The James Bond Dossier

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.

For Bond Lovers Only

For Bond Lovers Only:
US Edition by Dell, 1965
German Edition by Hyne, 1966
UK Edition by Panther, 1965
UK Reprint by Panther, 1966
Del Archivo Secreto de James Bond, Nova Dell, Mexico 1966

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.

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.

A View To A Kill Posters

"A View To A Kill" artworks by Daniel Goozee and Brian Bysouth (Yellow artwork with Moore in white Tux). The illustration at the bottom was used in Thailand: A combination of the existing , western illustrations plus some additons.

James Bond Book Shelves

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More James Bond Annuals

Film Show, Purnell & Sons, 1964
Ian Flemings James Bond 007, Dell, 1964
James Bond In Focus, Merevyn Brody, 1964

Birtish Annuals

The James Bond 007 Annual, World Distributors, 1965
007 Annual, World Distributors, 1966
The James Bond Annual, World Distributors, 1968

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

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

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.

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

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

Colonel Sun - Jonathan Cape

Colonel Sun, Robert Markham (AKA Kingsley Amis), Jonathan Cape 1968

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

Rare (150 copies?) edition of the book with an embossed colt.

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

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

US Macmillan First Editions -2

Diamonds Are Forever, Ian Fleming, 1956 Macmillan
From Russia With Love, 1957 Macmillan
Doctor No, Ian Fleming, 1958 Macmillan

US Macmillan First Editions -1

Casino Royale, Ian Fleming, 1954 by The Macmillan Company
Live And Let Die, Ian Fleming, 1955 by The Macmillan Company
Moonraker, Ian Fleming, 1955 by The Macmillan Company

More Collecting 007

The World Of 007, Official Brochure for the James Bond Exhibiton, Lee Pfeiffer / Dave Worrall, 1997

James Bond 007, Christies Auction Catalogue, 1998

Spyguise, Catalogue No. 8, 1999

Collecting 007

James Bond & Indiana Jones Action Figures, Nicolas Fleurier, Historie & Collections, 2006
My Name's Bond, James Bond, Simon Winder, The Penguin Press 2000
Le Monde de James Bond 007, French Brochure for Mondial De L'Automobile, 1996

Ian Fleming: The Man With The Golden Pen

Ian Fleming: Man With The Golden Pen, Eleanor and Dennis Pelrine, Swan Publishing 1966
Ian Fleming, Andrew Ycett, Phoenix, Reissue 2002
Ian Fleming: The Fantastic 007 Man, Richard Gant, Lancer Books 1966

Ian Fleming: Man With The Golden Pen, Eleanor and Dennis Pelrine, Mayflower Dell, 1966