Ian Fleming | The Complete Works, centenary edition, Queen Anne Press, 2008

Ian Fleming

The Complete Works. London: Queen Anne Press, 2008

8vo, 18 volumes, centenary edition, one of 26 sets, onlaid morocco gilt binding by Sangorski, the designs reflecting elements of Fleming's original text, with diamonds, crystals and pieces of eight bound in, handmade watermarked endpapers, sewn silk endbands, gilt edges, each volume in slipcase, titled in gilt, all within gilt-stamped presentation box

[with:]

Christmas card from Fergus Fleming

ONE OF ONLY 26 SETS LETTERED A-Z, THIS IS SET 'Z'.

The definitive edition of the works of Ian Fleming, issued to commemorate the author's 100th birthday. The final volume Talk of the Devil collects rarely seen and unpublished material including two short stories. The ultimate Fleming set, labelled the 'Liberace' edition due to the flamboyant excess of the exquisite bindings. Station 'Z' [Zurich] appeared in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Jon Gilbert was a consultant on this special edition.