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Published by Bloomsbury, 2008, 2008
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
Quarto. Original red illustrated boards and endpapers, spine lettered in red. With dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with photographs from the Fleming and EON archives, many of which are in colour. Bookseller's sticker on front panel, otherwise a fine copy. First edition, first impression, of this superb reference book from journalist Ben Macintyre, covering both the literary and screen James Bond. This volume was originally conceived to accompany a major exhibition at London's Imperial War Museum in 2008. From the significant Ian Fleming collection of Martin Schøyen (b.1940), with his bookplate. Schøyen's private collection of manuscripts, which span all cultures and all time periods, is one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. Gilbert, p. 592 ("a primary reference"); The Schøyen Collection No. 245.
Published by London: Bloomsbury, 2008, 2008
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[James Bond reference] FIRST EDITION. Illustrated Quarto (25 x 20cm), pp.224. Silk-screen pictorial hardcovers with photographic endpapers, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at £20. As new. A superb reference book from journalist Ben Macintyre, covering both the literary and screen James Bond. The volume was originally conceived to accompany a major exhibition at London's Imperial War Museum. With numerous photos from the Fleming and Eon archives, many of which are in colour. Highly recommended. Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming the Bibliography p.592 (a "primary reference").
Published by London: Times Newspapers, [2008], 2008
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
[Lifestyle] FIRST APPEARANCE of this article on Ian Fleming by the historian Ben MacIntyre. Pp.20. Newspaper format, fully illustrated. One horizontal fold else fine. Uncommon. Biographical article about Fleming, being a tie-in for MacIntyre's book 'For Your Eyes Only', published the same day. From the comprehensive collection assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencilled signature within). His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography.