Garth williams illustrated the dust jacket and pages of this 1945 first edition published by harper and brothers. This is a facsimile dust jacket for the first uk edition edition of the book. The american writer jeffery deaver was then commissioned by ian fleming publications to produce carte blanche, which was published on 26 may 2011. Welcome to piz gloria, the website dedicated to collecting paperbacksoftback novels featuring the character james bond 007 created by ian fleming. Among his illustrations are nine covers from 1957 to 1966 for james bond books by ian fleming and the cover of john gardners first bond continuation novel, licence renewed 1981. These technologies are used for things like personalized ads. Blanche blackwell, the jamaican heiress who was ian. See more ideas about cover, pulp fiction and book cover art. Every firstedition ian fleming james bond book cover.
Our book jacket covers are constructed of polyester and polypropylene and are available in onepiece and twopiece styles. Octopussy and living daylights ian fleming 1st ed 1st state jacket 1966. Taut, tense, and effortlessly stylish, ian flemings inaugural james bond adventure has all the hallmarks that made the series a touchstone for a generation of readers. His greatest fan, mike vanblaricum, examines how six decades of cover. Piz gloria the website dedicated to collecting james bond 007. Ian lancaster fleming was an english author, journalist and uks naval intelligence officer who is world famous as the writer of the legendary james bond series. Ian fleming, in full ian lancaster fleming, born may 28, 1908, london, englanddied august 12, 1964, canterbury, kent, suspensefiction novelist whose character james bond, the stylish, highliving british secret service agent 007, became one of the most successful and widely imitated heroes of 20thcentury popular fiction the son of a conservative mp and the grandson of a. Jan 22, 2020 facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project. The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. All the other characters in his books were named after his relatives, friends, and acquaintances while james bond has most of ians character traits. First editions of each volume in ian fleming s james bond series. Find ian fleming and ian fleming lot from a vast selection of books.
Mar, 2012 in 2002, vikingpenguin published a hardcover edition of casino royale as part of their anniversary reprints with jacket art that matched their paperback reprints. A brief history of the dust jacket books tell you why, inc. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Dust jackets from phantom bookshop browse recent arrivals. From 19531966, ian fleming was able to publish 12 books with james bond 007, as the main character. Buy from russia with love by ian fleming online at alibris. The james bond book series would go on to become one of the greatest film series of all time, starting in 1962.
Top 10 books by ian fleming best book recommendations. On 18 march 1959 fleming had written to richard chopping about the cover he. The james bond anthology meet your next favorite book. First editions of each volume in ian flemings james bond series. The first editions of 007 james bond books are amongst the most collectable of modern first editions if. Ian fleming 19081964 was an intelligence officer, journalist, and creator of the character james bond. Rare books by ian fleming, including first editions, signed first edition, and finely bound copies of the james bond novels. On 8 april 2010 swann galleries auctioned an archive of letters between chopping, ian fleming, and others involved in the production of nine of the 007 covers between 1957 and 1966. Some of these may need to be resized in a graphics program to be in scale. As has been the case since the days of the sugar barons, jamaica provided a home for british aristocrats, second and third sons of the aristocracy and rich misfits, wrote matthew parker in his book goldeneye.
Heavy wear to covers and pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. How to identify ian flemings signature the purpose of this page is to provide a definitive guide on identifying the signature or autograph of ian fleming. For james bond fans, bills work is most recognizable from. The man with the golden gun by ian fleming, 1965 hardcover no dust jacket. Inspired the first full series of fleming bond covers published by pan. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Ian fleming, in full ian lancaster fleming, born may 28, 1908, london, englanddied august 12, 1964, canterbury, kent, suspensefiction novelist whose character james bond, the stylish, highliving british secret service agent 007, became one of the most successful and widely imitated heroes of 20thcentury popular fiction. It would be great if a followup article examined whether there is any pattern to the things fleming ported over to the bond and. Looking for book jacket cover for books without dust jackets. The book hit the record and became international bestseller. The booktitled devil may carewas published in the uk by penguin books and by doubleday in the us. Trying to escape her tangled past, she has run away to the american backwoods, winding up at the dreamy pines motor court. Flemings travel and wartime experience lent authority to everything he wrote and may be attributed to the bond novels selling more than one hundred. Book covers and jackets book, the examples fiction in english, 1900 for slow learning students english language secret service childrens stories in english, 1900 1945 english fiction intelligence service great britain intelligence officers new york statenew yorkharlem british bond, james fictitious character.
