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An exceptional collection of 81 first editions, every lifetime edition of the Bond books signed by the author, together with manuscripts, pre-publication proofs, advance copies, related correspondence and ephemera, also first editions of all Fleming’s non-fiction books, and a selection of books from his library, ranging from a Boy’s Own Annual given to him as a 10-year-old boy, to ’s last novel inscribed for him by the author

Peter Harrington, 100 Fulham Road, , SW3 6HS, UK | Tel +44 20 7591 0220 | [email protected] 1 ROYALE 4 1 (FLEMING, Ian.) . A James Bond Comedy Saga. FLEMING, Ian. Casino Royale. London: , 1953 London: 13 South Audley Street, 15 November 1965 First edition, presentation copy of Fleming’s first novel, inscribed by An early screenplay for the version ofCasino Royale played for the author, “Dear Leonard, ‘Read & burn’, Ian”. Leonard Russell was laughs, eventually produced by and screened in the features editor of , where Fleming worked full- 1967, starring as Bond, with , Ursula An- time until December 1959. Original boards, in dust jacket. dress, and . The screenplay shows considerable differ- 2 ences from the final film version. FLEMING, Ian. Casino Royale. London: Jonathan Cape, 1953 First edition, apparently the printer’s retained copy, textually com- plete, with two blanks in the last gathering not found in the pub- lished version, original green wrappers, two pencil text corrections. 3 FLEMING, Ian. Casino Royale. New York: The Macmillan Compa- ny, 1954 First American edition, the CBS file copy stamped “Property CBS – TV Story Department Hollywood”. CBS paid Fleming $1,000 to adapt Casino Royale into a one-hour television adventure as part of its Cli- max! series, the first time Bond was shown on screen. The episode aired on 21 October 1954, starring as “Card Sense” James “Jimmy” Bond, and as . Original cloth, in dust jacket.

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LIVE AND LET DIE 8 5 FLEMING, Ian. Vivi e lascia morire. Milano: Garzanti, 1956 FLEMING, Ian. . London: Jonathan Cape, 1954 First edition of Live and Let Die in Italian, inscribed by the author to First edition, pre-publication presentation copy, inscribed by the au- his friend John Hayward, “Por Jacko, con amore del Ian”. Original thor to : “To Sir Winston Churchill, from whom I boards, in dust jacket. stole some words! From the Author. 1954”. The “stolen words” are the quote from Churchill’s Thoughts and Adventures regarding the secret services used on the front flap of the dust jacket. Original boards, in dust jacket; together with a supplied jacket in better condition. 6 FLEMING, Ian. Live and Let Die. London: Jonathan Cape, 1954 First edition, pre-publication presentation copy, inscribed by the au- thor to , “To Wm. Who set these balls rolling! from the author, 1954”. William Plomer, literary advisor to Jonathan Cape, was one of the three people to read every Bond novel in manuscript, and who first advised Cape to take on Fleming. Original boards, in dust jacket. 7 FLEMING, Ian. Live and Let Die. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1955 First American edition. Original boards, in dust jacket.

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MOONRAKER First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the great 9 lexicographer Eric Partridge, “To Eric, who kills me with his kind- ness! from Ian.” Partridge drew extensively on fiction by the likes of FLEMING, Ian. . London: Jonathan Cape, 1955 Fleming and Chandler for his linguistic studies of slang and criminal First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his liter- dialects. ary hero, the novelist Raymond Chandler, creator of Philip Marlowe: “To Field Marshall Chandler from Private Ian Fleming 1955”. Chan- dler has made notes at three places in the text and on the rear flap of the dust jacket. Chandler reviewed the book encouragingly in the Sunday Times. Original boards, in dust jacket.

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10 FLEMING, Ian. Moonraker. London: Jonathan Cape, 1955 Octavo. Original black boards, titles to front cover and spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Housed in a black cloth folding case. An exceptional copy with faint partial tanning to the rear pastedown, in the lightly rubbed jacket with minor marks to rear panel.

