Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

[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. B…

[Sheet Music] Original printed song sheet for the 1977 single 'Seaside Woman' / 'Suzy and the Red Stripes', written by Linda McCartney and performed by Linda McCartney and Wings [Paul McCartney, Denny Laine, Henry McCullogh and Denny Seiwell]. Booklet with colour illustration on front cover. Minor handling. Fine condition. Produ…

[Literary essay] Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[28]. Pamphlet, printed on 170gsm matt paper, staple bound in typographic mid-blue card covers. Edition limited to 75 copies, this being one of a small number designated out-of-series. The FIRST BOOK-FORM APPEARANCE of this long article about Ian Fleming's magical car, originally published…

First Edition. [Magazine] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (33 x 26cm), pp.56. With many black and white and colour photographic illustrations throughout. Bound with staples to spine. Toning to paper stock. Some creasing and handling to covers and interior leaves. Spine and extremities somewhat worn. Still very good. The Weekend Telegraph…

First Edition. [Literary biography] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[viii]; 125; [1], blank. All edges tinted red. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 60c. Contents clean, no inscriptions, very gently toned. A crisp, fine copy. 'The earliest book-length biography of Ian Fleming' (Gilbert, p.597). Ian Fle…

First Edition. [Biography] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.xi [1] 403 [1]. White softcovers lettered in black to front and back, with 'Provisional UK Published Price: £17.99' and 'Provisional UK Publication Date: March 1994' to back cover. Crease to front cover, some light soiling to covers. Very good. Lyndall Gor…

[Literary and film Reference] 'RED' edition, SIGNED by the author. Quarto (30 x 22cm), pp.292, printed on Munken Lynx paper. Illustrated throughout in black and white, with a colour frontispiece and 32 colour plates. Bound in full graphite buckram, blocked in two-colour metallic foils with metallic red titles to the front cover,…

dj. First Edition. [Aviation adventure] FIRST EDITION, first impression, in later issue binding. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.182. Illustrated by Leslie Stead with six colour plates including a frontispiece. Publisher's brown cloth titled in black, in pictorial dust-jacket, priced at 8/6. Most of pp.31/32 torn away, otherwise internal…

[Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST THUS, a revised translation. Square octavo (16 x 16cm), 14 leaves, with text facing full colour illustrations by the author. SIGNED by the translator in black ink to copyright page at rear. Publisher's illustrated glossy paper-covered boards. A fine, as-new copy. A Dutch classic originally p…

First Edition. [Adventure story] Sixtieth Anniversary Edition. FIRST EDITION THUS, with strike line number '001'. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[8]; 170. Publisher's 'soft feel' pictorial paperback covers priced at £7.99. Fine / as new. Fleming's only book for children was published in 1964. This celebration edition features the origin…

First Edition. [Military History] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.397; [3]. With 16 monochrome photographs on 4 plates in the centre of text block. Publisher's illustrated softcovers, priced at £9.99. Carefully read once. A clean, fine copy. "The true story of Fleming's wartime Commando unit, th…

First Edition. [James Bond Continuation] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, first printing. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[x]; 322; [20], endmatter. Publisher's illustrated softcovers, priced at £7.99. No inscriptions, edges clean. A crisp, fine copy. An original Bond adventure commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications. This copy is from the comp…

First Edition. [Young Adult Novel] SIGNED FIRST UK PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.334 [2]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's soft covers, priced at £6.99. 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front cover. A fine, as-new copy. Second in the 'Embassy Row' series, beginning with 'All Fall Down'…

[Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (24 x 16cm), pp.28. With four double-sided black and white photographic plates, and occasional in-text illustrations, including woodcuts by Eric Gill. Stapled twice and priced at 3d. Light toning and spotting to covers. Near fine. An occasional literary magazine similar to C…

dj. First Edition. [Action thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.221 [3], blank. Publisher's blue-green cloth with silver titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket photographed by Roy Botterell. Near fine in similar price-clipped jacket, a trifle sunned to spine. Classic MacLean 'vendetta' novel, uncovering kidnap and b…

dj. First Edition. [Cricket Autobiography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 322 [4]. With two suites of four double-sided photographic plates. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink: 'For Jeff Hunt | All good wishes,' to title page. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-j…

[Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST UK PAPERBACK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.255; [2], blank. Publisher's metallic effect softcovers with promotional still from the 1967 film directed by Ken Russell, priced at 5s. Cheap paper toned as expected, no ink names, wear to foot of spine creasing to spine. Very Good. Bas…

First Edition. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. A paperback original. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.viii; 318 [10]. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at £9.99. A fine, as-new copy. James Bond continuation novelist Raymond Benson's first story featuring 007's trusted ally Felix Leiter as the main protagonist. Set in…

[Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (25 x 17cm), pp.32. With occasional woodcut vignettes. Publisher's tan typographic paper covers, priced at 6d. Light wear to covers, with heavy oxidation to staples. Very good. The very first post-war issue of Cape occasional literary magazine (suddenly doubled in price), wh…