![]() ![]() It was on the 12th May 1952 that he mentioned his novel to his friend William Plomer, reader at Jonathan Cape, over lunch…and the rest is as they say history. What is far more important to us though is the fact that the first issue of The Book Collector appeared as Ian typed the final sentences of Casino Royale at Goldeneye in Jamaica, clearly getting over the line first. Ian Fleming publications will be celebrating this important anniversary with the launch of new editions of the Bond paperbacks. ![]() It was the daddy of them all, Ian Fleming wrote another eleven novels and two short story collections with James Bond as its hero who gained new heights of stardom when the first movie hit the cinemas in 1962. Casino Royale started it all when it was published on this day in 1953. The 13th April 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the first 007 novel. ![]()
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