#James Bond Rare First Edition Books Selling for More Than $600K
“#James Bond Rare First Edition Books Selling for More Than $600K”
“[Fleming] knew the value of books when they were signed and he was quite sparing when he inscribed books to people. I think it’s fair to say he only inscribed books to people he liked.”
Ian Fleming’s works went on to inspire one of the most enduring figures in cinema history. Sean Connery portrayed Bond, aka 007, in 1962’s Dr. No. The franchise has been going ever since, lasting for more than five decades, grossing billions at the box office. That makes these books rather important bits of pop culture history. As for the inscriptions, Casino Royale was signed to one of Fleming’s girlfriends. Atkinson had this to say about it.
“She was called Lisl Popper and was Austrian. He met her in a bar in Kitzbuhel when he was 19 and she tripped him up, which he found hilarious. They had a bond throughout their life and she was one of the people that he left ӰǺ to in his will.”
A collection like this one does not come together easily. It took several years to assemble the books, and it took a globe-spanning effort to complete the task. John Atkinson explained how they managed to pull it off.
“We got them from all parts of the globe and put them together, from auctions and private sales. We wrestled a few from private collections here and there.”
Meanwhile, Daniel Craig’s James Bond is set to return in No Time to Die. The 25th Bond movie has been delayed several times already. Most recently, as a result of the box office still being relatively slow, MGM pushed the movie back to October of this year. It had previously been set to arrive in April.
One might expect a collection such as this to sell at auction. But that’s not the case. Instead, John Atkinson is selling the James Bond books through his shop. They are currently being held at an undisclosed, secure location. Because the earlier books were subject to smaller print runs, there are very few first editions available. Especially ones in this condition. This news comes to us via the BBC.
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