The Quiet Canadian. The Secret Service Story of Sir William Stephenson.
London: Constable, 1989. [History] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. With author's presentation note to novelist George Sims, on half-title; For / George and Beryl / With the author's nicest wishes / From Harford // February [underlined] 1989. Sins' bookplate to inside cover, vintage catalogue description tucked in. Fine throughout. Scarce signed. The book was published in America, in a slightly amended form, under the title Room 3603, with a foreword by Ian Fleming. Contains references to Fleming and his intelligence colleagues Ivor Bryce, Enest Cuneo, 'Big' Bill Donovan, Allen Dulles, Sir Stewart Menzies, Cmdr Ewen Montague, David Ogilvy and Sir Percy Sillitoe. Later part of the comprehensive Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with pencil ownership signature within. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #66779
Gilbert, p.519.
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