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JAMES BOND NOVELS BY OTHER AUTHORS

Italicised titles denote filmed, or filmed using elements from this story. All books illustrated are hard cover First Editions unless otherwise stated.

KINGSLEY AMIS (writing under the pseudonym Robert Markham)

COLONEL SUN (1968)

COLONEL SUN FIRST EDITION 1968 artwork by Tom Adams

First published 28th March 1968 in London by Jonathan Cape

Brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine

Dust jacket priced at 21s

Wraparound dust jacket designed by Tom Adams

Sir Kingsley Amis

(1922-1995)

Kingsley Amis also wrote two non-fiction James Bond books published in 1965. THE JAMES BOND DOSSIER started as a collection of analytical essays which grew into a book exploring the characters and settings of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and one of the first books to take a serious critical look at the literary world of 007.

THE BOOK OF BOND (OR EVERY MAN HIS OWN 007) was a tongue-in-cheek section-by-section guide for all budding James Bond wannabees, and describes in detail how to approach being a sophisticated James Bond type. Amis wrote this book under the pseudonym of "Lt Col. William 'Bill' Tanner" (Tanner was M's Chief of Staff in many of Ian Fleming's Bond novels).

This slim volume references passages in the Ian Fleming Bond novels to illustrate the various ways to act, drink, smoke and dress like 007. The dust jacket can be reversed for work in the field turning the book into 'THE BIBLE REVISED TO BE READ AS LITERATURE'!

First published 27th May 1965 in London by Jonathan Cape

Black cloth, gilt lettering with bullet holes spelling 007 stamped onto the front board

Dust jacket priced at 16s

Jacket design by Jan Pienkowski based on the famous trompe l'oeil paintings by Richard Chopping reproduced on the jackets of the James Bond books

First published 1965 in London by Jonathan Cape

Black cloth with gilt, blue and red lettering on spine

Dust jacket priced at 12s 6d

Reversible dust jacket designed by

Raymond Hawkey

JOHN PEARSON

JAMES BOND: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY (1973)

JAMES BOND: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY 1st Edition

First published October 1973 in London by Sidgwick & Jackson

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł2.75

Dust jacket designed by Bartholomew Wilkins and Partners

JAMES BOND: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY is a fictional account of the life of James Bond, Secret Agent 007. Written from Pearson's point-of-view as he interviews the 'real' James Bond (now aged 53) in Bermuda.

John Pearson

(1930- )

John Pearson is also the author of THE LIFE OF IAN FLEMING which was one of the first serious biographies of James Bond's creator. Pearson is unique in that he actually worked for Fleming during his time as Foreign Affairs Manager for The Sunday Times. Ian Fleming became a sort of mentor to the young Pearson who called him the best journalist I ever knew. The pair remained good friends from their first meeting in 1955 until Fleming's death in 1964.

First published 1966 in London by Jonathan Cape

Black cloth, gilt lettering with embossed Golden Eye motif
on front board

Dust jacket priced at 36s

Wraparound jacket designed by Jan Pienkowski

THE LIFE OF IAN FLEMING - Golden Eye Motif

CHRISTOPHER WOOD

JAMES BOND, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
JAMES BOND AND MOONRAKER (1979)

Both titles are novelizations of the films based on the authors' own screenplay.

JAMES BOND, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME FIRST EDITION 1977

JAMES BOND AND MOONRAKER FIRST EDITION 1979

Christopher Wood

(1935- )

First published 1977 in London by Jonathan Cape

Dust jacket priced at Ł3.50

Wraparound jacket artwork by Bill Botten

First published 1979 in London by Jonathan Cape

Dust jacket priced at Ł5.95

Wraparound jacket artwork by Bill Botten

JOHN GARDNER author of James Bond continuation novels

John Gardner

(1926-2007)

www.john-gardner.com

First published May 1981 in London by Jonathan Cape

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł6.50

Jacket artwork by Richard Chopping

First published September 1982 in London by Jonathan Cape

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł6.95

Jacket artwork by Bill Botten

First published 7th July 1983 in London by Jonathan Cape

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł7.50

Jacket artwork by Bill Botten

First published October 1984 in London by Jonathan Cape

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł7.95

Jacket artwork by Trevor Scobie

NOBODY LIVES FOR EVER FIRST EDITION 1986

First published June 1986 in London by Jonathan Cape

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł8.95

Jacket artwork by Trevor Scobie

First published May 1987 in London by Jonathan Cape

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł10.95

Jacket artwork by Trevor Scobie

First published June 1988 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł10.95

First published 1989 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Blue cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł11.95

First published June 1990 in New York by The Armchair Detective Library

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł12.95

*See notes below

THE MAN FROM BARBAROSSA FIRST EDITION 1991

First published September 1990 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Red cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł12.95

First published August 1991 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł13.99

First published July 1992 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł14.99

First published July 1993 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł14.99

First published September 1994 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł16.99

* The true UK First Edition of LICENCE TO KILL is the 1989 Coronet Paperback (right).

