Full set JAMES BOND original Ian Fleming +COL. SUN John Gardner PB books =20 GUC For Sale

All offers will be responded to following due consideration. Please note that US postage is included. Buy at the full listed price for a bonus book on the original author whose career with the English military no doubt inspired much of the BOND story (last photo); will not be included for an offer or negotiated price.
This is for 24 pocket-paperback books (PPB) including the original 14 James Bond thrillers written by Ian Fleming plus a few more by other authors. Buy It Now at the FULL listed price for a bonus book; a fictional biography as told to John Pearson by the agent man himself.
Most but not all of these are US printings published by SIGNET in NYNY. All are used but are in good reader-copy condition though they do show some age and miles. A few are heavily worn, some inked, none have any scent nor odor that I can detect. Please read entire description and see all photos. No stock images; actual items depicted.
Alphabetical order; mostly. Buy It Now for a bonus James Bond; last photo> included for the full, listed price only.CASINO ROYALE, 29th US reprinting, latest date I can find is 1953 but this is obviously a later print than that with the fetching mod-girl art and the \'.60c\' retail price. Published by SIGNET of NYNY, USA; an outfit with high standards. Both covers are rubbed and smudged, creasing at hinges. Back cover is mildly tanned and reader-creased. Good binding, though curved and creased spine. Mild creases along hinges, tanned and curved. Book is in good used condition with some rubbing, scuffing and bumping to both covers; tanning to white areas. Binding is good and spine is smooth. Inside pages are flat, clean and sitting even. No scent nor stains inside or out. Some pencilled marks remaining on first leaf. No ink nor previous owner names inside. Good reading copy.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, Stated 11th re-issue from SIGNET, 1963 is the latest date on the copyright page; Again the \'.50c\' retail price on spine denotes a later printing. Inked stamps and doodle on first page and inside front cover; otherwise good Used Condition for the age and miles. Some tip, mild creases to spine, covers at hinges; good reading copy but used condition with some tip to spine. Covers and colors are good with mild rubbing and smudging. Bumping with light loss to corners and heels. Pages are still quite good. Tanning to white areas, spine and inside pages. Pages are flat, clean and sitting even. No stains nor scent inside or out. Again some pencilled marks.
DR NO,an indicated 31st re-issue from SIGNET, 1958 is the latest date on the copyright page; yet again the \'$1.50\' retail price on cover and spine denotes a later printing. Inked owner name inside front cover, pencilled price and doodle still haunt the first page and inside front cover; otherwise good Used Condition for the age and miles. Some tip, mild creases to spine, covers at hinges; good reading copy but used condition with some tip to spine. Covers and colors are good with mild rubbing and smudging. Bumping with light loss to corners and heels. Pages are still quite good. Tanning to white areas, spine and inside pages. Pages are flat, clean and sitting even.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, 20th US printing; Good used condition with smooth, mostly straight spine. Mild creases and cracking to hinges. Light smudging and rubbing to colors, and spotting to back cover. OK reading copy. Second Printing June 1961. Contains five shorter Bond stories including A View To A Kill, Quantum Of Solace, and of course the title story. SIGNET cover price is \'.50c.\' No ink inside.Very light pencil marks to first leaf, no stains nor odor that I can detect.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, US PPB from Bantam Books, Sean Connery and the extremely appealing Daniela Bianchi on both covers. Decent used condition; some edge-wear, loss to colors and covers. Mild creases to spine and hinges. No tears, reader-wear to covers. Mild tanning, no stains nor scent to page edges. Good reading copy. No ink.
GOLDFINGER, 1957 SIGNET US edition, stated 19th PPB reprint. Used condition, heavy wear to both covers, big spot of missing color on front cover. Some tip and some creases to hinges along spine. Pages are tight and sitting even to spine. Tanning, rubbing, fade to both covers. Tanning to white areas and spine. Bumping to heels. First leaf has a ghost of a penciled price. No ink, stains nor odor that I can detect.
LIVE AND LET DIE, Nice crisp copy. Stated 20th US reissue from Signet, dates at 1954,\'.50c\' retail price on front cover. Pencil marks inside cover. Used but very good condition for the age and miles. One crease down mostly smooth spine. Good pages, penciled marks. No scent or stains.
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, Stated First Printing (US paperback). Cover sports some an oh-so-mod Beautiful Bond girl in a provocative pose in the good-girl-art (GGA). Good copy, some wear, heavy crease to hinge at front cover (photo). Again a stated first US reprinting latest date of 1965 Signet PPB. Some readeruse, mostly smooth spine. No scent nor mildew that I can detect. Good reading copy. Hinge creased down both covers. Heels and corners took some bumps. Tanning and discoloration inside both covers. No ink inside or out.
MOONRAKER. USED.Stated 16th PB re-issue from SIGNET, 1955 is the latest date on the copyright page; Again the \'.50c\' retail price on spine suggests a later print. OK reading copy inused condition for the time and miles. Covers and colors took some loss, fade and rubbing, reader-wear. Bumps to corners, heels and covers. Some creases to spine, hinges and both covers have some use with color loss. Colors took some rubbing. Edge-wear and corner creases. No ink. Spine is tanned, pages are flat, mostly clean and sitting even. The stain again (pics) but no odor that I can detect.
