Ian Fleming
191 copies for sale · $20–$100,000 · 83 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
James Bond Live and Let Die Inscribed First Edition (first edition, signed) — Sotheby's$73,150
You Only Live Twice Presentation copy (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$40,500
Complete Set of Ian Fleming / James Bond Novels in their Original Dust Jackets (15 Volumes (first edition) — Biblio$100,000
Casino Royale | 1953, first edition with first state dustjacket. (first edition) — Biblio$75,235
Casino Royale | 1953, fine first edition, first impression with the first state dustjacket (first edition) — Biblio$68,395
Live and Let Die | 1954, first edition, first state dustjacket. (first edition) — Biblio$27,358
Goldfinger (first edition, 1959) — Biblio$1,000
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
What these are worth
The Man with the Golden Gun (first edition, 1965)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 GUN9 copies · $20–$12,500
Diamond Smugglers5 copies · £48–£27,500
THRILLING CITIES5 copies · £498–£27,500
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE5 copies · A$300–A$17,500
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE5 copies · £43–£2,747
THUNDERBALL4 copies · £850–£22,500
The Man With the Golden Gun4 copies · $250–$1,250
Live and Let Die3 copies · £450–£55,000
FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE3 copies · £750–£8,500
DR. NO3 copies · £2,000–£5,000
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG3 copies · £48–£2,250
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN3 copies · A$950–A$2,000
You Only Live Twice3 copies · $24–$1,250
The Diamond Smugglers3 copies · £175–£250
Thunderball 007 James Bond, Ian Fleming True 1st 19623 copies · $150
THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS3 copies · £37–£55
Diamonds Are Forever2 copies · £3,500–£15,000
Goldfinger2 copies · $2,750–$3,500
Market context
200 copies of Ian Fleming's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $118 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Sellers (Robert) The Battle for Bond, first edition, signed by the author and Sylvan Whitt (forum, 2026-09-03)£100
Moore (Roger) My Word is My Bond, first edition, signed by the author, fine, and oth (forum, 2026-09-03)£120
Thunderball, first edition, 1961; and 6 others, Fleming first editions (7) (forum, 2026-09-03)£550
For Your Eyes Only, first edition, 1960 (forum, 2026-09-03)£460
Goldfinger, first edition, 1959; and 2 others, Fleming (3) (forum, 2026-07-23)£600
From Russia, With Love, first edition, 1957 (forum, 2026-07-23)£240
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