Ian flemings 007 spy novels arent just some of the most fun stories in the entire genre, they also sport some outstanding book covers. Full rein is given in this anthology to flemings wonderful. Bond bound ian fleming and the art of cover design artistic. I feel these dust jackets are an important part of our culture. Chopping was born in colchester, essex and educated at greshams school, holt illustrator. These book covers predate the release of the first james bond film. Vintage 007 james bond collection ian fleming 14 books set. List of james bond novels and short stories wikipedia. All 14 bond books will be published in paperback in the uk on september 6, 2012. Beginning in 1939 he served as a liaison between the navy and the other secret services, where he was privy to the. So far five covers have been officially revealed others. From the first book, casino royale, to the last, you only live twice, readers will appreciate the genius and remarkable abilities of bonds creator, ian fleming.
This is a website set up by collectors of ian fleming and james bond books. This has long been a nono for ian fleming book jackets, often causing the character to appear in shadow in artwork or not at all. New listing you only live twice james bond novels, fleming, ian, good book 5 out of 5 stars 2 product ratings 2 product ratings you only live twice james bond. Text is legible but may be soiled and have binding defects. Ian fleming illustrated wrappers book covers england 2004 paperbacks england 2004 spy fiction england 2004 novels england 2004 kentuckyfort knox robbery intelligence officers spy stories intelligence service great britain gold smuggling bond, james fictitious character. Generally speaking, one may assume that price increases for books, or dust jackets, follow a straight line as one considers them in good condition, very good condition and near fine condition. I have recently contributed an article on ian flemings book collection for artistic licence renewed. Books by ian fleming authors like ian fleming what should. Lycett covers lots of ground, exploring flemings life not merely as novelist he published bond novels before his death at 56 in 1964 but also as. Ian fleming books with dust jacket in english for sale ebay. James bond by fleming abebooks shop for books, art. Since then, a number of other authors have carried on the legacy at the request of the ian fleming publications. So for reference and for your eyes only yuk yuk, here is a gallery of every original ian fleming james bond novel book cover, 14 in all.
Facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project. Some movies were spoton quoting dialog from the books from russia with love, other films told a completely different story quantum of solace. Artwork for the dust jacket was by richard chopping. The spy who loved me is the tenth of ian flemings james bond novels, where the british agent, in america, rescues a damsel in distress.
Bills work has adorned hundreds of famous authors novels including kingsley and martin amis, ian mcewan, william plomer, salman rushdie, kurt vonnegut, michael crichton and j. My goal is to scan and archive images of as many vintage dust jackets as i can. This guide only covers conditions and prices specific to the ian fleming james bond first editions. Coming from an elite family background and being involved in intelligence operations in the army served as a brilliant source of inspiration and information for the suavity and sheer ingenuity of the 007 stories. Kennedy named bond list of books by ian fleming, which made it a huge hit amongst usa readers. A far cry from the privileged world she was born to.
Gerald wadsworth bond art a tribute in watercolour to the books and films about james bond originally created by ian fleming. The book updated bond working for a post911 agency, independent of mi5 or mi6. The suits of ian flemings james bond illustrated the. Make offer the man with the golden gun by ian fleming, 1965 hardcover. With brodart econofold book jacket covers, you can cover any book. The chopping jacket was a tremendous success, both in england and america, and from that day on he and i and michael howard of capes have devised all the james bond jackets, which have now become something of a hallmark with the book trade and have earned prizes for capes.
Oct 02, 20 ian flemings 007 spy novels arent just some of the most fun stories in the entire genre, they also sport some outstanding book covers. Every firstedition ian fleming james bond book cover 1953. We do this with marketing and advertising partners who may have their own information they. This uk edition published by jonathan cape in 1953 is far more beautiful than the first us edition. Exclusive interview with james bond book cover artist bill. He died in 1964, just two years after the first bond film, dr. This has long been a nono for ian fleming book jackets, often causing. In addition to the 12 fulllength novels, this collection also includes two books of short stories the james bond anthology celebrates the worlds most famous fictional spy, commander. How dust jackets have evolved throughout historyfrom sheaths in the 18th century to paper wrappings, to todays modern style jacket with flaps. William boyd wrote that book and it picked up with bonds life in 1969.
Fleming wrote his first bond book, casino royale, in 1952. This best ian fleming book series was action packed with international espionage, clever super gadgets, thrilling escapes, and of course gorgeous looking women. Todays cover is john gardners nobody lives for ever. Each volume is fine in near fine to fine firstissue dust jackets, with five signed by. Flemming himself designed the dust jacket for this jonathan cape first edition from 1955.
