Ian Fleming | A group of cast-signed copies, 5 volumes in all

Ian Fleming

Group of cast-signed copies.

8vo, 5 volumes, FIRST EDITIONS, all signed by various cast members

[comprising:]

(1) For Your Eyes Only. London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. FIRST IMPRESSION, SIGNED BY CAST MEMBERS of For Your Eyes Only (1981): ROGER MOORE, Julian Glover, Eva Rueber-Staier, John Wyman, John Moreno, Alkis Kritikos, Jack Klaff, Stefan Kalipha, Charles Dance, Maureen Bennett, Lizzie Warville, Alison Worth, Jeremy Bulloch and John Glen; and by cast members of A View To Kill (1985): Mary Stavin, Papillon Soo Soo, Dolph Lundgren, Bogdan Kominowski, Caroline Hallett, Nike Clark, Gloria Douse, Maud Adams and Tina Simmons; binding A, lettered in silver, original dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, inside of dust-jacket slightly browned and chipped at spine ends, small closed tear along front flap fold [Gilbert A8a (1.1)]

(2) The Spy Who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, SIGNED BY CAST MEMBERS OF The Spy Who Loved Me (1977): ROGER MOORE, Caroline Munro, Olga Bisera, Sue Vanner, Shane Rimmer, Eva Rueber-Staier, Marilyn Galsworthy, Valerie Leon, Edward de Souza, Vernon Dobtcheff and John Glen; original dark grey/brown cloth, spine lettered in silver, design to upper board in silver and blind, red endpapers, original dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, inside of dust-jacket lightly browned at edges, dust-jacket slightly frayed and lightly soiled [Gilbert A10a (1.1)]

(3) On Her Majesty's Secret Service. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY CAST MEMBERS of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969): GEORGE LAZENBY, DIANA RIGG, Jenny Hanley, Sylvana Henriques, Helena Ronee, Zaheera, Catherine Schell, Terrence Mountain and John Glen; binding A, original dark-brown cloth, lettered in silver, design to upper cover in white, original dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, spine ends of dust-jacket slightly bumped, with small chip at fold. [Gilbert A11a (1.1)]

(4) The Man with the Golden Gun. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. FIRST IMPRESSION, second issue, SIGNED BY CAST MEMBERS of The Man with the Golden Gun (1965): ROGER MOORE, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams and Carmen du Sautoy; Excelin cloth binding in black, spine blocked in gilt, WHITE ENDPAPERS (see catalogue note), original dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, housed in bespoke black cloth clamshell case, small stain to tail edge, spine ends of dust-jacket slightly frayed, two small tears at folds of dust-jacket [Gilbert A13a, (1.6)]

[Loosely inserted:]

AUTOGRAPH FROM CHRISTOPER LEE, on card

AUTOGRAPH FROM HERVE VILLECHAIZE, on paper

According to Gilbert (p.420), 88,890 copies were in the print run for (1.1)-(1.6), between January-April 1965, of which there were ONLY 3,204 COPIES WITH WHITE VARIANT ENDPAPERS.

(5) Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. SIGNED BY CAST MEMBERS of Octopussy (1983): ROGER MOORE, Maud Adams, Kristina Wayborn, Vijay Armitraj, Eva Rueber-Staier, Andy Bradford, Jeremy Bulloch, Steven Berkoff, Carole Ashby, Alison Worth, Mary Stavin, Joni Flynn, Safira Afzal, Janine Andrews, Helene Hunt, Tina Simmons, John Glen and Peter Lamont; and by cast members of The Living Daylights (1987): MARYAM D'ABO, Virginia Hey, Caroline Bliss, Catherine Rabett, Frederick Warder, Julie T Wallace, Andreas Wisniewski, John Bowe, Thomas Wheatley, Glyn Baker, Antony Carrick, Femi Gardner and Karen Seeberg; binding A, original dark-brown cloth, lettered in silver, design to upper cover in silver, light and dark-grey marbled endpapers, original dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, housed in embossed black cloth clamshell case [Gilbert A14a (1.1)]