John Pearson | A group of 10 volumes

John Pearson

A collection of 10 works, comprising:

(1) Donald Fish [John Pearson]. Airline Detective. London: Collins, 1962. 8vo, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("Invaluable assistance my Aunt, | I actually wrote the | bloody thing, | With all best wishes, | from John Pearson | March 2016"), original grey cloth, spine lettered in red, original dust-jacket by Kenneth Farnhill, extremities slightly bumped, dust-jacket lightly frayed at extremities and chipped at head, very lightly browned, inside lightly browned with two small tape repairs [Gilbert B2a (1)]

With a foreword by Ian Fleming.

(2) Donald Fish [John Pearson]. Airline Detective. Glasgow: Fontana Books, 1962. 8vo, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, inscribed by Pearson as Fish ("Best wishes from | Donald Fish.") on title page, publisher's illustrated softcovers, slight wear to covers [Gilbert B2a (3)]

(3) John Pearson. The Life of Ian Fleming. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. 8vo, UNCORRECTED PROOF, publisher's light green patterned soft card covers, original proof dust-jacket by Jan Pienkowski, spine creased on covers, dust-jacket creased, slightly frayed and chipped at spine ends

The uncorrected proof is notably different from the published version; changes have been made to the Thunderball Backfires chapter, in which the author originally makes some potentially damaging remarks. [Gilbert, "Biographies and Profiles of Ian Fleming", p. 592]

(4) John Pearson. The Life of Ian Fleming. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. 8vo, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("for Raki, | this book that changed my life, | With all best wishes | from | John Pearson | March 2016") to title page, original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, design to upper cover in gilt, top edge pink, original dust-jacket by Jan Pienkowski, spine sunned, some light scratches to upper board, dust-jacket slightly frayed at extremities, spine ends slightly chipped including 1cm closed tear to tail, inside extremities lightly discoloured and dampstained

(5) John Pearson. James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973. 8vo, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("for Raki, | who knows more | about | James Bond | than I do, | with all best wishes | from John Pearson | March 2016") to title page, original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, original-dust-jacket, with plastic wallet containing related ephemera (list of ephemera available upon request), spine of dust-jacket sunned

(6) John Pearson. James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007. New York: William Morrow, 1973. 8vo, FIRST U.S. EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("For Raki, | With all best wishes | from James Bond. | March 2016") on title page, quarter black cloth, spine lettered in silver, original dust-jacket by Lawrence Ratzkin, dust-jacket slightly yellowed, frayed at extremities, with 3cm closed tear to back of dust-jacket

(7) John Pearson. Ian Fleming: The Notes. London: Queen Anne Press, 2020. 8vo, DELUXE LIMITED EDITION, COPY "R" OF 26 COPIES (LETTERED A-Z), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title page, SIGNED BY FERGUS FLEMING on the introduction, half red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, design to upper cover in gilt, original black embossed slipcase, with plastic wallet containing related ephemera (list of ephemera available upon request)

(8) John Pearson. Ian Fleming: The Notes. London: Queen Anne Press, 2020. 8vo, LIMITED EDITION, NO.009 OF 150 COPIES, SIGNED BY FERGUS FLEMING, bound in dark blue Plike paper, spine lettered in gilt, design to upper cover in gilt, original semi-opaque dust-jacket, with plastic wallet containing related ephemera (list of ephemera available upon request)

(9) Life Magazine, "Alias James Bond: The Real Story of Ian Fleming", Oct. 7, 1966, US.

With the terrific double-spread foldout cover of Ian Fleming driving a supercharged 4 1/2 litre "Blower" Bentley.

(10) Life Magazine, "Ian Fleming Part 2: James Bond Is Born", Oct. 14, 1966, US.