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Ian Fleming 28th May 1908 - 12th August 1964. An Address Given at the Memorial Service

by PLOMER, William (1903-1973), [FLEMING, Ian]

$677 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

Westerham Press, Privately Printed, 1964. [Tribute] FIRST EDITION, the limited hardcover copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.10 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with printed title label to upper. With the original glassine jacket. A fine copy of the book, with a very good example of the fragile wrapper (some nicks and tears to extremities). Near Fine overall. The book-form printing of the address given at Fleming's memorial, 15th September 1964, the hardcover of which comprises just 50 copies. The author, William Plomer, was a close friend of Fleming, his trusted Editor-in-chief, the dedicatee of the novel Goldfinger, and the very first reader of the James Bond debut 'Casino Royale'. Gilbert. Ian Fleming The Bibliography, p.596.

  • Publisher: Westerham Press, Privately Printed, 1964
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: unknown

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