The Man with the Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming's James Bond Letters

by Fergus Fleming

Book Overview

On August 16, 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold. He had bought the golden typewriter as a present to himself for finishing his first novel, Casino Royale. It marked in glamorous style the arrival of James Bond, agent 007, and the start of a career that saw Fleming become one the world's most celebrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632864894
• ISBN13: 9781632864895
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"