James Bond First Editions

The Serjeant-Major.

LEASOR, James (1923-2007).

London: Harrap, 1955. [Military history] Reprint. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.191; [1], blank. Illustrated with eleven half-tone plates. Publisher's russet cloth with gilt titles. Contents clean, spine sunned, gilt tarnished. A biography of Regimental Sergeant Major Ronald Brittain 'the loudest voice in the British Army'. Provenance; Valentine Fleming (1935-2015), Grenadier Guards officer, nephew of 'James Bond' novelist Ian Fleming. Armorial bookplate, with family motto 'Let The Deed Shaw (show)'. From the comprehensive bibliographical archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled note within. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #68546

Price: £75.00