Chitty Bang by Fleming, Signed (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. John Burningham (illustrator). 1st Edition. A fine UK celebratory edition, first printing hardback - in an fine unclipped dustjacket (slightly rubbed) fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY JOHN BURNINGHAM + promotional bookmarks - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. John Burningham (illustrator). 1st Edition. Please contact me re possible discounts. Facsimile edition , limited to just 100 numbered copies, this is set number 83. ?All three volumes are signed by the illustrator John Burningham. A facsimile limited edition of the first edition of Ian Fleming?s famous children?s story about a magical flying car. The story was first published in three volumes between 1964 and 1965, each one illustrated by John Burningham. This edition follows the same pattern, with adaptations by John Burningham to his original artwork. The Regular Edition comes in a racing green slipcase and is limited to 100 sets. First edition, first impression - three separate volumes presented in a racing green slipcase. All three volumes signed by the artist. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming?s famous children?s story about the Pott family and their adventures with the magical car, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. It is here published as three separate adventures as it was in 1964 when first published by Jonathan Cape. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission. For this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork for the book. The three volumes are presented in a racing green slipcase in a limited edition of 100 ?Synopsis : The wings slowly tilted, and as Commander Pott, at last realizing what CHITTY-CHITTY-BANG-BANG was up to, pressed down the accelerator pedal, the big green car tilted up her shining green and silver nose and took off! Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, invented "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" for his young son Caspar, and it went on to become the most famous and best-loved car in fiction. This treasured story inspired a film and a musical and is celebrated in this lavish, highly collectible new edition, complete with its original timeless artwork by John Burningham, one of Britain's most popular author/illustrators. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, first printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[8]; 158; [10]. Publisher's printed card wraps, with printed price of £7.99 to rear. Signed by the illustrator to the half title, exclusive promotional postcard and bookmark loosely inserted. An as new, unread copy. Fine. A newly illustrated edition released to mark the 60th anniversary of the original publication of Ian Fleming's beloved children's classic. Only 250 copies were issued signed and with the promotional materials included. Signed by Illustrator.

[Childrens adventures] CLASSIC READERS EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.112. Publisher's racing green-coloured hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with the author's initials in gilt to cover, plain black endpapers. New book. SIGNED on behalf of the publisher by Jon Gilbert [Adrian Harrington Ltd]. One of a selection of titles by Ian Fleming, uniformly cased in harlequin colours, comprising sheets from the Ian Fleming Centenary Edition in an elegant new hardback binding for 2022. Ian Fleming's evergreen children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with a magical flying car. Signed.

Condition: Very Good. First Puffin Edition, Signed by the Illustrator, 4to.,pp. 113, red hardcover, silver lettering, b/w and colour illustrations, pictorial endpapers, pictorial title page; illustrators signature to half title page, light foxing to upper edge of text block, a very good copy, in a very good unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, which has a small creased closed tear to rear lower margin.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Quarto (26 x 221cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing just a few inevitable storage scratches. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. This is the commemorative hardback released to coincide with the author's centenary year. Gilbert A17a(12). Signed.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Quarto (26 x 22cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing just a few inevitable scratches (as dispatched to us- the book has been carefully wrapped and stored by ourselves since publication). A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. This is the commemorative hardback released to coincide with the author's centenary year. Gilbert A17a(12). Signed.

First Edition. [Children's illustrated] LIMITED EDITION, one of only 100 copies, this set being additionally SIGNED BY THE ARTIST John Burningham to volumes one and two. 3 volumes, tall octavos (25 x 17 x 5cm in box), complete. Pp.48, 48, 48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers. As new. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with the magical car, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork. The three volumes are presented in a racing green slipcase and are absolutely fine. Signatures obtained in person by Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert. Signed.

[James Bond thrillers, etc] 16 volumes, octavo (22 x 14 x 15cm). SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER. Publisher's harlequin hardcovers stamped in gilt, decorated with author's initials in gilt to to cover, plain black endpapers. As new. This series comprises sixteen selected titles, uniformly cased in harlequin colours, being the remaining sheets from the Ian Fleming Centenary Edition in an elegant new hardback binding for 2022. 'Talk of the Devil' followed in 2023 and accompanies this collection Each book marked 'out-of-series' to the limitation leaf and signed by the publisher. Signed.

First Edition. [Children's illustrated] DELUXE LIMITED EDITION, one of just 50 sets, accompanied by two prints, measuring 297 x 210mm, SIGNED and numbered by John Burningham. Three volumes plus portfolio, housed in a grey cloth slipcase (34 x 24 x 6cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48. Bound in racing green cloth blocked in red and gilt, illustrated endpapers. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with the magical car, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork for the book. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. The deluxe edition was numbered 101-150 (this being number 105); a further 100 trade copies, numbered 1-100, were also issued. 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. Signed.

First Edition. [Childrens classic] All three adventures in one volume. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, SIGNED by the illustrator. Oversize trade paperback, handsomely rebound, bibliographer's copy with his pencilled ownership. Octavo (22 x 18cm), pp.123; [3], blank. Illustrated by John Burningham. Hand-bound in half mid-green oasis morocco with raised bands to spine, gilt rules and titles, matching cloth sides, publisher's 'double format' softcovers preserved at the rear. A few small spots to half title, exterior as new. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Ink signature of John Burningham (obtained in person by Fleming's bibliographer Jon Gilbert). This is the first single-volume paperback to be published in the UK, specially bound for the bibliographer, with his pencilled note and ownership signature to free endpaper. Gilbert A17a(13.1). Signed.

First edition thus, one of 50 deluxe issue copies, numbered by the artist, this being number 112. Included with the three text volumes are two prints, signed and numbered 12 of 50 by Burningham. The deluxe edition was numbered 101-150; a further 100 trade copies, numbered 1-100, were also issued. This edition is a facsimile of the first edition, published as three separate adventures as it was in 1964, with the illustrations reworked by the artist. 3 vols, octavo. Illustrations by John Burningham. Original green cloth, titles to spines and front covers in gilt, front covers numbered in red. [Together with:] two prints by John Burningham housed in the green cloth portfolio. All housed together in the grey cloth slipcase. A fine set.

[Artwork] Three lithographs signed and numbered by illustrator John Burningham, each being number 3 of 15. Three lithograph prints on art paper (297 x 420 mm), with publisher's off-white mounts. The prints show the gangsters being apprehended, Chitty flying over the Goodwin lightship, and Chitty sailing in front of a large ship. These elegant prints were published by the Queen Anne Press to celebrate the book's 60th anniversary. Two limited boxed sets of the book were issued, one of which [the deluxe edition] included two of these images as bonus lithographs, but in a reduced size. Fine/as new. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork. Signed.