaper. The books boards are clean with just a small bump to the bottom corner of the front board. The inner pages are clean, and free of foxing. The dust wrapper is in near fine condition, with no loss, and is correctly priced at 13s.6d.net. A very nice association copy.
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom
Fleming, Ian. Dr. No.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1958.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition in the first-issue dust jacket with Fleming's name printed in black on the spine of the sixth Bond thriller, first state binding (Gilbert's variant A), without the "Honeychile" silhouette; the silhouette was later added to bring it in line with other titles in the series which bore designs on the front board. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by Sean Connery on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Pat Marriott. Rare and desirable. The further adventures of "literature's most famous spy" (Steinbrunner & Penzler, 151) and basis for the first Bond film in 1962, starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress. Time acclaimed the title villain as "one of the least forgettable characters in modern fiction" (Black, 32). With brown-stamped dancing girl silhouette on front board ("probably intended to be Honeychile Rider" [Biondi & Pickard, 44]).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
FLEMING, Ian. Dr No. Jonathan Cape, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$22544.60 + shipping
Description: Octavo. Original black boards, spine lettered in silver, "Honeychile" silhouette on front cover in brown (second state, no priority of issue). With dust jacket. Housed in a custom blue quarter morocco folding box. Some light foxing to edges, contents clean. A near-fine copy in fine dust jacket, faint spots to rear panel and verso, a sharp and bright example. First edition, first impression, with a bookplate inscribed by the author: "To Eileen Cond 'The Faithful' from Ian Fleming". Eileen M. Cond was a correspondent of Ian Fleming and the first secretary of the James Bond Fan Club. A prominent collector of modern first editions, Cond had an extensive selection of Fleming titles bearing similar inscriptions. Dr No, the sixth novel in the James Bond series, was the first to be turned into a film, starring Sean Connery in 1962. 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 A6a(1.3); The Schøyen Collection No. 54.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom