A fine copy in a very nearly fine dust wrapper with a hint of fading to the spine and a small brown spot to the rear panel.īeing highly critical there is a small pale line to the left hand corner of the front flap. Highlights from James’ collection at the ABA Rare Book Fair in London include:įleming, Ian: Casino Royale (London: Cape 1953). He is a full member of the ABA, ILAB and the PBFA. Since 1997 he has been a full-time bookseller and dealer in rare books where one of his key specialities is building fine sets of Ian Fleming first editions for his clients around the World. He specialises in inscribed copies of the Bond novels especially where the identity of the recipient is known (such as The Live and Let Die described below). He was the co-author of an early bibliography of the James Bond novels published in Firsts Magazine in November 1998 (and update in 2008). Pickard, will be there with some show-stopping items.įor those of you who do not know him, James has been collecting Ian Fleming first editions and associated artwork since the mid 1980’s. The annual ABA Book Fair this year promises to be a remarkable affair, not least because one of the UK’s (indeed world-wide’s) leading specialists in Ian Fleming, James M.
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