Never realized how good the ian fleming bond books were until i bought this set and read the books in order, one a day then watched the movies to see how they compared to the original stories. British author ian fleming is the creator of the fictional british spy james bond a series he wrote from 1953 until his death in 1964. Ian fleming described by raymond chandler as the most forceful and driving writer of thrillers in england, ian fleming created special agent 007, one of the most famous spies of all time. While less valuable than the uk editions, its been my experience that these are.
James bond works for the secret intelligence service, simply known as m16. A gallery featuring the british first edition book covers to all 14 james bond stories written by ian fleming. Ian lancaster fleming was born on 28 may 1908, at 27 green street in the wealthy london district of mayfair. Piz gloria the website dedicated to collecting james bond. Top 10 best ian fleming books fashion playtes blog. Its 60 years since ian fleming published his first james bond novel, casino royale. The website was last updated on april 1, 2020 at 9.
Ian fleming publications then commissioned sebastian faulks to write a continuation novel, which was released on 28 may 2008, the 100th anniversary of ian flemings birth. While less valuable than the uk editions, its been my experience that. Fleming is responsible for 12 novels and 9 short stories featuring the james bond character. In 2008 penguin books in the uk released all 14 original james bond ian fleming novels as special centenary editions hardcovers, including casino royale. Ian fleming illustrated wrappers book covers england 2004 paperbacks england 2004 spy fiction england 2004 novels england 2004 kentuckyfort knox robbery intelligence officers spy stories intelligence service great britain gold smuggling. For too long the bond films have overshadowed their literary source the bizarre, baroque world of ian fleming. The spy who loved me is the tenth of ian fleming s james bond novels, where the british agent, in america, rescues a damsel in distress. The chopping jacket was a tremendous success, both in england and america, and from that day on he and i and michael howard of capes have devised all the james bond jackets, which have now become something of.
Ian fleming hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. Interestingly, casino royale appears to show the face of james bond. He painted in the trompe loeil style, creating a realistic and almost threedimensional appearance. Books by ian fleming authors like ian fleming what. Evelyn waugh illustrated a rare edition of vile bodies, and ian fleming tried his hand at design with a 1955 edition of moonraker. Ian fleming wrote the bond novels until his death in 1964.
Tls is the leading manufacturer in highquality book jacket covers. We proudly offer six different styles of covers, including center slit book jacket covers, multifit book jacket covers, open edge book jacket covers, polyjac book jacket covers, processor book jacket covers and profit book jacket covers. Hopefully collectors both old and new will find something useful. For instance, bond never wears bowties with his suits or doublebreasted suits or jackets like fleming did in life. They were all published in britain by jonathan cape between april 1953 and june 1966. The image gallery is the main part of the site and contains s of photos with links to more information. The first editions of 007 james bond books are amongst the most collectable of modern first editions if signed their value increases hugely. The classic ian fleming uk first editions are wellknown and have even been reproduced on postcards, stamps, and in new collector sets.
Every firstedition ian fleming james bond book cover 19531966. This category is for images of book covers for works by james bond novelist ian fleming. With a 12 page profile of ian fleming 1908 1964, the author of the fourteen james bond books, including biographical information, photos of the first editions of the books, and the complete text of flemingos playboy interview from the december, 1964 issue. Cover art for ian flemings octopussy published by great pan books. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task.
An anthology from the fiction of ian fleming this book celebrates the greatest of all postwar british fictional icons. We are delighted to get the chance to put some questions to legendary book jacket artist, bill botten. Sep 12, 2012 the james bond anthology celebrates the worlds most famous fictional spy, commander james bond, also known as 007. The letters touch on details about the jacket art, praise for choppings work, payment information, issues and other. And the winner of the 2019 cwa ian fleming steel dagger is. The most recent novel was released on september 26th 20 and was called solo. First cover art for ian fleming vintage classic covers. Fleming bought property in jamaica in 1946 and rehabilitated a house that he dubbed goldeneye. His mother was evelyn nee rose, and his father was valentine fleming, the member of parliament for henley from 1910 to 1917. Get the best deals on ian fleming books with dust jacket in english when you shop the largest online selection at. Top 10 most collectable james bond paperbacks artistic. Each volume is fine in near fine to fine firstissue dust jackets, with five signed by sean connery, which include. Are book jackets 9as well as bindings part of the nals collection areas.
On her majestys secret service dust jacket in facsimile for the james bond book first uk edition by ian fleming. Among his illustrations are nine covers from 1957 to 1966 for james bond books by ian fleming and the cover of john gardners first bond continuation novel, licence renewed. Adam blakeney, senior specialist in modern literature at peter harrington, describes why flemings james bond first editions books have all the qualities of. Vintage thunderball james bond 007 ian fleming 1961 sallysales 5 out of 5 stars.
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