Markham Robert Pseudonym (22 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Pan Paperback Edition / Seventh Print (first pan paperback printed 1970). Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 220pp + 3 advertisements. Not library copy, no inscriptions. Some rubbing to cover edges. (11/6).

First Pan Paperback Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 220pp + 3 advertisements. Not library copy, no creasing to spine, no inscriptions. (64/3).

Hardcover. Octavo, 255 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is blue and yellow with white and black print, illustration. Dust jacket has light edge wear, short tear to hinges and to bottom edge of rear panel. Price unclipped: "21s. net". Boards in black cloth. Text block has slight spotting to top edge. Illustrated: map on endpapers. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1404755. FP New Rockville Stock.

[Spy novel] The FIRST Pan paperback edition. 'M' Series. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221 [3]. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 5 shillings (25 pence). Some gentle age-toning to paper stock, trivial wear to covers, slight lean; a near fine copy of the striking softcover version of the first James Bond continuation novel. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'Fleming and Bond; Related Titles'. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592, see also Appendix A, page 634.

[Spy novel] The FIRST Pan paperback edition. 'M' Series. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221 [3]. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 5 shillings (25 pence). Paper stock lightly toned, no ink names, gentle reading crease to spine, minor wear at foot. Near fine. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'Fleming and Bond; Related Titles'. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592, see also Appendix A, page 634.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Jonathan Cape 1968). First UK Edition in dustwrapper. Version with vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic end-papers. pp.255. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to end-papers. With the dustwrapper illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. Boards bright and clean. No inscriptions. Bruising to the spine tips, faint vertical crease to the spine overall VG indeed. The dustwrapper is about VG with rubbing, creasing and wear to the spine tips and the corners and with a couple of short, closed tears to the top edge of the back panel. The spine is slightly darkened. Further photographs available upon request.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. Contents clean, owner name, jacket toned to spine, some wear to crown. Very good. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. This is the standard first edition, with no quad mark to copyright page and vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic endpapers. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 255pp. A few spots of foxing on foredge else a fine copy. 1st ed. Scarce. Jacket design by Tom Adams. The first James Bond story by an author other than Ian Fleming.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Tom Adams (jacket painting) (illustrator). The format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.375 inches. 244 pages. Review copy slip laid in. The dust jacket is in a plastic sleeve, taped to the boards. Previous owner's name and date stamped on fep. The first post-Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis. Beautifully designed jacket by Tom Adams. Following the death of Ian Fleming on 12 August 1964, the rights to the Bond novels were held by Glidrose Publications (now Ian Fleming Publications). After Glidrose released the remaining Fleming worksThe Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy and The Living Daylightsthey decided to commission a sequel in order to retain rights in the Bond product. They chose Amis to write the first continuation Bond novel; Amis had previously produced The James Bond Dossiera critical analysis of the Bond booksunder his own name, and The Book of Bond, a tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective agents, using the pseudonym Lt.-Col. William ("Bill") Tanner. For the pseudonym, Peter Fleming - Ian Fleming's brother - initially suggested "George Glidrose". Jonathan Cape rejected this name, claiming that it had no selling or publicity power. Markham was then chosen. Despite this, Amis's involvement as continuation author was not a secret; American editions of the book identified Amis as the author, though the main Robert Markham credit remained. Sir Kingsley William Amis CBE (16 April 1922 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social and literary criticism. He is best known for satirical comedies such as Lucky Jim (1954), One Fat Englishman (1963), Ending Up (1974), Jake's Thing (1978) and The Old Devils (1986). His biographer Zachary Leader called Amis "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." In 2008, The Times ranked him ninth on a list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. Amis became associated with Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, which he admired, in the late 1960s, when he began composing critical works connected with Bond, either under a pseudonym or uncredited. In 1965, he wrote the popular James Bond Dossier under his own name. The same year, he wrote The Book of Bond, or, Every Man His Own 007, a tongue-in-cheek how-to manual about being a sophisticated spy, under the pseudonym "Lt Col. William ('Bill') Tanner", Tanner being M's chief of staff in many of Fleming's novels. In 1968, Amis wrote Colonel Sun, which was published under the pseudonym "Robert Markham". Kingsley Amis had edited Fleming's final 007 story in 1965. Lunch, a quiet game of golf, a routine social call on M, who is convalescing in his Regency house in Berkshire--the life of secret agent James Bond has begun to fall into a pattern that threatens complacency, until the sunny afternoon when M is kidnapped and all of his house staff savagely murdered. The action ricochets across the globe, but quickly enough lands Bond on a volcanic Greek island, where the malign Colonel Sun Liang-tan of the People's Liberation Army of China is collaborating with the ex-Nazi commander, Von Richter, in planning a world-dominating conspiracy. The stakes have never been higher, nor the dangers more complex. Bond's allies--the beautiful, brown-haired Greek agent, Ariadne Alexandrou; along with a tough-as-nails former World War II resistance fighter--are quickly neutralized by the venomous Colonel Sun. Alone and unarmed, faces off against these two nefarious villains. Stripped of all professional aids, James Bond faces the deadly devices of Colonel Sun and his Nazi cohort in a test that brings him to the verge of his physical abilities. First U.S. Edition [stated] and presumed first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Published by Harper and Row 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, with price tag on. The first US edition as stated. The first post-Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis. Beautifully designed jacket by Tom Adams. A little rubbing to spine ends and corners of the dust jacket. Previous owner's stamps to the front end paper. Else, perfect. Tight spine, blue stain to top edges. Untrimmed fore edges. The text pages are free from any marks, clean, unmarked. A Super copy. 244 pages.

FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14 cm), pp. 225; [1]. Publisher's hardback cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 21s. Wraparound art by Tom Adams. Book is very clean, jacket with two short tears and a tiny amount of rubbing to crown. A particularly bright copy. The first post-Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story in 1965. BMC No. 1 pp. 4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Jacket is bright and fresh with minor wear at crown. Near fine. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. This is the standard first edition, with no quad mark to copyright page and vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic endpapers. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Jonathan Cape 1968). First UK Edition in dustwrapper. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscriptions. Version with vertical Due North (rather than angled) pointer on the cartographic end-papers and with no quad mark to the copyright page. pp.255. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to end-papers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams. A fine copy in like price-clipped dustwrapper with just a hint of toning to the spine panel. A particularly lovely copy. Further photographs available upon request.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Jacket is bright and fresh with minor wear at crown. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. This is the standard first edition, with no quad mark to copyright page and vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic endpapers. From the collection of Ian Fleming/James Bond bibliographer Otto Penzler, purchased by ourselves at Swann Auctions in 2010, with a loose printed book label and pencil note to that effect. Penzler's Mysterious Press, New York, published James Bond continuation novels by John Gardner and Jeffery Deaver. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean's copy, with a printed label loosely inserted. Version with dropped quad mark to copyright page, vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic endpapers. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. Jacket lightly worn to extremities. Near fine. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. Provenance: Sir Fitzroy Maclean (1911-96), former Etonian diplomat, Special Forces Commando, adventurer and travel writer encouraged by Peter Fleming; liaised with Ian Fleming during the Moscow spy trials in the 1930s, served in Soviet Central Asia, the Western Desert Campaign, and with 1st SAS, participating in the raid on Benghazi alongside founder and CO David Stirling, and Capt.Randolph Churchill, and foiling a coup by kidnapping the German Consul in Iraq. At Winston Churchill's personal request, he spearheaded The Maclean Mission (also with Randolph Churchill, and SAS Major Vivian Street as 2-IC) behind enemy lines with Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia. Maclean was often labelled a model for James Bond, with Ian Fleming noting that 007 was "a compound of all the secret agents and commando types that I met during the war" (Bond Bound, p.26), and like Fleming and Bond, Maclean had a Scottish heritage. Fitzroy Maclean, Peter and Ian Fleming were reunited at literary events, each having been published by Jonathan Cape. Originally sold with all Maclean's copies of the Bond novels [Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, 2008], purchased by bibliographer Jon Gilbert for his Fleming Archive, where this copy has remained since. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Cartographical endpapers at rear. Elegantly hand-bound in half green calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, publisher's original titled cloth spine bound in at rear, top edge gilt. Near fine. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. This copy is from the Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership to endpaper. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. SCARCE VARIANT COPY. Version with angled 'North- North-West' pointer (rather than due North) on the cartographic end-papers. pp.255. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to end-papers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. A fine copy in like dustwrapper. Photographs/scans available upon request.

First Edition. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Uncorrected Proof Copy. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Publisher's lime green softcovers with 'greek urn' device repeated in white, titles printed in black. Usual wrinkling to spine, covers a little dusty and soiled, joints rubbed. Very good. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. This copy is from the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled note and ownership to inside cover. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

First Edition. [James Bond] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Publisher's lime green softcovers with 'greek urn' device repeated in white, titles printed in black, in the published/commercial jacket which has always been paired with this copy. A clean, fine copy of the book in a very good price-clipped wrapper with some wear to unsupported area of the jacket and a couple of associated tears. Unusual, as proofs were meant to be issued in proof-only wrappers. Shows well. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Jonathan Cape 1968). First UK Edition. SIGNED BY ROBERT MARKHAM IN BOTH HIS PSEUDONYM (MARKHAM) AND HIS REAL NAME, KINGSLEY AMIS. Version with vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic end-papers. pp.255. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to end-papers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper with just a hint of rubbing to the extremities. Signed by the (late) Author in black ink to the title page: "Robert Markham/ Kingsley Amis". Signed copies of Colonel Sun are very scarce. Photographs/scans available upon request. Signed by Author.

First Edition. [James Bond] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY IN PROOF JACKET. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Publisher's lime green softcovers with 'greek urn' device repeated in white, titles printed in black, oversized proof jacket with the provisional publication boldly printed to flap and textual changes to the published wrapper, most notably the position of the 'James Bond Adventure' blurb to the front and spine panels. Trivial wear and handling, light creasing to unsupported area of the jacket; fine in near fine wrapper. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Illustrated map endpapers. The rarer variant with a dropped quad mark to the date on the copyright page (rather in the same manner as 'The Spy Who Loved Me' variant- see Gilbert). Publisher's hardcovers in dust-wrapper by Tom Adams, priced at 21s. A particularly fresh copy, virtually as new. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story in 1965. From the comprehensive archive of Bond material assembled by Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.