OCTOPUSSY & The Living Daylights, Some finish loss to upper corners, lower heel, bumps to corners and heels; otherwise this is in good condition. An indicated second PPB reprint by Signet. \'$2.50\' retail price, pencil mark on first leaf. Used but quite good condition. Some shelf-wear to spine and covers. Pages are flat, clean and sitting even. As a fan of the books I\'m not one bit thrilled about most of the film treatments and this volume is most illustrative as to why; said title story andthe movie have absolutely nothing in common except the title.
ON HER MAJESTY\'S SECRET SERVICE, Tantalizing photo art on covers. Film plug mentions DiannaRigg whose appearance would have enhanced greatly it but we can\'t ask for everything, can we. Mild tip to smooth spine. Some spotting, pencil marks to first leaf. Stated 16th US reprint from SIGNET, 1963 is the latest date I can find. \'.95c\' US retail price on front cover. Mild wear, fade and use to both covers. Spine and hinges worn, some loss to edges and heels. No stains nor odor that I can detect. Clean inside with no scent. Good reading copy.
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, SIGNET indicated 1962 stated 16threprinting from Signet. This is an unusual entry in the series as it is written in the first-person-singular from the point of view of one of Bond \'s women; there is a brief tongue-in-cheek introduction by the author. Good reader copy; ink on first leaf. Some odd discoloration along back hinge, No ink nor scent inside or out. Mild tip and creasing. Pages are tanned but flat and very clean inside; tight to good binding.
THUNDERBALL, Good usedconditionfor the age and miles. Sought-aftereditionwith Sean Connery in the GGA. Some mild tanning through out pages; no scent nor mildew that I can detect. Stated 1961 publishing date,19thPPB reprint from Signet in NYNY. Again> collectible but also a good reading copy.Pages are tanned but clean and flat. No scent, nor mildew but obvious signs of moisture. All pages flat, clean and turn freely. No inked names or notes, tanning inside.YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, Stated second US PPB reprint from SIGNET. Heavy tip, some creasing to spine, creasing and wear to hinges. Wear to covers and tanning to white areas. No ink or marks inside. Good colors, back cover is creased. Good front cover, tanning to first leaf. Covers, colors and pages are quite good. Spine is tipped, mildly creased. Some reader use to spine and covers. Pages are flat, clean and sitting even. Again inked marks, name inside, heavily tanned.Very light pencil marks to first leaf, no stains nor odor.
COLONEL SUN, a Bond novel. Used but very good reader-copy condition; a Bond novel written in 1968 by Britain\'s renowned Kinsley Amis under the pen-name Robert Markham as fully acknowledged on the front cover and CRP. A 1963 reissue from Bantam Books in NYNY. Used with clear tape on lower heel, light wear to covers and spine. Pages are tanned but flat and clean; good reading copy. Covers but spine took some tip, wear, creases and fade. Fade to spine. Inside front cover has one ink-stamp, mild stains to page-edges, scent or names inside. Clean inside pages.
FOR SPECIAL SERVICES, a BOND novel by England\'s John Gardner; perhaps the official and certainly the most prolific successor. This is the 1983 PBB reissue from BERKLEY BOOKS in NYNY. Used with spotting to page edges. Good reading copy with tip, curve, creases to spine. Pages are flat, clean and tight to spine. No names nor ink inside. No scent; again some stains; heaviest on edges. Good covers and colors took some light rubbing and scuffing.
NOBODY LIVES FOREVER, also by Gardner; a 1987 US PPB. Used with tanning inside both covers. Good reading copy; pages are flat, clean and tight to good binding. Inside front cover has one inked name. No scent but some very mild stains on edges. Covers and colors took some light rubbing and scuffing.
THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS, title says it; the other non-fiction work by Fleming; a second thus US PPB released by Gliderose; a division of Collier. Used but good reading copy; pages are flat, clean and tight to good binding. Mild creases to covers. No scent nor stains. Good binding but spine is tipped and curved. Both covers and colors took some light rubbing and scuffing.
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, it is easy to forget that Fleming wrote this delightful novel for young people but he did; for his young son. This is the 1965 US PPB released by Scholastic Books. Used but good reading copy; pages have some wear, dog-eared corners and tanning. Heavy fade and creases to covers. No scent nor stains. Good binding but spine is tipped and curved. Both covers and colors took some rubbing and scuffing. Cover plugs the tepid, lack-luster, irritatingly musical Disney film but the text is pure Fleming; some great illustrations by England\'s John Burningham
007 JAMES BOND; A Report, not a Bond novel but a rundown of some of our hero\'s accouterments including his background, weapons, enemies and of course, the women. Written by O.F. Snelling about whom I know very little and published by SIGNET. Good reader-copy condition, some wear to covers and spine.
Next volume (last photo) is a Buy It Now bonus book> will be included for the full listed price only, US postage is included in the price; please do not upset MI5, SMERSH and SPECTRE by forgetting that while making an offer.
IAN FLEMING\'S SECRET WAR by Craig Cabell. Title about says it all but the tag-line reads> The Real Life Inspiration Behind The James Bond Novels. When putting pen to Bond\'s adventures Fleming knew what he was writing about; recommended. Tall paperback in very good condition; read once by me taking care not to crack the binding or crease the spine. Again, this will be for the full Buy It Now price ONLY>
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