The Life of Ian Fleming by Pearson, John - 1966

The Life of Ian Fleming
by John Pearson
published by McGraw-Hill  (1966)
Hardcover
5 1/2 x 8.65 inches, 367 pages

Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was an English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing.

While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units, 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. His wartime service and his career as a journalist provided much of the background, detail and depth of the James Bond novels.

Fleming wrote his… Read More

Bantam N3480, 1967 First Bantam printing May 1967 in Very Good condition. Cover art by Bama. Book slightly rolled.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Pan, 1967. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, January 1966. Hardcover. Good.

Pan, 1967. Paperback. Good.

Bantam, 1967. Paperback. Good. cover creases and some browning along the spine. a good solid reading copy

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Book Club Edition . Cloth. About Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. Hard cover 8vo in tan cloth w/black/brown spine titles. About Fine w/scuffed top edge, else book Fine and unmarked; in Very Good DJ, lightly chipped at spine tips and corners. 366pp inc. Index; illustrated in p[hotos.