Ian Fleming
209 copies for sale · $20–$170,000 · 87 first editions · 10 signed
Notable copies for sale
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Signed limited edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$17,500
You Only Live Twice Presentation copy (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$40,500
Casino Royale | 1953, first edition with first state dustjacket. (first edition) — Biblio$73,997
Casino Royale | 1953, fine first edition, first impression with the first state dustjacket (first edition) — Biblio$67,270
Live and Let Die | 1954, first edition, first state dustjacket. (first edition) — Biblio$26,908
Archive of Correspondence to Ulrica Knowles and Files Concerning Ian Fleming, The Manageme (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$10,000
Diamond Smugglers (first edition, signed) — Heritage Book Shop$27,500
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$17,500
Thrilling Cities (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$7,500
From Russia, With Love; together with On Her Majesty's Secret Service; and Murder Before B (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£17,500
Octopussy and the Living Daylights (first edition, 1966) — Biblio$250
Ian Fleming: The Book Collector (signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$995
What these are worth
The Man with the Golden Gun (first edition, 1965)4 copies from 4 sellers
Thunderball (first edition, 1961)3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN13 copies · £20–£12,500
CASINO ROYALE By Ian Fleming7 copies · £50–£8,000
Goldfinger7 copies · €13–€1,500
Diamond Smugglers6 copies · £48–£27,500
THRILLING CITIES6 copies · £275–£27,500
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE6 copies · £43–£2,747
THUNDERBALL5 copies · £450–£22,500
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE5 copies · £50–£17,500
Live and Let Die4 copies · £50–£55,000
Man With The Golden Gun4 copies · A$950–A$16,500
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME4 copies · €25–€4,953
Diamonds Are Forever3 copies · £1,800–£15,000
FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE3 copies · £750–£8,500
DR. NO3 copies · £2,000–£5,000
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY3 copies · $56–$4,478
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG3 copies · £48–£2,250
You Only Live Twice3 copies · $24–$1,250
The Man With The Golden Gun3 copies · $250–$500
The Diamond Smugglers3 copies · £175–£250
THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS3 copies · £37–£55
Market context
180 copies of Ian Fleming's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $88 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
For Your Eyes Only, first edition, 1960 (forum, 2026-09-03)£460
Thunderball, first edition, 1961; and 6 others, Fleming first editions (7) (forum, 2026-09-03)£550
Moore (Roger) My Word is My Bond, first edition, signed by the author, fine, and oth (forum, 2026-09-03)£120
Sellers (Robert) The Battle for Bond, first edition, signed by the author and Sylvan Whitt (forum, 2026-09-03)£100
From Russia, With Love, first edition, 1957 (forum, 2026-07-23)£240
Goldfinger, first edition, 1959; and 2 others, Fleming (3) (forum, 2026-07-23)£600
Listings aggregated from rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide; refreshed continually. Prices are seller asking prices unless marked as auction results.