Complete Set of 14 First Edition James Bond Novels: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories including A View to a Kill and Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights.

FLEMING, Ian.

Item Number: 132739

London: Jonathan Cape, 1953-66.

First editions of each volume in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, 14 volumes, original publisher’s cloth-covered boards. Each volume in a first-issue dust jacket. Casino Royale is near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Ian Fleming. Ownership name to the front free endpaper, “Joyce Bond.” Live and Let Die is near fine in a very good dust jacket. Bookplate of Bryan J. Forbes to the pastedown, “B.J.F. Ex Libris.” Actor, director, and film producer Bryan Forbes had option on the fist Bond film but did not take it. Moonraker is near fine in a very good dust jacket. Presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, “To Patrick from Peter & Perry Johnstone T.M. Sale.” Diamonds are Forever is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From Russia With Love is near fine in a very good dust jacket. Bookseller ticket to the pastedown of Swain’s 123 Pitt St. Sydney. Dr. No is fine in a second state binding with the “Honeychile” silhouette and fine price-clipped dust jacket. Ownership inscription to the pastedown, “H.G. Rice Toronto 5 June 1958.” Goldfinger is near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. For Your Eyes Only is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Thunderball is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. The Spy Who Love Me is fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. You Only Live Twice is very good in a very good dust jacket. Ownership inscription and bookseller stamp to the front patterned endpaper. The Man with the Golden Gun is near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Octopussy and the Living Daylights is fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Each volume is housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional collection of first editions, most rare in this condition and including the scarce early titles.

British Secret Service agent James Bond, often referred to by his code name 007, first appeared in 1953 with the debut of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, the first of twelve novels composing the series. Fleming completed a new novel annually at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, two of which were published posthumously in 1964. James Bond has been portrayed on film by actors Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, in twenty-six productions.