FLEMING, Ian - AMIS, Kingsley.

£1,250 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

The James Bond Dossier. First edition, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Michael Curtis, Kingsley Amis". Vetted by Ian Fleming before his death in 1964, The James Bond Dossier presents Amis's early exploration of the life and literature of the world-famous secret service agent. Amis later wrote the first of the James Bond continuation novels, Colonel Sun (1968).Dr Michael Curtis (1922-2002) was a London-based medical practitioner who befriended authors such as Samuel Beckett while collecting a substantial library of 20th-century literature, including many signed and inscribed copies.

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.