Bryce Ivar (17 results)

very good reading creases.

very good - fine.

almost near fine.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ***Please Read***dj has some light wear - No marks on text - My shelf location we-d-52*.

Hardcover. Condition: New. My shelf location we-c-70*.

HARD BACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: GOOD DJ. 1ST AMERICAN. 3/16 tear to front top edge of DJ $12.00 flap, residue from small bookplate inside front board--otherwise very good condition with B&W photos DATE PUBLISHED: 1984 EDITION: 1ST AMERICAN 142.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Foreign Intelligence Book Series; 9.3 X 5.8 X 1.0 inches; 142 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HARDBACK - A near fine or better book tightly bound in the publisher's blue cloth boards with bright gilt lettering to the spine. Internally the pages are very clean indeed with a blue top stain that has faded a little, but is still visible. The text is also very clean with no toning or foxing to the text block or to the inner text. There is a small indentation to the top corner of the front end paper where a previous pencil price has been erased. Free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper is in very good condition with some shallow chipping to the spine tips, also with a small chip to the bottom corner of the rear panel. Minimal rubbing to the extremities. The publishers printed price of £3.50 is present to the front flap. A nice copy of an incredibly scarce title. The book was withdrawn from sale soon after publication due to legal issues, with a revised edition not republished until 1984.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Biography] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.142. With a suite of 8 black and white photographs. Publisher's blue cloth binding with original dust-wrapper. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Jacket with minor edge wear and one chip to front panel. Near fine. The first American Edition, following the UK edition in 1975. A biography of Ian Fleming from his oldest and closest friend. This copy is from the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencilled signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Ian Fleming The Bibliography, p.596.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.142. With a suite of eight black and white illustrations. Publisher's blue cloth binding with original dust-wrapper, priced at £3.50. A used, ex-library copy, marked as such and with expected faults. Jacket has a shelf label to spine else near fine, having been protected in a clear sleeve. This is the withdrawn printing; a revised version appeared in 1984 including some replacement photographs. A genuinely scarce book, the rarest biography of Ian Fleming written by his oldest and closest friend. Ian Fleming The Bibliography, p.596.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Biography] REVISED EDITION, scarce. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.142. With a suite of 8 black and white illustrations. Publisher's pale blue cloth binding with original dust-wrapper priced £8.95. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A particularly crisp, fine copy in similar jacket with deep red lettering to spine. This is the revised version -the 1975 original was withdrawn. Even this UK reissue is now scarce (the U.S equivalent is common by comparison). A biography of Ian Fleming from his oldest and closest friend. This copy is from the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencilled signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert, p.596.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. Publisher's blue boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Blue top-stain to the top edge faded. With 8 black & white illustrations. No inscriptions. Spine tips bruised otherwise a near fine copy in a VG dustwrapper with a 4 cm closed tear to the top right-hand corner of the back panel and rubbing/creasing with a 4 mm tear at the base of the spine. On the verso of the dustwrapper there is glue residue from historic tape repairs which have now been removed. This is the rarest biography of Ian Fleming. The book was withdrawn after publication as it was the subject of a high court action brought by film producer Kevin McClory against the author, Ivar Bryce and the publisher. The major withdrawn passages are on page 130 and 131 where Bryce infers that the settlement of the litigation for infringement of copyright over Thunderball was dictated solely by the health of Ian Fleming and secondly that Whittingham had been bribed by McClory to give evidence for him. The High Court litigation between Kevin McClory and Ivar Bryce (and his publishers, Weidenfeld and Nicolson) over disgraceful allegations resulted in substantial libel damages. Further photographs available upon request.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Biography] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.142. With a suite of eight black and white illustrations. Publisher's blue cloth binding with original dust-wrapper, priced at £3.50. Bibliographer's file copy with several pencil notes to the endpaper, some light wear and marks from use. Near fine. This is the rarest biography of Ian Fleming, being the withdrawn printing; a revised version appeared in 1984 including some replacement photographs. A genuinely scarce book, written by his oldest and closest friend. Ian Fleming The Bibliography, p.596.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. Publisher's blue boards with gilt lettering to the spine. With 8 black & white illustrations. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (IVAR BRYCE). This is the rarest biography of Ian Fleming. Some foxing to the early and late pages of the book otherwise a VG copy the fine photographic dustwrapper priced £3.50 to the inside flap. Inscribed by the Author to the half-title page: "For Robbie/ who created Xanadu,/ & is consequently responsible/ for a thousand happy/ days!/ Ivar". The book was withdrawn after publication as it was the subject of a high court action brought by film producer Kevin McClory against the author, Ivar Bryce and the publisher. The major withdrawn passages are on page 130 and 131 where Bryce infers that the settlement of the litigation for infringement of copyright over Thunderball was dictated solely by the health of Ian Fleming and secondly that Whittingham had been bribed by McClory to give evidence for him. The High Court litigation between Kevin McClory and Ivar Bryce (and his publishers, Weidenfeld and Nicolson) over "disgraceful allegations" resulted in substantial libel damages. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography page 596. A very rare book especially with these attributes. Photographs/scans available upon request. Signed by Author.

First edition of the scarcest biography of Ian Fleming, written by Ivar Bryce, Fleming's close friend and a fellow former intelligence officer. The work was withdrawn after publication for libel, following a suit by the film producer Kevin McClory, protesting Bryce's claim that McClory bribed Jack Whittingham to give evidence for him during the litigation case for the copyright of Thunderball. The High Court found in McClory's favour, and the publishers incurred substantial libel damages. A thoroughly revised version, with all offending passages removed, appeared in 1984. Octavo. With 14 half-tone illustrations on 4 plates. Original blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine. With dust jacket. Bookseller's ticket on front pastedown (Juta's, Cape Town), dark staining at foot of spine and boards, one corner bumped, contents clean; jacket with a few nicks and chips, old tape repair to verso of back flap, touch of staining at foot of back panel: a very good copy in a good jacket.