Robert markham kingsley amis (44 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Good Copy of this Book in publisher's original paperback format and issued 2 years after the First Hardback Edition of 1968.It's a decent copy with nice clean bright covers.Slightly rubbed annd creased along edges.There are NO previous names or inscriptions present.Some tanning to page edges This copy was acquired from an impressive private collection of Modern First Editions.8vo 221pp First Paperback Edition 3rd Printing [1970].…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Good Only Copy of this Book in publisher's original paperback format and issued 2 years after the First Hardback Edition of 1968.Rubbed and creased along edges.Corners folded with stain marks to the first few pages.8vo 221pp First Paperback Edition 3rd Printing [1971].…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Good Copy of this Book in publisher's original paperback format and issued 2 years after the First Hardback Edition of 1968.It's a decent copy with nice clean bright covers.Slightly rubbed and creased along edges.There is one owner's name to the half title page.Some tanning to page edges.8vo 221pp First Paperback Edition 3rd Printing [1970].…

paperback / softback. Zustand: fine. Dutch Bruna 1991 paperback, fine In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Zustand: Very Good. Bantam 1969 194 pages. clean, tight copy.

Soft Cover. Zustand: VG. First Paperback. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased, trifling wear at tail of spine, some spotting); pp. 221, [3 (pubs. advts.)]. A very good copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Pan Paperback Edition / Seventh Print (first pan paperback printed 1970). Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 220pp + 3 advertisements. Not library copy, no inscriptions. Some rubbing to cover edges. (11/6).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Pan Paperback Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 220pp + 3 advertisements. Not library copy, no creasing to spine, no inscriptions. (64/3).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's black coloured cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,with some rubbing and wear to the outer extremities of the wrapper with a couple of closed tears to the edges and with a couple of miniscule nicks to the head of spine and top right corner and with one small scuff mark to the head of spine.Not price clipped (21s net showing to the front flap) There are NO previous ownership inscriptions or names present.Clean copy internally with a little spotting and age toning to the text block edges.The dust-jacket comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve,8vo 255pp First Edition 1st Impression [1968].…

Hardcover. Octavo, 255 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is blue and yellow with white and black print, illustration. Dust jacket has light edge wear, short tear to hinges and to bottom edge of rear panel. Price unclipped: "21s. net". Boards in black cloth. Text block has slight spotting to top edge. Illustrated: map on endpapers. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1404755. FP New Rockville Stock.…

[Spy novel] The FIRST Pan paperback edition. 'M' Series. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221 [3]. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 5 shillings (25 pence). Some gentle age-toning to paper stock, trivial wear to covers, slight lean; a near fine copy of the striking softcover version of the first James Bond continuation novel. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'Fleming and Bond; Related Titles'. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592, see also Appendix A, page 634.…

[Spy novel] The FIRST Pan paperback edition. 'M' Series. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.221 [3]. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 5 shillings (25 pence). Paper stock lightly toned, no ink names, gentle reading crease to spine, minor wear at foot. Near fine. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'Fleming and Bond; Related Titles'. Gilbert, Jon; Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592, see also Appendix A, page 634. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine / Near Fine. dj. First U.S. Edition. Octavo, 8.25 in. x 5.5 in., pp. vii, [5], 244. Mustard-colored paper boards over black cloth spine with bue date and emblem to front. ilt and blue title to spine. Publisher's blue top-edge. Unmarked interior. Bright, mylar-protected dustjacket.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. "Colonel Sun" by Kingsley Amis (under pseudo. Robert Markham). JOnathan Cape, London. 1968 first UK edition first printing. Book in very good condition, in first issue price unclipped dust jacket, with some wear to edges and some chipping to crown of spine. First post-Fleming published James Bond novel.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Hardcover; 8vo; 255 pages. The first Bond novel published by an author other than Fleming, Kingsley Amis writing under a pseudonym. Black paper hardcover gilt on spine, gently rubbed edges. Bright and clean interior, map endpapers. In an illustrated jacket, bumped edges. NPC. Gently scuffed, in a mylar jacket. VG/VG. Book.…

dj. First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. Contents clean, owner name, jacket toned to spine, some wear to crown. Very good. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. This is the standard first edition, with no quad mark to copyright page and vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic endpapers. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.…