4 DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 11 FLEMING, Ian. Original typescript of Diamonds Are Forever. London: [1955–6] Final revised typescript, the top copy, with numerous autograph ad- ditions and emendations in Fleming’s hand, also marked up by the copy-editor for publication. Typescript, 277 leaves, numbered to 265, with 11 supernumerary leaves, plus two preliminaries, the penulti- mate leaf (264) lacking, on typing paper. 12 FLEMING, Ian. Diamonds Are Forever. London: Jonathan Cape, 1956 First edition, presentation copy to intelligence officer W. A. Dunder- dale, inscribed by the author: “To Bill who has helped with the next one. With affection from Ian.” Wilfred Albert (“Bill” or “Biffy”) Dunderdale MBE (1899–1990) was one of the most romantic figures in MI5, and is often posited as the model for James Bond. Dunderdale gave technical advice for the plot of the fifth James Bond novel, From Russia, With Love. Original boards, in dust jacket. 13 FLEMING, Ian. Diamonds Are Forever. New York: The Macmil- lan Company, 1956 First American edition. Original boards, in dust jacket.

5 FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE 17 14 FLEMING, Ian. From Russia, With Love. New York: The Macmil- FLEMING, Ian. From Russia, With Love. London: Jonathan Cape, lan Company, 1957 1957 First American edition. Original cloth, in the dust jacket. First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his wife, “To Annie, with love and lashes, Ian.” Original boards, in dust jacket. 15 FLEMING, Ian. From Russia, With Love. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957 First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his dust jacket designer, : “To Dickie Chopping ‘the Execu- tioner’ from Ian”. Original black cloth, in the dust jacket that Chop- ping has signed on the front flap. Together with three typed letters signed from Fleming to Chopping, one with a drawing by Chopping on verso. 16 FLEMING, Ian. From Russia, With Love. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957 Uncorrected proof copy, one of only 75 copies printed, of which a tiny number have survived. Original printed wrappers.

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6 DR NO 21 18 FLEMING, Ian. Doctor No. New York: The Macmillan Company, FLEMING, Ian. Dr No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958 1958 First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his friend First American edition. Original cloth, in dust jacket. Philip Brownrigg, “To Phillip. In exchange for many favours. Affec- tionately, Ian”. Brownrigg was an Old Etonian who Fleming brought in at Kemsley, where Brownrigg was briefly editor of the Sunday Graphic. Brownrigg later moved to De Beers and introduced Fleming to key contacts knowledgeable about the illicit diamond trade, the background to Diamonds Are Forever (1956) and his non-fiction work (1957). Original boards, in dust jacket. 19 FLEMING, Ian. Dr No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958 Uncorrected proof copy. Original printed card wrappers. 20 FLEMING, Ian. Dr No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958 Advance issue in original card wrappers.

7 25 22 FLEMING, Ian. Goldfinger.New York: The Macmillan Company, FLEMING, Ian. Goldfinger. London, Jonathan Cape, 1959 1959 First edition, the dedication copy, inscribed by the author to Wil- First American edition. Original boards, in dust jacket. liam Plomer, without whom the James Bond novels might never have been published: “To William, This oak tree from that acorn! Affectionately Ian”. The printed dedication is “To my gentle Reader William Plomer”. The South African-born poet and novelist William Plomer (1903–1973), author of Turbott Wolfe, is now generally consid- ered without peer in the second half of the twentieth century as a discoverer of new talent in others. He edited a number of the Bond novels, while working as literary advisor to Cape (who published them), as well as literary editor for . Original cloth, in dust jacket. 23 FLEMING, Ian. Goldfinger. London: Jonathan Cape, 1959 First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Raymond Chandler, “To Ray With much affection from Ian.” Original boards, in dust jacket. Chandler’s Sunday Times review of Dr No is quoted on the front flap. 24 FLEMING, Ian. Goldfinger. London: Jonathan Cape, 1959 Uncorrected proof copy. Original card wrappers printed in green and black.

8 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 26 FLEMING, Ian. For Your Eyes Only. Five Secret Occasions in the Life of James Bond. London: Jonathan Cape, 1960 First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his close friend John Hayward, “To John from the author”. Original boards, in dust jacket. 27 FLEMING, Ian, & Richard Chopping. Archive for the dust jacket of For Your Eyes Only. 14 October 1959–14 April 1960 A series of 22 autograph and typed letters signed between Ian Flem- ing, Michael Howard, his agent at Jonathan Cape, and Fleming’s dust-jacket artist of choice, Richard Chopping, documenting the conception and creation of Chopping’s jacket design for Fleming’s For Your Eyes Only (1960). The collection contains a number of drafts and colour palettes for the dust jacket, as well as a final sketch.

