Ian Fleming
158 copies for sale · $20–$100,000 · 63 first editions · 7 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$74,943
Casino Royale | 1953, fine first edition, first impression with the first state dustjacket (first edition) — Biblio$68,130
Live and Let Die | 1954, first edition, first state dustjacket. (first edition) — Biblio$27,252
Goldfinger (first edition, 1959) — Biblio$1,000
Diamond Smugglers (first edition, signed) — Heritage Book Shop$27,500
From Russia, With Love; together with On Her Majesty's Secret Service; and Murder Before B (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£17,500
Moonraker (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$6,500
Octopussy and the Living Daylights (first edition, 1966) — Biblio$250
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 GUN7 copies · $20–$2,758
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE6 copies · £41–£2,747
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE4 copies · A$300–A$15,000
Live and Let Die3 copies · £450–£55,000
Diamond Smugglers3 copies · £145–£27,500
THRILLING CITIES3 copies · £498–£27,500
THUNDERBALL3 copies · £850–£12,500
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 · $250–$750
THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS3 copies · £37–£55
Goldfinger2 copies · $2,750–$3,500
OCTOPUSSY AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS2 copies · A$750–A$3,124
The Man with the Golden Gun2 copies · $1,000–$2,000
THUNDERBALL2 copies · $800–$1,350
You Only Live Twice2 copies · $750–$1,250
You Only Live Twice2 copies · $30–$1,250
The Diamond Smugglers2 copies · $250
The Complete 007:Ian Fleming Centenary Collection Penguin James Bond Set 14 Book2 copies · $140–$206
Market context
200 copies of Ian Fleming's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $116 (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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