The Diamond Smugglers Fleming, Ian (1908-1964), [Fleming, Fergus, Introduction] James Bond 007

[True Crime] FIRST EDITION THUS, SIGNED COPY. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.116. Autographed by Fergus Fleming in black ink to the title page, in our presence. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket, priced at £15. A fine / as new copy. Fleming's first non-Bond book, and also his first non-fiction work. Written with the assistance of Diamond expert John Collard, who is noted in the book as 'John Blaize'. Devised as part of the Ian Fleming Centenary publications, this edition of "The Diamond Smugglers" features a brand new introduction from Fleming's nephew, the acclaimed travel writer Fergus Fleming. The only edition in this format, and the first book to be published in-house by Ian Fleming Publications under their own imprint, it was distributed solely by the publisher. Print run: 500 copies only. Gilbert A15a (3).