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THUNDERBALL 28 FLEMING, Ian. . London: Jonathan Cape, 1961 First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author: “To Nor- man, in case he hasn’t come across this book before! from Ian Fleming”. The likely recipient is the American TV producer Norman Felton, who in 1962 briefly elicited Fleming’s help in creating the spy series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Original boards, in dust jacket. 29 FLEMING, Ian. Thunderball. London: Jonathan Cape, 1961 Uncorrected proof copy. Original card wrappers printed in green and black. 30 FLEMING, Ian. Thunderball. New York: The , 1961 First American edition. Original cloth, in dust jacket.

10 GILT-EDGED BONDS 31 FLEMING, Ian. Gilt-Edged Bonds. Casino Royale, From Russia With Love, Doctor No. With an introduction by Paul Gallico. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961 First Omnibus edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to a person who shared his name with Fleming’s hero: “To James Bond from Ian Fleming”. Laid in are two jovial typed letters signed from Fleming to this other James Bond. Original cloth-backed boards, in dust jacket. 32 FLEMING, Ian. Gilt-Edged Bonds … New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961 Advance copy of the first omnibus edition. Sewn quires loose be- tween white endpapers, in dust jacket.

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THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 37 33 MAIBAUM, Richard. The Spy Who Loved Me. 8 January 1976 FLEMING, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, Typescript of the film adaptation of Fleming’s The Spy Who Loved Me 1962 (1977) by , who worked on all but three of the Bond First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Robert from Dr No (1962) to License to Kill (1989). Kennedy, “To [Herr?] Robert Kennedy from [Herr?] Ian Fleming”. Fleming’s books became best-sellers in the United States after Pres- ident John F. Kennedy listed them as his favourites. Original cloth, in dust jacket. 34 FLEMING, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962 First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Philip Brownrigg, “To Philip, Tho its a bit old for him! from Ian.” Original boards, in dust jacket. 35 FLEMING, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962 Uncorrected pre-publication proof copy, with some manuscript corrections to the text. Original card wrappers printed in green and black, in dust jacket. 36 FLEMING, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. New York: The Viking Press, 1962 First American edition. Original cloth, in dust jacket, with a front flap quote citing President Kennedy’s liking for the Bond books. 36

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ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE 41 38 FLEMING, Ian. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. New York: New FLEMING, Ian. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. London: Jona- American Library, 1963 than Cape, 1963 First American edition. Original cloth-backed boards, in dust jacket. First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Philip 42 Brownrigg, “To Phillip, Instead of balance-sheets & boreholes! Ian”. ARMSTRONG, Louis. Manuscript lyrics to the song “We have Original boards, in dust jacket. all the time in the world”, from the James Bond film On Her 39 Majesty’s Secret Service. 1969 FLEMING, Ian. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. London: Jona- The lyrics are written by Armstrong on the blank verso of a print- than Cape, 1963 ed comedy weight-loss regime entitled, “Lose Weight, the Satchmo Signed limited edition, one of an unstated number of presentation Way! As copied from Harpers Bazaar ­– by ”, signed copies outside the 250 numbered limitation. Signed by Fleming as at the bottom by Armstrong, and inscribed to his longtime manag- usual and additionally inscribed by Amherst Villiers, who painted er Joe Glaser, “To Joe from Satch”, with the additional note “Yea my the portrait of Fleming used as the frontispiece: “To Griffie - with debut song”. all the best, Amherst. 11. Feb. 68.” Beryl Griffie-Williams was Flem- ing’s secretary in 1960, and became increasingly crucial to his day- to-day life; she stayed with him until his death, and was one of the few named in his will. Original japon-backed black cloth. 40 FLEMING, Ian. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. London: Jona- than Cape, 1963 Uncorrected proof copy. Original card wrappers printed in green and black.

