Another instant bestseller for British spy author Ian Fleming, The Man with the Golden Gun continued the streak of literary successes in the James Bond franchise. Published by Jonathan Cape (London) in 1965 after Flaming's death in 1964, this novel showcases the popular spy 007 resurrected from what was believed to be his untimely death and given a mission to kill his superior, M. Once transformed to his former self, he hunts down Francisco Scaramanga, the man with the golden gun. The first edition has a color pictorial jacket with wrap-around artwork of a gun, bullets, two flies and a skull over a leaf, designed by Richard Chopping. Editions with the gold gun on the cloth cover have sold at auction for around $5,000. Copies without the gold gun range from $100-$800 depending on condition.
We collected a sample of 28 auction results of Fleming, Ian's The Man with the Golden Gun from 3 different auction houses. The lowest overall price realized in our sample was $96 and the highest overall price realized was $5520. The overall average price was $618 and the median price realized for the book was $198. There were 15 auctions (60%) with a price realized below the low estimate, 3 auctions (12%) exceeding the high estimates, and 7 auctions (28%) within the range of the low and high estimates. Auctions of interest include: a Swann sale on April 08, 2010 of a 1965 - Jonathan Cape edition for $5520 that two copies, one an uncorrected proof; a PBA sale on June 12, 2008 of a 1965 - Jonathan Cape edition for $5400 that first state binding;Auction House | Auction Date | Author | Title | City | Publisher | Year | Estimate | Sale Price | Auction Page | Copies For Sale | |
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PBA | July 27, 2017 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape / NAL | 1965 | $250-$350 | $216 | |||
PBA | January 26, 2017 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $200-$300 | $120 | |||
Swann | May 18, 2016 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $450-$600 | $750 | |||
PBA | June 25, 2015 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $200-$300 | $300 | |||
PBA | April 16, 2015 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $200-$300 | $120 | |||
PBA | September 11, 2014 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $200-$300 | $156 | |||
PBA | July 31, 2014 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $200-$300 | $156 | |||
PBA | December 5, 2013 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $200-$300 | $204 | |||
PBA | March 14, 2013 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $200-$300 | $330 | |||
PBA | March 24, 2011 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $200-$300 | $270 | |||
PBA | August 5, 2010 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $300-$500 | $192 | |||
PBA | April 29, 2010 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $200-$300 | $144 | |||
Swann | April 8, 2010 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $600-$900 | $5520 | |||
Swann | April 8, 2010 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $400-$600 | $277 | |||
PBA | October 22, 2009 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $300-$500 | $300 | |||
PBA | April 16, 2009 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $300-$500 | $180 | |||
PBA | January 15, 2009 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $250-$350 | $216 | |||
PBA | June 12, 2008 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $5000-$8000 | $5400 | |||
PBA | June 12, 2008 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $300-$500 | $180 | |||
PBA | April 3, 2008 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $300-$500 | $330 | |||
Swann | May 17, 2007 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $300-$400 | $300 | |||
Bonhams | August 13, 2006 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man With the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | - | $131 | |||
Swann | September 29, 2005 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | 1965 | $200-$300 | $150 | ||||
Bonhams | November 23, 2004 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man With the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | - | $188 | |||
PBA | September 30, 2004 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $100-$150 | $96 | |||
Bonhams | March 23, 2004 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man With the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | - | $127 | |||
PBA | April 25, 2002 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $300-$500 | $180 | |||
PBA | February 28, 2002 | Fleming, Ian. | The Man with the Golden Gun | London | Jonathan Cape | 1965 | $800-$1200 | $780 |