ian fleming book collecting (4 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Red card wrappers. [50 copies printed]; this copy signed by the author. Ian Fleming, himself a significant book collector, ran the Queen Anne Press, first publishers of The Book Collector, from 1951 to 1955, publishing books by authors including Evelyn Waugh, Cyril Connolly and Patrick Leigh Fermor, and owned the journal from 1955 until his death. This is a detailed checklist of the 20 items published by the Queen Anne Press during Fleming's time in charge. Signed by Author(s).

2017, 288pp. Illustrated. Paperback. In good condition. Issue devoted to Ian Fleming & Book Collecting, with original articles by nephew James Fleming, James Fergusson, Joel Silver, Nicolas Barker and more.

First Edition. [Literary Journal] Vol. 66, No.1, Spring 2017. Octavo, pp.288. A bumper number (profusely illustrated), in gold wrappers, SIGNED by contributor Jon Gilbert (p.183). A fine, unread copy. To celebrate its 65th anniversary, The Book Collector magazine devoted its Spring 2017 issue to Ian Fleming, who had launched the publication in 1952. Essays were provided by editors old and new, family and colleagues of the author, as well as Fleming scholars, historians, bibliophiles and regular Book Collector contributors. This is the FIRST PRINTING; such was the popularity of this issue, it has since been reprinted. Gilbert-Schøyen [270]. Signed.

The Queen Anne Press. 2017. 8vo. Red cloth lettered in gilt. A fine copyFirst hardback edition, limited edition of 150 numbered copies. A collection of essays about Ian Fleming as a book collector.From the Queen Anne Press website. "Everyone knows about Bond but few are aware of Ian Fleming's passion for collecting books. In 1952, the year he wrote Casino Royale, he launched a periodical for bibliophiles: The Book Collector. By this time he was well into his collection of first editions of books that were crucial to modern civilisation (on TV, atomic fission, X-rays, birth control, the motor car and penicillin among other things). As an idea it was unique. Following his death in 1964 it was acquired by the Lilly Library, Indiana University."The essays include:My Uncle Ian by James FlemingIan Fleming and the Book Collector by Fergus FlemingThe Death of "The Doctor" by James FergusonIan Fleming's Book Collection by Joel SilverPercy Muir: Ian Fleming's Bookseller by Nicolas BarkerFriendship and Fiction: Ian Fleming and Robert Harling by A.S.G. EdwardsJames Bond Invades America by John CorkCollecting Ian Fleming: The Making of a Bibliography by Jon GilbertDust-Jacket by Richard Chopping for Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice 1964 by Mirjam M. FootTwo Bond Collectors: Michael L. VanBlaricum and Jeremy Miles. Interviews with Sheila MarkhamThe 27th Letter.