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Peter Crush
2 hours ago8 min read
EXCLUSIVE: 'First Look': QAP's 70th anniversary Casino Royale
Queen Anne Press's 70th anniversary limited edition of Casino Royale is out! Jamesbondfirsteditions was granted the exclusive 'first look'
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Peter Crush
7 hours ago10 min read
The 'last impressions' (Part 3): Dr No to Thunderball - compared
This week we compare and contrast the middle five James Bond 'last impressions'. There are plenty of differences - not all can be explained!
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Peter Crush
Mar 78 min read
James Bond Last impressions Part 2: Firsts & Lasts side-by-side
How do the first and last editions of the James Bond books stack up when placed alongside each other? Here we run through the differences.
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Peter Crush
Feb 2610 min read
James Bond - the 'final' Jonathan Cape editions: (Part 1)
The 'last impressions' of Ian Fleming's James Bond books present an exciting collecting challenge, and complement any first edition set.
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Peter Crush
Feb 135 min read
It's a Fleming signature - but is it real (again)
A 'signed' Fleming paperback sold for £908 on eBay this week? But when a signature can't be definitively proved, what's the point?
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Peter Crush
Jan 305 min read
Not all that glitters is gold (sometimes it's silver too!)
Last year I speculated For Your Eyes Only 'could' exist with silver foil to its spine. It was just a theory...until last week...
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Peter Crush
Jan 235 min read
Ian Fleming Rebinds - The continuing story: Thunderball
Thunderball is finished! My quest to create a complete set of bespoke Ian Fleming rebinds continues. Nine books down; just five more to go!
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Peter Crush
Jan 167 min read
Advance printings: Why I don't think we've found them all...
Advance bindings of the Ian Fleming books are rare gems indeed - but I still think there's more out there, just waiting to be 'discovered'..
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Peter Crush
Jan 78 min read
Is the tide starting to turn against eBay?
eBay’s latest announcement has buyers and sellers threatening to quit it for good. Is this just the news independents have been waiting for?
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Peter Crush
Dec 12, 20247 min read
Collectors: The impossible quest for perfection?
Are book collectors expecting ever-increasing levels of perfection that booksellers can't realistically accommodate?
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Peter Crush
Nov 28, 202410 min read
The outlier book - the start of a 'new (price) norm' or a 'one off'?
When a book sells for a much higher price than normal, is this evidence of an upward price reset? Or is it simply a one-off, to be ignored?
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Peter Crush
Nov 15, 20247 min read
Battle of the Bonds: The signed book vs the movie props
Yesterday, rival auction houses saw Bond film props go up against a signed Ian Fleming first edition. Which item 'won'?
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Peter Crush
Nov 8, 20247 min read
Boots 'Booklovers' books - amongst the 'very first,' of the 1sts
If you want to own some of the 'very first' James Bond first editions, the Boots 'Booklovers Library' books should be on your radar.
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Peter Crush
Oct 24, 20248 min read
Want to find Ian Fleming firsts 'in the wild'? Go to a book fair
If you want to be guaranteed of finding a James Bond first edition 'in the wild', then books fairs are the place to go:
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Peter Crush
Oct 10, 20248 min read
Book production can be revealed by the cut of its cloth
Differences in cloth used to bind 1st edition James Bond books might appear a detail too far. But they can reveal more production details:
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Peter Crush
Oct 3, 20248 min read
Exclusive! The Michael Gillette Interview (Part 2)
In part 2 of our interview with Bond artist Michael Gillette: The design process - including an exclusive look at some that didn't make it.
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Peter Crush
Sep 26, 20247 min read
Exclusive! The Michael Gillette Interview (Part 1)
Ahead of Ian Fleming Publications' new set of Bond hardbacks - we interview the man who designed the covers: Michael Gillette (Part 1)
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Peter Crush
Sep 19, 20247 min read
Do Ian Fleming book collectors badly need a new film too?
A regular flow of Bond movies has kept interest in the original 1st edition books strong. So should bibliophiles worry about film delays?
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Peter Crush
Sep 12, 20248 min read
How should we shelve our collection of books?
We could all do with reminding ourselves about how best to shelve our books - and I've recently learned one big lesson:
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Peter Crush
Sep 5, 20246 min read
Does your book have a silver lining?
Most James Bond books have silver foil spines. Some have gilt lettering. Rare examples exist that 'should' be gilt, but are actually silver:
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