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Talk of the Devil

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I keep seeing mention of this collection of rare and unpublished Ian Fleming material, published by Queen Anne Press, on Bond fansites, but I looked on Amazon and couldn't find it. Anyone know where I can get hold of a copy?
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If you find a copy please let me know where it can be found.
20/09/2008 Fleming’s niece, Kate Grimond, found the manuscript for If I Were Prime Minister when searching for material for a volume of little-known or unpublished writing by Fleming, which will be published next month by Queen Anne Press as Talk of the Devil.
Ian Fleming was electric transport advocate

The other side of the link has email address and other contact info.
Queen Anne Press, formerly managed by Ian Fleming, has been acquired by his literary estate and to mark the centenary is producing a special edition of his complete works. Bound to a very high standard by Shepherds, Sangorski & Sutcliffe it includes a new volume, Talk of the Devil, containing unpublished and rarely seen material. No such edition has been published before.

Ian Fleming Centenary
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF IAN FLEMING, CENTENARY EDITION

Published by Queen Anne Press.

A limited edition of Ian Fleming’s works, specially bound to the highest specification, are available for order.
These are only sold as a set – a collector’s item. No such edition has been published before.
A set consists of 18 volumes. These are as follows:

The Bond books:
Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man With The Golden Gun and Octopussy.

Ian Fleming’s two works of non-fiction:
Thrilling Cities, a book of travel journalism, and The Diamond Smugglers, an account of the diamond trade.

Ian Fleming’s children’s book:
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

And a new volume of some of Fleming’s journalism and other writings:
Talk of the Devil.

There are four different categories of binding. All are bound by Shepherds, Sangorski and Sutcliffe, click here.


Fine Bindings.
1. There are 26 sets, lettered A-Z, fully bound in vegetable-tanned goatskin with designs in multi-coloured leather onlays. Some designs incorporate a diamond, crystal or silver piece of eight. All specifications are of the highest order.

2. A further 30 sets bound as above, but lettered according to the Russian alphabet.

Vellum Set
3. 100 sets, numbered 001 – 100, bound with quarter vellum over black cloth. This binding is copied from a limited edition of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service that Ian Fleming had made in 1961.
Cloth Set
4. 250 sets, numbered in Roman numerals, I – CCL, bound in dark blue cloth with a polished green leather plaque on the spine. The front board may be stamped in gold with the customer’s initials.

Examples of the books are on view at Shepherds Sangorski and Sutcliffe, 76 Rochester Row, London, SW1P 1JU.

A detailed brochure is available on request.
For enquiries, please contact info@queenannepress.clara.co.uk.

Diamonds Galore, an article about the Special Editions, appeared in The Financial Times on 11th October 2008. Click here to go to the article.

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Ian Fleming. Talk of the Devil.
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It looks like it's only available as part of the (very expensive) box set. I'm sure a cheap paperback edition will be released sooner or later. Who can afford that sort of money in a recession?
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