13 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 43 FLEMING, Ian. You Only Live Twice. London: Jonathan Cape, 1964 First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author in mock Japanese honorifics to his friend John Hayward, “To celestial Hay- ward-san, from miserable Fleming-san”. Original boards, in dust jacket. 44 FLEMING, Ian. Manuscript notebook with material for You Only Live Twice, 1962 Fleming’s notebook kept while travelling around Japan in 1962, con- taining travelogue impressions, various addresses, schedules, lin- guistic notes, and several long passages later incorporated almost verbatim into You Only Live Twice (1964), as well as material used in (1963). Small perfect-bound notebook, written by Fleming on 54 pages. 45 FLEMING, Ian. You Only Live Twice. London: Jonathan Cape, 1964 Uncorrected proof copy, issued with a jacket taller than the book. Original card wrappers printed in green and black. 46 FLEMING, Ian. You Only Live Twice. New York: , 1964 First American edition. Original cloth, in dust jacket.

14 & 49 FLEMING, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966 First edition, first impression. Laid in is a ticket for the 29 July 1987 evening screening of The Living Daylights at The Boy’s Club of New York. Original boards, in dust jacket. 50 FLEMING, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966 THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN Uncorrected proof copy. Original card wrappers printed in green 47 black, in dust jacket. FLEMING, Ian. The Man with the Golden Gun. London: Jona- 51 than Cape, 1965 FLEMING, Ian. Octopussy. New York: The New American Library, First edition, first issue, first state, with the gun design blocked in 1966 gilt to the front cover. The design on the cover was in line with the other novels in the series, but proved too expensive and was dropped First American edition, the first with illustrations. Original pa- after 940 copies had been blocked and sent abroad, a tiny fraction of per-covered boards, in dust jacket. the total first edition print run. Copies with the gun design have long been established as a highspot in any Fleming collection. Original cloth, in dust jacket. 48 FLEMING, Ian. The Man with the Golden Gun. New York: The New American Library, 1965 First American edition. Original paper-covered boards, in dust jack- et.

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KEMSLEY NEWSPAPERS STYLE MANUAL THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS 52 54 FLEMING, Ian. Kemsley Newspapers: Reference Book. Lon- FLEMING, Ian. The Diamond Smugglers. With an Introduc- don: Kemsley House, [1948] tion by ‘John Blaize’ formerly of the International Diamond First edition of Fleming’s first book, a style and procedural manual Security Organization. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957 intended for the eyes only of journalists in the Kemsley Foreign De- First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “To Sir Per- partment; extremely rare. Small ring-bound booklet. cy Sillitoe, without whom, etc!!!, from Ian Fleming, Nov 1957”. Sir 53 Percy, ex-chief of MI5, was head of the International Diamond Se- curity Organisation. Fleming’s friendship with him provided much (FLEMING, Ian.) The Kemsley Manual of Journalism. London: of the material for this non-fiction book, as previously for Diamonds Cassell & Co Ltd, 1950 Are Forever (1956). Original boards with white lettering, in dust jacket. First edition, signed by Viscount Kemsley. A different work from the 55 previous item, but includes an essay by Ian Fleming, who was Kems- ley’s Foreign Manager from 1945 to 1959. Original buckram, without FLEMING, Ian. The Diamond Smugglers ... London: Jonathan jacket. Cape, 1957 First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “To John Collard – who shall be nameless from Ian Fleming, Nov 1957”. John Collard was the “John Blaize” who provides the Introduction to this book. He met Fleming in Tangier at Sir Percy Sillitoe’s behest on 13 April 1957 and provided him much of the material for it; Fleming’s welcome note on hotel letterhead is laid in. Original boards lettered in white, in dust jacket.

