Fleming Plomer (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. William Plomer "Ian Fleming Remembered" / Richard Lowenthal "Has the Revolution a Future?" - The Prospects for Pluralistic Communism / Bernard Bergonzi "The English Catholics" / John Kenneth Galbraith "Economics v. the Quality of Life" / Frank Tuohy "The Trap".

[Media and literary review] Quarto magazine (32 x 25cm), pp.633-688. Publisher's illustrated paper covers, stapled twice, and priced at sixpence. Newsprint toned as expected else fine. Including 'The Quest for Querry' by Peter Fleming, being a review of Graham Greene's In Search of a Character: two African Journals. Other books reviewed include Unconditional Surrender (Evelyn Waugh), The Heart of a Hunter (Laurens van der Post) and Ice in the Bedroom (P.G. Wodehouse).

[Literary journal] Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.96. Original issue magazine format, perfect bound with pictorial covers, priced at 4 shillings / 75 cents. Spine sunned else a particularly clean, fresh copy. Includes a tribute to Ian Fleming, written by his friend and literary advisor William Plomer, who had penned a similar address read at Fleming's memorial, 15th September 1964. Also contains articles by Anthony Burgess and Gunther Grass. Gilbert. Ian Fleming The Bibliography, pp.595-6, 650.

First edition. Octavo. Wrappers. 10 pages. Fine in fine original glassine dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. First edition. First edition, hardback issue. [One of c.50 copies]. 8vo. Original dark blue cloth with printed title label to upper cover. William Plomer, a writer, editor and poet, became a close companion of Ian Fleming after meeting him in 1929. A wartime colleague and later a publisher's reader at Jonathan Cape, Plomer played a crucial role in getting Casino Royale published and acted as an unofficial editor for Fleming's Bond novels. Goldfinger is dedicated "To my gentle reader William Plomer." Ann Fleming noted that Plomer was one of the few people around whom Ian could truly relax. Plomer also read a tribute at Fleming's funeral. A little rubbed at head of spine, overall very good. Book.

[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 overall. 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.

[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'. Tom Maschler was chairman of Cape, the publisher of Ian Fleming's James Bond and other books. Gilbert. Ian Fleming The Bibliography, p.596.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. 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. book.

First edition. First edition. Saint Bartholomew the Great. September 15th 1964. 12pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stiff black wrappers with printed paper label on upper cover, in black border: "Ian Fleming 28th May 1908 12 August 1964." MINT COPY, in the original glassine jacket Saint Bartholomew the Great. September 15th 1964. 12pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

Westerham Press, London, 1964. First edition. First edition. Saint Bartholomew the Great. September 15th 1964. 12pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stiff black wrappers with printed paper label on upper cover, in black border: "Ian Fleming 28th May 1908 12 August 1964." FINE COPY. In the original glassine jacket Saint Bartholomew the Great. September 15th 1964. 12pp. 1 vol.

(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.