James Bond First Editions

The Crack-Up.

[Ian Fleming / Bondiana] FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940).

New York, NY: New Directions Books, [c.1947]. [Literary collection] FIRST EDITION, later printing (one of four indistinguishable reprints from 1945-47). Title page in black, with later issue binding of full tan cloth. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[ii]; 347; [3], blank. Publisher's hardcovers, top edge tinted brown, in dust-jacket priced $3.50. No inscriptions, shelf bumped to lower edge, jacket with a few small chips/tears. Very good indeed. Uncollected pieces, note-books and unpublished letters, edited by Edmund Wilson. The Crack-Up was inspirational source book for novelist Ian Fleming, who adapted a quote from here for his character James Bond. This copy is from the comprehensive bibliographical archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with pencil ownership to endpaper. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #71275

Gilbert, p.630.

Price: £120.00