16 56 60 FLEMING, Ian. The Diamond Smugglers ... London: Jonathan FLEMING, Ian. Thrilling Cities. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 Cape, 1957 Uncorrected proof copy. Original card wrappers printed in green and First edition. Original cloth lettered in bronze (second state for li- black, in proof dust jacket. braries, no priority of issue), without jacket. 57 FLEMING, Ian. The Diamond Smugglers ... New York: The 61 Macmillan Company, 1958 FLEMING, Ian. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. New York: Random First American edition. Original cloth, in dust jacket. House, 1964 First American and first one-volume edition. Original cloth, in dust THRILLING CITIES jacket. 58 62 FLEMING, Ian. Thrilling Cities. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 FLEMING, Ian. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his travel- London: Jonathan Cape, 1964–5 ling companion, the Australian journalist Richard “Dikko” Hughes, Corrected proof copies of adventures 2 and 3 of Fleming’s Chitty “To Dick, the great companion, from Ian.” Original cloth-backed Chitty Bang Bang, with publisher’s proof stamps. Original illustrated boards, in dust jacket. proof wrappers. 59 FLEMING, Ian. Thrilling Cities. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 First edition, First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his film agent Robert Fenn on the title page, “To Bob, Salud! Ian.” Original cloth-backed boards, in dust jacket.

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FROM IAN FLEMING’S LIBRARY (date order) Two poetry books from Fleming’s adolescent library, probably while 63 still at Eton, the Stevens signed, “I. L. Fleming, Chelsea”, and the Smith, “Ian Fleming, 1926”. Both books have been intensively read The Boy’s Own Annual. London: “Boy’s Own Paper Office”, [1918] by the young Fleming, and three original poems of his own compo- Ian Fleming’s copy, published just before the end of the Great War sition written on the endpapers. Original bindings, without jackets. and given to him as a ten-year-old boy by his mother, with the in- 67 scription, “Ian, from Mama, Christmas 1918”. Original cloth. 64 MARRIOTT, J. A. R. English Political Institutions. An Introduc- tory Study. Oxford: the Clarendon Press, 1925 SHAKESPEARE, William. The Taming of the Shrew; [together Third edition (first, 1910), Ian Fleming’s copy, signed by him, “I. with:] The Comedy of Errors. London: J. . Dent & Sons; E. P. L. Fleming, 5 Comp. R.M.C.” Leaving Eton under a cloud, Fleming Dutton & Co., New York, 1919 joined No. 5 Company of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst in Ian Fleming’s copies of these two Shakespeare comedies, signed by the autumn of 1926, and spent an unhappy few months as a cadet him when a 15-year-old boy at Eton in both works, “I. L. Fleming, Pitt before leaving in May 1927. Original cloth, without jacket. House. Aug: 4. 1923”. The Taming of the Shrew is a particularly piquant 68 title for the young Fleming to have enjoyed. 2 works, original bur- gundy imitation leather. BOTTOME, Phyllis. The Messenger of the Gods. New York: 65 George H. Doran Company, 1927 First edition, presentation copy from the author to Ian Fleming, in- SACKVILLE-WEST, Edward. Piano Quintet. London: William scribed by her, “Nov. 16 1927. To Ian, with love from the author, Phyl- , Ltd, 1925 lis Forbes Dennis.” The Forbes Dennises ran the summer school at First edition of the first novel of music critic and author Edward Kitzbühel, , where Fleming was sent in 1927, and Fleming re- Sackville-West (Vita’s first cousin). Ian Fleming’s copy, with his own- garded Phyllis as his literary mentor. Original cloth, without jacket. ership inscription, and the name of the Fleming family house, Joyce 69 Grove, dated 1925. Original cloth, without jacket. BOTTOME, Phyllis. Strange Fruit. London: W. Collins Sons & Co 66 Ltd, 1928 STEVENS, Samuel John. A Wildling Posy. London: Selwyn First edition, presentation copy from the author to Ian Fleming, & Blount Limited, 1925; [together with:] SMITH, Arrnold W. inscribed by her, “June 29th 1928. To Ian with love from the writer The Isle of Mistorak and other poems. London: George Allen & – Phyllis”. A collection of short stories by Fleming’s literary mentor Unwin Ltd, 1926 (see previous item). Original jacket, without jacket.

