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The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond
by [FLEMING, Ian] PEARSON, John (born 1930)
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Literary biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates. Attractively bound in black half calf over cloth sides blocked with 'Golden Eye' motif, red endpapers, top edge red. Contents clean, a little browning to fore edge, small mark to topstain, exterior fine. An attractive copy. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy, with some light and occasional marginalia, pencil signature to first blank, copy of 'Thunderball' statement tucked into p.340. John Pearson began his career as a journalist at the Sunday Times, where he worked as assistant to Ian Fleming on the prestigious Atticus column. Following Fleming's death, Pearson wrote the first biography of his friend. In 1973 Pearson became the second official author of James Bond continuation fiction, with 'James Bond: The Authorised Biography', a fictionalised account in which Pearson interviews Bond as he looks back on his life. This was sanctioned by Glidrose Publications, the parent company and copyright owner of the James Bond chronicles. Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 592.
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- Title
- The Life of Ian Fleming. Creator of James Bond
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- [FLEMING, Ian] PEARSON, John (born 1930)
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- London: Jonathan Cape, 1966
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Adrian Harrington Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
About Adrian Harrington Rare Books
Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road. He moved to Kensington Church Street in 1997, and in 2014 Adrian relocated to the historic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells, occupying the first floor of this iconic building near The Pantiles area of the town. Hall's remains on the ground floor offering an exceptional range of quality used books.Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books, and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. We also offer a full and expert bookbinding and restoration service.Award-winning Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera.We are always interested in buying quality books in our subject areas, from individual titles to complete collections.
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