The James Bond Dossier by Kingsley Amis
Uppper Row: Harcover
1) New American Library, US 1965
2) Jonathan Cape, UK 1965
3) Plon,France 1965
Lower Row: Softcover
4) Pan, 1965
5) Signet, US, July 1966
6) Ullstein,Germany 1966
7) Fallet James Bond, Kingsley Amis, Sweden
8) Het James Bond Dossier, Kingsley Amis,Bruna & Zoon, Utrecht 1966.
Sunday 27 July 2008
Dr. No - Jonthan Cape
Dr. No, Ian Fleming, Jonathan Cape, Second Impression, May 1958, dustjacket from a later publication.
First Edition:
Title: Dr. No
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 31st March 1958
Copies Published: 20,000
Price: 13s. 6d. net.
Book: Black cloth, silver lettering, with or without (rarer) dancing lady on front board, both exist, 256 pages.
Title Page: "First Published 1958 / © 1958 by Glidrose Productions Ltd"
Dust Jacket: Design by Pat Marriott
First editions dustjacket Note: The dustjacket above is not from the first edition.
First Edition:
Title: Dr. No
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 31st March 1958
Copies Published: 20,000
Price: 13s. 6d. net.
Book: Black cloth, silver lettering, with or without (rarer) dancing lady on front board, both exist, 256 pages.
Title Page: "First Published 1958 / © 1958 by Glidrose Productions Ltd"
Dust Jacket: Design by Pat Marriott
First editions dustjacket Note: The dustjacket above is not from the first edition.
Goldfinger - Jonathan Cape
Goldfinger, Ian Fleming, Jonathan Cape, Third Impression 1960
First Edition:
Title: Goldfinger
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 23rd March 1959
Copies Published: 24,000
Price: 15s. net.
Book: Black cloth, gilt lettering, skull with gold coins embossed on front board, 318 pages
Title Page: "First Published 1959/© 1959 by Glidrose Productions Ltd.", no mention of subsequent printings, bottom of page shows printing credits "The Alden Press".
Dust Jacket: Design by Richard Chopping
Uncorrected Proof by Cape
Goldfinger was first published in the US by Macmillan using the same cover artwork as the UK but with the Macmillan name on the spine.
First Edition:
Title: Goldfinger
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 23rd March 1959
Copies Published: 24,000
Price: 15s. net.
Book: Black cloth, gilt lettering, skull with gold coins embossed on front board, 318 pages
Title Page: "First Published 1959/© 1959 by Glidrose Productions Ltd.", no mention of subsequent printings, bottom of page shows printing credits "The Alden Press".
Dust Jacket: Design by Richard Chopping
Uncorrected Proof by Cape
Goldfinger was first published in the US by Macmillan using the same cover artwork as the UK but with the Macmillan name on the spine.
Monday 21 July 2008
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From Russia With Love - Jonathan Cape
From Russia With Love, Ian Fleming, Jonathan Cape, Sixth Impression 1962
First Edition:
Title: From Russia With Love
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 8th April 1957
Copies Published: 15,000 (First print run was rejected by Cape due to poor print quality and used as the Book Club Edition)
Price: 13s. 6d. net.
Book: Black cloth, silver and red lettering, 253 pages
Title Page: "First Published 1957", no indications of later printings, bottom: "The Alden Press"
Dust Jacket: Design by Richard Chopping
CMY Color Proof of the cover printing
First Edition:
Title: From Russia With Love
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 8th April 1957
Copies Published: 15,000 (First print run was rejected by Cape due to poor print quality and used as the Book Club Edition)
Price: 13s. 6d. net.
Book: Black cloth, silver and red lettering, 253 pages
Title Page: "First Published 1957", no indications of later printings, bottom: "The Alden Press"
Dust Jacket: Design by Richard Chopping
CMY Color Proof of the cover printing
Diamonds Are Forever - Jonathan Cape
Diamnds Are Forever, Ian Fleming, Jonathan Cape, 1964 Reprint
First Edition:
Title: Diamonds Are Forever
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 26th March 1956
Copies Published: Unknown
Price: 12s. 6d. net.
Book: Black cloth, silver lettering, diamond on front board, 257 pages
Title Page: "First Published 1956" text on title page, no other editions mentioned, bottom "The Alden Press"
Dust Jacket: Design by Pat Marriott
Saturday 19 July 2008
Live And Let Die - Jonathan Cape
Note: Dustjacket shown is the , reprinted 1963 version
Title: Live And Let Die
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 5th May 1954
Copies Published: 7,500
Price: 10s. 6d.
Book: Black cloth, gilt lettering, emblem to front board. "First - 240 pages
Title Page: Printed 1954 text, no other editions stated
Dust Jacket: Artwork by Kenneth Lewis - Design by Ian Fleming, three genuine first issue jackets have been issued: 1) No jacket design credit on the front flap, 2) Text added “Jacket devised by the author/and executed by Kenneth Lewis” 3) more space between the text and the jacket credits.
Title: Live And Let Die
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 5th May 1954
Copies Published: 7,500
Price: 10s. 6d.
Book: Black cloth, gilt lettering, emblem to front board. "First - 240 pages
Title Page: Printed 1954 text, no other editions stated
Dust Jacket: Artwork by Kenneth Lewis - Design by Ian Fleming, three genuine first issue jackets have been issued: 1) No jacket design credit on the front flap, 2) Text added “Jacket devised by the author/and executed by Kenneth Lewis” 3) more space between the text and the jacket credits.
Casino Royale - Jonathan Cape
Title: Casino Royale
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 13th April 1953
Copies Published: 4,728
Price: 10s. 6d. net
Book: Black cloth, red lettering, red heart to front board,- 218 pages
Title Page: Text of title page reads "First Published 1953" at the top with no later printings
Dust Jacket: Artwork by Kenneth Lewis, design by Ian Fleming
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 13th April 1953
Copies Published: 4,728
Price: 10s. 6d. net
Book: Black cloth, red lettering, red heart to front board,- 218 pages
Title Page: Text of title page reads "First Published 1953" at the top with no later printings
Dust Jacket: Artwork by Kenneth Lewis, design by Ian Fleming
Later Reprint of the Casino Royale edition with Jacket Design from Pat Marriott
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Title: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 1st April 1963
Copies Published: 45,000
Price: 16s. net
Book: Black cloth, silver lettering, white ski tracks on front board, 288 pages. The spine has the authors, "O.H.M.S.S." and the Cape logo in silver.
Title Page: " First published 1963/© 1963 by Glidrose Productions Ltd “
Dust jacket: Design & Art by Richard Chopping, Back panel shows reviews for Dr No, FRWL, Thunderball and TSWLM
Note: This scan im from the second impression 1963
Promotional Poster for the release of the novel
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 1st April 1963
Copies Published: 45,000
Price: 16s. net
Book: Black cloth, silver lettering, white ski tracks on front board, 288 pages. The spine has the authors, "O.H.M.S.S." and the Cape logo in silver.
Title Page: " First published 1963/© 1963 by Glidrose Productions Ltd “
Dust jacket: Design & Art by Richard Chopping, Back panel shows reviews for Dr No, FRWL, Thunderball and TSWLM
Note: This scan im from the second impression 1963
Promotional Poster for the release of the novel
Friday 18 July 2008
The Man With The Golden Gun - Jonathan Cape
Title: The Man with the Golden Gun
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 1st April 1965
Copies Published: 82,000
Price: 18s. net
Book: Black cloth, gilt lettering, 221 pages.
Title Page: "First Published 1965/© 1965 by Glidrose Productions Ltd." and "The Chaucer Press"
Dust Jacket: Design by Richard Chopping
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 1st April 1965
Copies Published: 82,000
Price: 18s. net
Book: Black cloth, gilt lettering, 221 pages.
Title Page: "First Published 1965/© 1965 by Glidrose Productions Ltd." and "The Chaucer Press"
Dust Jacket: Design by Richard Chopping
Moonraker - Jonathan Cape
Moonraker, Ian Fleming, Reprint 1964 by Jonathan Cape
First Edition:
Title: Moonraker
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 7th April 1955
Copies Published: 9,900
Price: 10s. 6d. net.
Book: Black cloth, silver lettering, title on front board, 256 pages, page 10 misses the “t” from the word 'shoot'.
Title Page: "First Published 1955" text on title page, no other prints stated.
Dust Jacket: Art & Design by Kenneth Lewis Note: The dustjacket above is not from the first printing
First Edition:
Title: Moonraker
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 7th April 1955
Copies Published: 9,900
Price: 10s. 6d. net.
Book: Black cloth, silver lettering, title on front board, 256 pages, page 10 misses the “t” from the word 'shoot'.
Title Page: "First Published 1955" text on title page, no other prints stated.
Dust Jacket: Art & Design by Kenneth Lewis Note: The dustjacket above is not from the first printing
Thunderball - Jonthan Cape
Title: Thunderball
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 27th March 1961
Copies Published: 50,938
Price: 15s. net.
Book: Black cloth, gilt lettering, stamped skeletal hand on front board, 254 pages
Title Page: "First Published 1961/© 1961 by Glidrose Productions Ltd." and "Richard Clay and Company Ltd."
Dust Jacket: Design by Richard Chopping
Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Publication Date: 27th March 1961
Copies Published: 50,938
Price: 15s. net.
Book: Black cloth, gilt lettering, stamped skeletal hand on front board, 254 pages
Title Page: "First Published 1961/© 1961 by Glidrose Productions Ltd." and "Richard Clay and Company Ltd."
Dust Jacket: Design by Richard Chopping
US Macmillan First Editions -2
US Macmillan First Editions -1
Thursday 17 July 2008
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