The 1990 ARMCHAIR DETECTIVE LIBRARY version of LICENCE TO KILL was also issued as a Limited Edition of 100 signed copies with the US spelling 'LICENSE'.

First published January 1996 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł16.99

First published May 1996 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Blue cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł16.99

RAYMOND BENSON James Bond continuation novels

Raymond Benson

(1955-0000)

First published April 1997 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Jacket illustration by David Scutt

Dust jacket priced at Ł16.99

First published October 1997 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł16.99

First published May 1998 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Blue cloth, gilt lettering

Jacket illustration by David Scutt

Dust jacket priced at Ł16.99

First published May 1999 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Jacket illustration by David Scutt

Dust jacket priced at Ł16.99

THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH FIRST EDITION 1999

THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO FIRST EDITION 2002

First published 8th November 1999 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł16.99

First published April 2000 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Jacket illustration by David Scutt

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł16.99

First published 3rd May 2001 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Black cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł17.99

First published 2nd May 2002 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Red cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł18.99

First published 7th November 2002 in London by Hodder & Stoughton

Blue cloth, gilt lettering

Dust jacket priced at Ł18.99

When Raymond Benson wrote the THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION, first book to examine all aspects of the James Bond phenomenon in a single volume, he met members of the Ian Fleming family, as well as Peter Janson-Smith, the Chairman of Glidrose Publications*. Benson stayed in touch throughout the eighties and early nineties, performing various odd jobs (such as being commissioned to write a stage play based on Fleming's first Bond novel, CASINO ROYALE which has never been produced). In late 1995, Benson received a phone call from Janson-Smith. John Gardner, the current author of the Bond books had announced that he was retiring from the series. Janson-Smith asked if Raymond Benson if he would be interested in "giving it a shot." Benson was floored but met the challenge. Throughout most of 1996, he wrote his first James Bond novel, ZERO MINUS TEN, as well as a short story, BLAST FROM THE PAST. The short story appeared in the January 1997 issue of Playboy magazine. A new short story, MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DOOM, appeared in the 45th Anniversary issue (January 1999) of Playboy. In this unique story, James Bond meets Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion! Another short story LIVE AT FIVE, was published in the November 13, 1999 issue of TV Guide magazine. In 2003, Raymond Benson left the world of James Bond to write his own original works. www.raymondbenson.com

The James Bond Bedside Companion

First published 1984 in New York by Dodd Mead

Hardcover

Jacket designed by Peter Thorpe

Illustration of James Bond's coat of arms on reverse of dust jacket

(1986 US Galahad edition illustrated)

*On completion of his first James Bond novel, CASINO ROYALE, in 1952, Ian Fleming took the advice of his accountant and purchased a small production company, Glidrose Productions Limited (so named for its founders, John Gliddon and Norman Rose). He assigned most of his rights in CASINO ROYALE and the works which followed it to Glidrose and fifty years and two changes of name later, Ian Fleming Publications Ltd still administers Ian Fleming's literary estate.

In 1956, on the recommendation of friend and fellow thriller writer Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming hired a young literary agent, Peter Janson-Smith, to handle the foreign translation rights in the Bond novels. For the next forty-five years, Peter Janson-Smith was the company's literary consultant and some-time Chairman, guiding both it and Bond through many changes. By the time of Peter Janson-Smiths retirement in 2001, the Fleming Bond novels and those by Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and Raymond Benson, had sold close to a hundred million copies worldwide. Today, Ian Fleming Publications Ltd is wholly owned by the Fleming family.

A selection of original hardback first editions of Raymond Benson's James Bond novels are available for sale here!

SEBASTIAN FAULKS (writing as Ian Fleming)

DEVIL MAY CARE (2008) Published to mark the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth