John Gardner Bibliography

James Bond UK First Edition Books

© Goldeneye Rare Books 2004

	*LICENCE RENEWED - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1981 by Cape in London Black cloth & gilt lettering First Published 1981 verso title page Dustwrapper priced at £6.50 Many jackets are unpriced Cape also price clipped some & repriced via sticker at £6.95
	*FOR SPECIAL SERVICES - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1982 by Cape in London Black cloth & gilt lettering First Published 1982 verso title page Dust wrapper priced at £6.95 Again the majority of jackets appear unpriced Or with Cape price stickers of £7.95 or £8.95
	*ICEBREAKER - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1983 by Cape in London Black cloth & gilt lettering First Published 1983 verso title page Dust wrapper priced at £7.50
	*ROLE OF HONOUR - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1984 by Cape in London Black cloth & gilt lettering First Published 1984 verso title page Dust wrapper priced at £7.95
	*NOBODY LIVES FOREVER - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1986 by Cape in London Black cloth & gilt lettering First Published 1986 verso title page Dust wrapper priced at £8.95
	*NO DEALS MR BOND - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1987 by Cape in London Black cloth & gilt lettering First Published 1987 verso title page Dust wrapper priced at £10.95 The scarcest of the Cape titles
	*SCORPIUS - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1988 by Hodder & Stoughton in London Black cloth & gilt lettering First printed 1988, bottom of copyright page Dust wrapper priced at £10.95
	*WIN, LOSE OR DIE - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1989 by Hodder & Stoughton in London Blue cloth & gilt lettering First Published in Great Britian 1989 verso title page Dust wrapper priced at £11.95
	*LICENCE TO KILL - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1990 by The Armchair Detective Library Black cloth & gilt lettering Printers key on copyright page = 54321 Dust wrapper priced at £12.95 & $18.95 Please note all UK editions have a tipped in title page This is due to the spelling of "Licence" in the uK The 2nd rarest Gardner Bond title The true UK 1st was the 1989 Hodder paperback edition There was also a limited edition of 100 signed copies by the Armchair Detective Library The sgn ltd appears in 3 states 1:Signed & Lettered - 26 copies - maroon binding, gilt lettering 2:Signed & numbered - 100 copies- maroon binding, gilt lettering 3:Signed with blue binding, silver lettering & no slip case - copy numbers unknown All the limited editions have the US spelling of "License"
	*BROKENCLAW - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1990 by Hodder & Stoughton in London Red cloth & gilt lettering First Published in Great Britian 1990 verso title page Dust wrapper priced at £12.95
	*THE MAN FROM BARBAROSSA* Released in 1992 by H&S in London Black boards & gilt titles First Published in Great Britian 1991 verso title page Copyright Glidrose publications 1991 Dust jacket priced at £13.99 This title is less common than others around the period Exact release date, according to a review slip, is 15th August
	*DEATH IS FOREVER - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1992 by Hodder & Stoughton in London Black cloth & gilt lettering First Published in Great Britian 1992 verso title page Dust wrapper priced at £14.99
	*NEVER SEND FLOWERS - JOHN GARDNER* Published in 1993 by Hodder & Stoughton in London Black cloth & gilt lettering First Published in Great Britian 1993 verso title page Dustwrapper priced at £14.99
	*SEAFIRE - JOHN GARDNER* Released in 1994 by Hodder & Stoughton in London Black cloth & gilt lettering Printers Key 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 verso title page Dustcover priced at £16.99 The majority were remaindered in publisher price clipped jackets It appears that remaindered copies were also sent abroad, most of these were clipped with pinking scissors Unclipped jackets are relatively scarce & fetch a premium
	*GOLDENEYE - JOHN GARDNER* Released in 1996 by Hodder & Stoughton in London Black cloth & gilt lettering Printers Key 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 verso title page Dust wrapper priced at £16.99 The true UK 1st was the 1995 Coronet paperback Due to a dating discrepancy some people have suggested the book club precedes the Hodder Edition This in incorrect, there is also a 3rd impression (clearly shown on printers key) I have never seen a 2nd and believe Hodder considered the BCA edition as the 2nd A very small print run of approx 600 copies The majority going to public libraries By far the scarcest title, even BCA & ex library copies command high prices
	*COLD* 1996 by Hodder & Stoughton in London Blue cloth & gilt lettering Printers Key 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 verso title page Dust jacket priced at £16.99 The 3rd scarcest Gardner Bond title Most copies appear to have gone to libraries & exported to the commonwealth Many copies have a binding fault which gives even unread copies a slight lean to spine