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FLEMING, Ian. On Her Majesty's Secret Service.London : 1963
First edition, signed limited issue, presentation copy from Ian Fleming to the artist Charles Amherst Villiers (1900-1992), whose portrait of Fleming is reproduced as the colour frontispiece to this edition; the copy is unnumbered, marked "presentation", signed by Fleming, and has Villiers's book label. It was not Fleming's habit to further inscribe... Learn More£22,500.00Stock Code: 138032
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FLEMING, Ian. Manuscript notebook, including material used in You Only Live Twice.1962
Undoubtedly one of the very last pieces of significant Fleming manuscript material outside the Lilly Library's Fleming collection.
These notes were made at the time of Fleming's trip to Japan in 1961. He returned to Japan with the express purpose of making a trip that he could funnel into a Bond story. He wrote to his friend Richard Hughes in... Learn More£95,000.00Stock Code: 145643
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FLEMING, Ian. Thunderball.London : 1961
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Leonard. These thunderballs! from Ian". The recipient was Leonard Russell (1906-1974), features editor of The Sunday Times, where Fleming worked full-time until December 1959. Fleming's contract with The Sunday Times allowed him to take three months' holiday each... Learn More£19,750.00Stock Code: 138057
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FLEMING, Ian. Moonraker.London : 1955
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Edith, Cette tranche de vie! Ian 1955". Edith was Marie Edith, Viscountess Kemsley (1888-1976), second wife of the newspaper baron Viscount Kemsley (1883-1968). It was Viscount Kemsley who employed Fleming as the foreign manager of his Sunday Times... Learn More£39,500.00Stock Code: 138007
