Ian Fleming "James Bond's Hardware" In Uk Sunday Times - November 18, 1962

by Ian Fleming

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IAN FLEMING'S article "JAMES BOND'S HARDWARE" (published in the U.S. under the title "The Guns of James Bond") in the UK weekly magazine SUNDAY TIMES COLOUR SECTION, November 18, 1962, includes illustrations of the various guns. VERY RARE AND MUST HAVE FOR THE IAN FLEMING/JAMES BOND COLLECTOR - THE TRUE FIRST U.K. APPEARANCE OF THIS IAN FLEMING ARTICLE DETAILING HOW IAN FLEMING SELECTED THE GUNS THAT JAMES BOND WOULD USE IN HIS STORY AND HOW HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NOTED GUN SPECIALIST GEOFFREY BOOTHROYD IN 1956 (AFTER HAVING READ SEVERAL OF THE BOND BOOKS) AND CONVINCED IAN FLEMING TO CHANGE JAMES BOND'S WEAPON OF CHOICE FROM A BERETTA TO THE NOW INFAMOUS WALTHER PPK, AND AS A THANK YOU FLEMING MADE BOOTHROYD "THE ARMOURER" OF THE BRITISH SECRET SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING BOOK. THIS FLEMING ARTICLE WAS NEVER REPUBLISHED OR REPRINTED IN BOOK FORM. VERY RARE AND MUST HAVE FOR THE IAN FLEMING/JAMES BOND COLLECTOR. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ITEM TO FIND NOW SINCE AS A WEEKLY MAGAZINE THAT WAS INTENDED AS A SUNDAY NEWSPAPER INSERT (PUBLISHED IN CHEAP "NEWSPAPER" LIKE FORMAT) IT WASN'T ROUTINELY SAVED. SHOP AND COMPARE - ANOTHER COPY OF THIS MAGAZINE INSERT IS LISTED FOR SALE AT $360 - SEE EBAY 116328813557 Magazine has hardly any wear to spine (common defect with this magazine), no chipping, no edge wear, no tearing, no cover creases and no mid-point creasing (magazine was always stored flat), no subscription label, no missing pages, no former ownership markings or used bookstore s

• Publisher: Sunday Times
• Year: 1962
• Condition: Very Good

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