Item #74098 The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office. IAN FLEMING / BONDIANA, The Government Public Relations Office.
The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office.
The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office.
The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office.
The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office.
The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office.
The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office.
The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office.
The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office.

The Handbook of Jamaica for 1961 Comprising Historical, Statistical and general InformationConcerning The Island, ObtainedFrom Official and Other Reliable Records and Compiled by The Government Public Relations Office.

Kingston, Jamaica: Government Printing Office, 1961. [Tourism / Economy / Politics etc.] FIRST EDITION, this copy presented to HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. Octavo (22 x 15cm) pp.xx; [8]; 1-783; [1], blank; [4]. Illustrated throughout with half tone plates, frontispiece portrait of The Governor. Sumptuously bound in full native red morocco gilt, housed in an elegant full leather fleece-lined clamshell box. With gift note to half title; To / Sir Kenneth Blackburne / With Best Wishes / from J W Drayton. Numbered '110' to colophon (although not intended as a limited edition) Clean throughout, box with some toning to protective padding. A presentation copy of The Handbook in an exquisite bespoke binding, for Sir Kenneth Blackburne, KCMG, OBE (1907-1980), Governor of the Leeward islands, 1950-56, Governor of Jamaica from 1957 until 1962, then briefly Governor-General following Jamaican Independence. He was also a keen sailor, swimmer, motorist and island historian, almost certainly know to famous resident author Ian Fleming through their shared interests. Blackburne, as Governor, appears in James Bond's island adventure Dr.No, where he was "vilified by Fleming as an incompetent time server" (Nigel West). This copy is from the comprehensive archive assembled by Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). Item #74098

Gilbert B1.

Price: £975.00

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