Complete Set of 14 First Edition James Bond Novels: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories including A View to a Kill and Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights.

Published by Jonathan Cape 1953-66, London, 1953

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First editions of each volume in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. Octavo, 14 volumes, original publisher's cloth-covered boards. Each volume in a first-issue dust jacket. Casino Royale is near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with chipping to the extremities including the crown of the spine and upper right corner of the front panel, light toning to the rear panel. Jacket design by Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die is near fine in a very good dust jacket (first state without printed acknowledgement to the author or the artist Kenneth Lewis) with light wear to the crown of the spine Signed on the front free endpaper, "Cubby Broccoli, Regards." Albert R. Broccoli ('Cubby') (1909-96) produced many of the James Bond films including Live and Let Die. Bookplate of Christian Heuer to the pastedown. Diamonds are Forever is near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities, bookplate of Christian Heuer to the front pastedown. Moonraker is near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket devised by the author and executed by Kenneth Lewis. From Russia With Love is fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to the crown of the spine. Dr. No is fine in a first state publisher's cloth binding without the “Honeychile” silhouette and fine first state dust jacket. Jacket design by Pat Marriot. Goldfinger is fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. For Your Eyes Only is near fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. Thunderball is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. The Spy Who Love Me is fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. You Only Live Twice is fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. The Man with the Golden Gun is fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. Octopussy and the Living Daylights is fine in a fine dust jacket. Each volume is housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional collection of first editions, most rare in this condition and signed by Cubby Broccoli. British Secret Service agent James Bond, often referred to by his code name 007, first appeared in 1953 with the debut of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, the first of twelve novels composing the series. Fleming completed a new novel annually at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, two of which were published posthumously in 1964. James Bond has been portrayed on film by actors Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, in twenty-six productions.

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Complete Set of 14 First Edition James Bond Novels: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories including A View to a Kill and Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
Author
Fleming, Ian [Cubby Broccoli]
Publisher
Jonathan Cape 1953-66, London
Publication year
1953
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Hardcover
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