London; Jonathan Cape, 1968. First edition. 19,5x13,5 cm. 255, (1 blank) pp. Publisher's boards with printed dustjacket, illustrated by Tom Adams and priced at 21s. The jacket is slightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, and there are two faint dampstains on rear panel, a rift in lower front folding, and a short tear in the folding on rear panel. Head of spine is slightly bumped. A fine copy. The first James Bond continuation novel, written by Kingsley Amis, who had previously published the first literary study of Ian Fleming as an author (The James Bond Dossier, 1965).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Dust jacket now in new archival sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

[James Bond novel] 6 volumes, octavo (18 x 11cm). Publisher's softcovers, priced between 5s (25p) and 30p. Cheap paper toned, no ink names, joints a little rubbed, spines with some light reading creases. Paperback group of the first non-Fleming James Bond novel. There are two versions of the third printing, one dated 1970, the other (which is actually the 4th printing is numbered) is dated 1971. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). Gilbert, p.613.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A very smart, first U.S edition of Kingsley Amis' celebrated James Bond continuation. Written under the pseudonym, 'Robert Markham'. The first U.S edition, published the same year as the U.K first edition.With the original dustwrapper, which is price-clipped. Written by Kingsley Amis under the name Robert Markham. This is the first James Bond continuation novel published after Ian Fleming's 1964 death. Before this work Amis wrote two other Bond related works. The inspiration of this novel came from a holiday Amis took in the Greek island. This centres on James Bond and his mission to track down the kidnappers of M, his superior at the Secret Service. Sir Kingsley Amis was a popular English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote in many genres including comedy, science fiction and mystery. He was regarded as one of the finest English comic novelists of the second half of the twentieth century. Amis won many awards during his time, including the Booker Prize, which he was shortlisted for three times before finally winning in 1986. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with just some minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is smart. Tape repair to the head of front wrap internally. Minor shelfwear to wrap edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First U.S. Edition. 8vo., 244pp. Sharp Stated First US Edition of the first James Bond story to be written by someone other than Ian Fleming. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a touch of softness to the crown but trivial. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($5.95), has a touch of wear at the top tips but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. The format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.375 inches. 244 pages. Review copy slip laid in. The dust jacket is in a plastic sleeve, taped to the boards. Previous owner's name and date stamped on fep. The first post-Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis. Beautifully designed jacket by Tom Adams. Following the death of Ian Fleming on 12 August 1964, the rights to the Bond novels were held by Glidrose Publications (now Ian Fleming Publications). After Glidrose released the remaining Fleming worksThe Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy and The Living Daylightsthey decided to commission a sequel in order to retain rights in the Bond product. They chose Amis to write the first continuation Bond novel; Amis had previously produced The James Bond Dossiera critical analysis of the Bond booksunder his own name, and The Book of Bond, a tongue-in-cheek manual for prospective agents, using the pseudonym Lt.-Col. William ("Bill") Tanner. For the pseudonym, Peter Fleming - Ian Fleming's brother - initially suggested "George Glidrose". Jonathan Cape rejected this name, claiming that it had no selling or publicity power. Markham was then chosen. Despite this, Amis's involvement as continuation author was not a secret; American editions of the book identified Amis as the author, though the main Robert Markham credit remained. Sir Kingsley William Amis CBE (16 April 1922 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social and literary criticism. He is best known for satirical comedies such as Lucky Jim (1954), One Fat Englishman (1963), Ending Up (1974), Jake's Thing (1978) and The Old Devils (1986). His biographer Zachary Leader called Amis "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." In 2008, The Times ranked him ninth on a list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. Amis became associated with Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, which he admired, in the late 1960s, when he began composing critical works connected with Bond, either under a pseudonym or uncredited. In 1965, he wrote the popular James Bond Dossier under his own name. The same year, he wrote The Book of Bond, or, Every Man His Own 007, a tongue-in-cheek how-to manual about being a sophisticated spy, under the pseudonym "Lt Col. William ('Bill') Tanner", Tanner being M's chief of staff in many of Fleming's novels. In 1968, Amis wrote Colonel Sun, which was published under the pseudonym "Robert Markham". Kingsley Amis had edited Fleming's final 007 story in 1965. Lunch, a quiet game of golf, a routine social call on M, who is convalescing in his Regency house in Berkshire--the life of secret agent James Bond has begun to fall into a pattern that threatens complacency, until the sunny afternoon when M is kidnapped and all of his house staff savagely murdered. The action ricochets across the globe, but quickly enough lands Bond on a volcanic Greek island, where the malign Colonel Sun Liang-tan of the People's Liberation Army of China is collaborating with the ex-Nazi commander, Von Richter, in planning a world-dominating conspiracy. The stakes have never been higher, nor the dangers more complex. Bond's allies--the beautiful, brown-haired Greek agent, Ariadne Alexandrou; along with a tough-as-nails former World War II resistance fighter--are quickly neutralized by the venomous Colonel Sun. Alone and unarmed, faces off against these two nefarious villains. Stripped of all professional aids, James Bond faces the deadly devices of Colonel Sun and his Nazi cohort in a test that brings him to the verge of his physical abilities. First U.S. Edition [stated] and presumed first printing. Tom Adams (jacket painting) (illustrator).…

