To James Bond With Love

Blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine and a dustjacket. Foxing to top edge, but otherwise a clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. 6.25 x 9.25 in

This book has been read, no wear to covers, no markings on inner pages. Spine intact, some creases. "This book is a biography of the ornithologist after whom Ian Fleming named James Bond 007. It is written by the ornithologist's wife, who also wrote "How 007 Got His Name." It is amusing and well-written, but probably won't appeal to 007… Read more about this item

U.s.a.: Sutter House, 1980 Nice dust wrapper included with short tears to the top edge. Flat signed by the author on the title page.

Sutter House, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near-fine with light foxing to top page edges, otherwise clean and tight. In a near-fine dust jacket with a trace of edgewear. An excellent copy. The story of renowned naturalist James Bond, whose name Ian Fleming admitted he stole for his secret agent after… Read more about this item

New York: Sutter House, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. The story of the real James Bond, the man whoe name Ian Fleming admitted he stole for his secret agent. This James Bond was an internationally known naturalist spending 50 years studying birds in the West Indies. The author tells us of confusion at customs, refusals by bank tellers… Read more about this item

Lititz, PA: Sutter House, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Gilt lettering on blue covers in a pictorial dust jacket. Map end papers. 8vo, 210 pages. Dust jacket price clipped.