18 70 73 British Association for the Advancement of Science. Notes . Fourth Leaders from 1953. A selection from the and Queries on Anthropology. London: The Royal Anthropologi- past twelve months. London: The Times Publishing Company cal Institute, 1929 Limited, 1953 Fifth edition (first, 1874); Ian Fleming’s copy, with his ownership First edition, inscribed by to his brother Ian and his signature, “Ian Fleming, Genève, 25.2.30”. After Kitzbühel, Ernan wife Anne as a Christmas gift in the year of publication of Casino Forbes Dennis suggested Fleming improve his French so as to pass Royale, “To Ian & Anne, from Peter. If the plum-pudding doesn’t fix the Foreign Office examination. Fleming was at in 1929–30, you, this should. 1953”. The “fourth leader”, of which Peter Fleming also toying with the idea of marriage to a pretty young French-Swiss was a regular contributor, was the traditionally light-hearted last girl. Original cloth, without jacket. editorial article in The Times newspaper, “the only paper Bond ever 71 read” (From Russia, With Love). Original cloth, without jacket. LANG, Iain. Jazz in Perspective. The Background of the Blues. 74 London: & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, [1947] FLEMING, Peter. With the Guards to Mexico! And other ex- First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author, “For Ian cursions. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957 Fleming, ‘The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of Apollo.’ First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his broth- [Insignia Stamp] Iain Lang, Nov ‘47”. The quote is from Love’s Labours er Ian Fleming, “To Ian – this tosh, with love from Peter, 1957”. Orig- Lost. Original cloth, without jacket. inal boards, in dust jacket. 72 75 HART-DAVIS, Rupert. Hugh Walpole. A Biography. London: FLEMING, Peter. The Fate of Admiral Kolchak. London: Rupert Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1952 Hart-Davis, 1963 First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Ian Flem- First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his broth- ing, “For Ian, on a very important occasion, with love from Rupert. er Ian Fleming, “To Ian – this gripping yarn, with love from Peter March 1952”. The “very important occasion” is likely to have been (scripsit), July 1963”. Original cloth, in dust jacket. Fleming’s wedding day on 24 March 1952. Original cloth, without 76 jacket. CHANDLER, Raymond. Playback. London: , 1958 First edition, presentation copy of the last of Chandler’s Philip Mar- lowe novels, inscribed by the author to Ian Fleming, “To Ian, with love, Ray”. Original boards, in dust jacket.

19 FLEMINGIANA The original lease for Fleming’s writing office in Mitre Court, at a 77 rent of £500 per annum from 5 January 1960, signed by Fleming in blue ink on the final text page, and also signed by the witness Una MARSDEN, Christopher. Palmyra of the North. The First Trueblood, his secretary. With the original “recorded delivery” enve- Days of St. Petersburg. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1942 lope, franked and addressed Dr H. Richards at 4 Mitre Court. First edition, inscribed by Ian Fleming to his mistress Clare Blan- 80 shard, “C. Read every word. F.”, and signed by her below; also latterly signed on the half-title by the author, “by Clare Blanshard’s flattered FLEMING, Ian. Typed letter signed to Kit Reed. Old Mitre colleague Christopher Marsden April 1947”. Fleming and Blanshard Court, London: 23 August 1961 met during the war in Ceylon. After the war she moved to New York Typed letter signed to fellow novelist Kit Reed (born Lillian Hyde where she, too, worked for the Kemsley Group. She was one of Flem- Craig) dated 23 August 1961, with three minor autograph correc- ing’s early readers of the Casino Royale manuscript, and later advised tions. Fleming thanks Reed for sending a copy of her first book, him on aspects of the gem trade. Original cloth, without jacket. Mother Isn’t Dead, She’s Only Sleeping (Boston: 1961), congratulates her 78 on title of the year, and discusses the novel’s plot in some detail. He has recommended her to Jonathan Cape. BOND, James. Field Guide of Birds in the West Indies. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947 81 First edition under this title, signed by the American ornithologist PLOMER, William. Address Given at the Memorial Service for who lent his unassuming name to Fleming’s creation, inscribed by Ian Fleming. St Bartholomew the Great. Privately printed at the him: “Jan, 17th 1958. Let’s hope for more and a wonderful day’s bird- Westerham Press, September 15th 1964 ing here on Tobago or in the Antilles! Jim Bond”. Original cloth, in First edition, one of only about 50 hardback copies of Plomer’s me- dust jacket. morial address for Ian Fleming. Original boards, original unprinted 79 glassine. Fleming’s signed lease for Mitre Court Chambers. 4 Old Mitre Together 81 items, offered as a collection only Court, London: 5 January 1960 £2,500,000

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