Fleming (Ian)

You Only Live Twice, first edition, association copy from the Blofeld family, inscribed ‘Judy & John Blofeld, Belmont Farm, Newport Essex, Easter ’64 Henry Blofeld’, original dust-jacket, a very good copy, 1964; For Your Eyes , first edition, dust-jacket rubbed at extremities, 1960; Thunderball, first edition, very slightly rubbed at head of spine, a very good copy, 1961; On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, first edition, dust-jacket price-clipped, otherwise a very good copy, 1963; You Only Live Twice, first edition, a very good copy, 1964; Octopussy and the Living Daylights, first edition, later issue dust-jacket with price sticker, a fine copy, 1966; all in original boards as issued, 1960-66. 8vo (6)

***Fleming named one of Bond’s nemesis’ after John Blofeld who was a was a fellow dinner at the gentleman’s club 'Boodles’. Henry Blofeld later became a friend of Fleming and the author Noel Coward.