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[zencat]

For the book collectors:

[center] [st=2699]'Casino Royale' First Edition Sells for Back to top #2 Qwerty Qwerty Commander RNVR Commanding Officers 85605 posts Location:New York / Pennsylvania Posted 12 March 2005 - 05:19 PM Wow! To own that book would be beyond outstanding. Very cool that alot of Fleming items show up at that event, the signed On Her Majesty’s Secret Service seems like a great collectible as well. Back to top #3 zencat zencat Commander GCMG Commanding Officers 25814 posts Location:Studio City, CA Posted 12 March 2005 - 05:55 PM BTW, in this same auction a first edition of the first Harry Potter sold for Back to top #4 zencat zencat Commander GCMG Commanding Officers 25814 posts Location:Studio City, CA Posted 12 March 2005 - 07:19 PM Putting these books together in one pic might be sacrilege, but here's a Casino first next to the ultra rare SilverFin first. Back to top #5 Qwerty Qwerty Commander RNVR Commanding Officers 85605 posts Location:New York / Pennsylvania Posted 12 March 2005 - 07:43 PM I'd call Casino Royale the ultra-rare one. Back to top #6 SecretAgent007 SecretAgent007 Lieutenant Crew 660 posts Location:Central Pennsylvania Posted 18 March 2005 - 01:55 AM I got my CR first edition a few years ago. I found it through ABC?, something like that, I think. It came in a leather bound slip case. Very cool. It was in remarkably good shape too. It was the last first edition to complete my collection. I think they had a signed first for $75 thousand. Too rich for me. I found all of the US and UK firsts from Fleming, Amis, Gardner, and Benson. All of the Gardner and Benson books are signed. Back to top #7 zencat zencat Commander GCMG Commanding Officers 25814 posts Location:Studio City, CA Posted 18 March 2005 - 01:57 AM Nice. Back to top #8 Bondian Bondian Commander Veterans 8019 posts Location:Soufend-On-Sea, Mate. England. UK. Posted 18 March 2005 - 02:11 AM This is excellent news for owners of these books. But I feel the nostalgic and sentimental value out weights the financial value. I wish my father was heavily into James Bond and bought ALL the first editions. I suspect you have a few first editions tucked away zencat my friend?. Back to top #9 Blofeld's Cat Blofeld's Cat Commander RNVR Commanding Officers 17542 posts Location:A secret hollowed out volcano in Sydney (33.79294 South, 150.93805 East) Posted 18 March 2005 - 02:31 AM I got my CR first edition a few years ago.  I found it through ABC?, something like that, I think. ABE Books, was it, SA007? A great site for finding the book you want. Back to top #10 zencat zencat Commander GCMG Commanding Officers 25814 posts Location:Studio City, CA Posted 18 March 2005 - 02:32 AM I suspect you have a few first editions tucked away zencat my friend?.  Just a few. Back to top #11 SecretAgent007 SecretAgent007 Lieutenant Crew 660 posts Location:Central Pennsylvania Posted 18 March 2005 - 03:31 AM Blofeld's Cat, thanks, yeah that's it. I think I found about six of the books on there. I had to send one back. It was not in as good of shape as advertised. Some of the Fleming firsts I have, do not appear to have ever been open (Octopussy, TMWGG, and OHMSS). A customer of mine, who has also become a friend, is best friends with Raymond Benson. I sent him all of those books and he signed them. I had a harder time getting Gardner to sign his books. A business associate (who suggested most of the guns Gardner used) helped me out on that score. All the books are signed to me, which makes them less valuable than if they just signed their names, but I have no plans on selling any of them. I have a room that is a safe 12'X 12' that I keep all of my 007 stuff in. Back to top #12 Qwerty Qwerty Commander RNVR Commanding Officers 85605 posts Location:New York / Pennsylvania Posted 18 March 2005 - 03:36 AM I got my CR first edition a few years ago.  I found it through ABC?, something like that, I think.  It came in a leather bound slip case.  Very cool. It was in remarkably good shape too.  It was the last first edition to complete my collection.  I think they had a signed first for $75 thousand.  Too rich for me. I found all of the US and UK firsts from Fleming, Amis, Gardner, and Benson.  All of the Gardner and Benson books are signed. Back to top #13 Bondian Bondian Commander Veterans 8019 posts Location:Soufend-On-Sea, Mate. England. UK. Posted 18 March 2005 - 05:47 AM [quote name='zencat' date='18 March 2005 - 02:32'][quote name='Bondian' date='17 March 2005 - 18:11']I suspect you have a few first editions tucked away zencat my friend?. Back to top Back to Ian Fleming (1953-1966) Reply to quoted posts     Clear

[Qwerty]

Wow! To own that book would be beyond outstanding.

Very cool that alot of Fleming items show up at that event, the signed On Her Majesty’s Secret Service seems like a great collectible as well.

[zencat]

BTW, in this same auction a first edition of the first Harry Potter sold for

[zencat]

Putting these books together in one pic might be sacrilege, but here's a Casino first next to the ultra rare SilverFin first.

[Qwerty]

I'd call Casino Royale the ultra-rare one.

[SecretAgent007]

I got my CR first edition a few years ago. I found it through ABC?, something like that, I think. It came in a leather bound slip case. Very cool. It was in remarkably good shape too. It was the last first edition to complete my collection. I think they had a signed first for $75 thousand. Too rich for me. I found all of the US and UK firsts from Fleming, Amis, Gardner, and Benson. All of the Gardner and Benson books are signed.

[zencat]

Nice.

[Bondian]

This is excellent news for owners of these books. But I feel the nostalgic and sentimental value out weights the financial value.

I wish my father was heavily into James Bond and bought ALL the first editions.

I suspect you have a few first editions tucked away zencat my friend?.

[Blofeld's Cat]

I got my CR first edition a few years ago.  I found it through ABC?, something like that, I think.

ABE Books, was it, SA007? A great site for finding the book you want.

[zencat]

I suspect you have a few first editions tucked away zencat my friend?. 

Just a few.

[SecretAgent007]

Blofeld's Cat, thanks, yeah that's it. I think I found about six of the books on there. I had to send one back. It was not in as good of shape as advertised. Some of the Fleming firsts I have, do not appear to have ever been open (Octopussy, TMWGG, and OHMSS).

A customer of mine, who has also become a friend, is best friends with Raymond Benson. I sent him all of those books and he signed them. I had a harder time getting Gardner to sign his books. A business associate (who suggested most of the guns Gardner used) helped me out on that score. All the books are signed to me, which makes them less valuable than if they just signed their names, but I have no plans on selling any of them. I have a room that is a safe 12'X 12' that I keep all of my 007 stuff in.

[Qwerty]

I got my CR first edition a few years ago.  I found it through ABC?, something like that, I think.  It came in a leather bound slip case.  Very cool. It was in remarkably good shape too.  It was the last first edition to complete my collection.  I think they had a signed first for $75 thousand.  Too rich for me. I found all of the US and UK firsts from Fleming, Amis, Gardner, and Benson.  All of the Gardner and Benson books are signed.

[Bondian]

[quote name='zencat' date='18 March 2005 - 02:32'][quote name='Bondian' date='17 March 2005 - 18:11']I suspect you have a few first editions tucked away zencat my friend?.