James Bond First Editions

Canasta For All. Together with How to Win at Canasta.

[James Bond source book] HARDING, Colin.

London: The Sunday Times, n.d. [ca. 1950]. [Card game] FIRST EDITIONS (likely the only editions). Small octavos (18 x 12cm), [1] pp.74; [2] pp.76. Publisher's illustrated softcovers, each priced at 2/6. With fold-out diagram. Gently handled. Very good. 'Canasta For All' is a source book consulted by Ian Fleming while writing 'Goldfinger' (1959), the opening chapter of which features the now-famous Canasta game where Goldfinger defeats Mr.DuPont, under the watchful eye of James Bond. Together with Harding's accompanying volume 'How to Win at Canasta'. Ian Fleming was a senior figure at The Sunday Times, who published these volumes. This particular pair is from the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #72944

Gilbert, Section L. Goldfinger (1), p.622.

Price: £65.00