dj. First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.244. Publisher's quarter black cloth over yellow sides, top edge blue, other edges untrimmed, mustard endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at $5.95. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Jacket is bright and fresh. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. From the collection of Ian Fleming/James Bond bibliographer Otto Penzler, purchased by ourselves at Swann Auctions in 2010 (lot slip tucked in). Penzler's Mysterious Press, New York, published James Bond continuation novels by John Gardner and Jeffery Deaver. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.…

FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14 cm), pp. 225; [1]. Publisher's hardback cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 21s. Wraparound art by Tom Adams. Book is very clean, jacket with two short tears and a tiny amount of rubbing to crown. A particularly bright copy. The first post-Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story in 1965. BMC No. 1 pp. 4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.…

dj. First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Jacket is bright and fresh with minor wear at crown. Near fine. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. This is the standard first edition, with no quad mark to copyright page and vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic endpapers. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.…

First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Cartographical endpapers at rear. Elegantly hand-bound in half green calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, publisher's original titled cloth spine bound in at rear, top edge gilt. Near fine. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. This copy is from the Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled ownership to endpaper. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in black cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (21s. net) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 255pp. Front/rear map endpapers of 'Vrakonisi'. Signed by author in black ink to piece of paper pasted to title page 'Kingsley Amis'. Not library copy, closed tear to front spine edge of dustjacket. (56/5). Signed by Author(s).…

dj. First Edition. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Jacket is bright and fresh with minor wear at crown. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. This is the standard first edition, with no quad mark to copyright page and vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic endpapers. From the collection of Ian Fleming/James Bond bibliographer Otto Penzler, purchased by ourselves at Swann Auctions in 2010, with a loose printed book label and pencil note to that effect. Penzler's Mysterious Press, New York, published James Bond continuation novels by John Gardner and Jeffery Deaver. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.…

dj. First Edition. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean's copy, with a printed label loosely inserted. Version with dropped quad mark to copyright page, vertical 'North' pointer (rather than angled) on the cartographic endpapers. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tom Adams priced at 21s. Jacket lightly worn to extremities. Near fine. The first post- Ian Fleming James Bond novel, written under a pseudonym by Kingsley Amis, who had edited Fleming's final 007 story for posthumous publication in 1965. Provenance: Sir Fitzroy Maclean (1911-96), former Etonian diplomat, Special Forces Commando, adventurer and travel writer encouraged by Peter Fleming; liaised with Ian Fleming during the Moscow spy trials in the 1930s, served in Soviet Central Asia, the Western Desert Campaign, and with 1st SAS, participating in the raid on Benghazi alongside founder and CO David Stirling, and Capt.Randolph Churchill, and foiling a coup by kidnapping the German Consul in Iraq. At Winston Churchill's personal request, he spearheaded The Maclean Mission (also with Randolph Churchill, and SAS Major Vivian Street as 2-IC) behind enemy lines with Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia. Maclean was often labelled a model for James Bond, with Ian Fleming noting that 007 was "a compound of all the secret agents and commando types that I met during the war" (Bond Bound, p.26), and like Fleming and Bond, Maclean had a Scottish heritage. Fitzroy Maclean, Peter and Ian Fleming were reunited at literary events, each having been published by Jonathan Cape. Originally sold with all Maclean's copies of the Bond novels [Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, 2008], purchased by bibliographer Jon Gilbert for his Fleming Archive, where this copy has remained since. BMC No.1 p.4-13 'James Bond Revivals'. Gilbert, page 612, see also Appendix A, page 634.…