James Bond First Editions

James Bond Onder Hetmes [Double O Seven. James Bond. A Report].

SNELLING, O.F., [FLEMING Ian].

Utrecht: A.W. Bruna & Zoon, 1965. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST DUTCH EDITION. Pp.190; [2]. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. With a fine SIGNED inscription to title page; For my / good friend / Iwan / from / Fred / (O. F. Snelling). Cheap paper toned, covers are fine. A former book illustrator and intelligence operative in Russia, Oswald Frederick [Fred] Snelling was a highly-regarded member of the antiquarian book trade, serving as the Chief Clerk for London's Hodgson's and then Sotheby's Rare Book Department where he befriended the book collector Ian Fleming and assisted him in research for the James Bond novels. Snelling is best known for his 1964 analysis of the James Bond books, 'Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report', the earliest serious study of the James Bond phenomena. The recipient is Iwan Hedman-Morelius, a crime connoisseur, mystery magazine publisher and a respected figure in Bond-collecting circles. Item #68463

GILBERT, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, p.610.

Price: £195.00