Bonhams: London: Espionage. Fact & Fiction, 32384, London, New Bond Street
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 28, 2026 - May 28, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invade Mecum; Through-way Town Plans of France |
1943-1944; 1944 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,816.00 | ||
| 2 | Aylen Ian C. | Walterwerke, Kiel. History of the occupation of the Allies |
1945 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 3 | Report of Second Visit to Germany re Submarine Construction |
1945 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 4 | Marshall Bruce; Tickell Jerrard; Churchill Peter; Rigby Francoise; Martelli George; Neave Airey; Braddon Russell; Wheatley Dennis | 10 Books, including: The White Rabbit |
1952; 1949; 1953; 1954; 1960; 1954; 1956; 1959 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,280.00 | |
| 5 | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
1939 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 6 | Rear Window |
1954 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,328.00 | ||
| 7 | North by Northwest |
Belgium | 1959 | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 332.80 | |
| 8 | Kipling Rudyard; Austen Jane | Limits and Renewals; Sense and Sensibility |
1932; c.1930-40 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,152.00 | |
| 9 | Connery Sean | Sean Connery: Two early career handwritten letters |
1953-1954 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,920.00 | |
| 10 | Fleming Ian | Dr. No |
1958 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,408.00 | |
| 11 | Fleming Ian | Goldfinger |
1959 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,536.00 | |
| 12 | Goldfinger |
1964 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,280.00 | ||
| 13 | Fleming Ian | Thunderball |
1961 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 537.60 | |
| 14 | Thunderball |
1965 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 15 | Fleming Ian | The Spy Who Loved Me |
1962 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 960.00 | |
| 16 | Fleming Ian | On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
1963 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 409.60 | |
| 17 | Fleming Ian | You Only Live Twice |
1964 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 409.60 | |
| 18 | McCarthy Frank | You Only Live Twice |
1967 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 21 | This Gun for Hire |
France | 1942 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,216.00 | |
| 22 | From Russia with Love |
1963 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 23 | Fleming Ian | The Man with the Golden Gun |
1965 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 409.60 | |
| 24 | The Man with the Golden Gun |
Germany | 1974 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,408.00 | |
| 25 | McGinnis Robert E. | Diamonds Are Forever |
1971 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 26 | Moore Roger | Moonraker |
1979 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 27 | Fleming Ian | The Complete Works |
2008 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 25,600.00 |
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