David Leigh at the James Bond web site MI6 offers an interview with Ian Fleming's bibliographer, Jon Gilbert.
Jon Gilbert is the bibliographer of Ian Fleming and a James
Bond archivist. Last year, he completed the gargantuan 'Ian Fleming: The
Bibliography' for Queen Anne Press - a comprehensive 736-page guide to the work
of 007's creator. It is not only an indispensable source of information for
collectors, enthusiasts, libraries and booksellers alike, but an entertaining
and informative volume. Gilbert is one of the foremost experts on the works Ian
Fleming. He is a renowned bookdealer at rare book experts Adrian Harrington
Limited in London and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Fleming’s works. His
research took him to the Jonathan Cape Publishing archive, Eton College Library,
the Pan Macmillan archive, Penguin Books Ltd., The Imperial War Museum’s Fleming
Exhibition, the British Library and the ‘Bond Bound’ display at The Fleming
Collection, London. In addition he has been able to interview colleagues,
friends and family of Ian Fleming.
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