Ian Fleming – The Diamond Smugglers – First Edition 1957
£285.00
A first edition, first printing of The Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming, published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1957, with an Introduction by ‘John Blaize’. A near fine copy without inscriptions, some toning to the text block. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with fading to the spine, chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds.
The Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming is a short non-fiction account of the illegal diamond trade in Africa and Europe. First published in 1957, it is based on Fleming’s interviews with John Collard, a former officer of the International Diamond Security Organisation. Written with the pace and polish of a thriller, the book explores smuggling routes, secret networks, deception and danger, showing Fleming’s fascination with espionage, crime and glamorous international intrigue.
‘John Blaize’ was a pseudonym for John Collard, a former officer of the International Diamond Security Organisation. Fleming used the name when presenting Collard’s account of anti-smuggling work in the diamond trade.
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A first edition, first printing of The Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming, published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1957, with an Introduction by ‘John Blaize’. A near fine copy without inscriptions, some toning to the text block. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with fading to the spine, chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds.
The Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming is a short non-fiction account of the illegal diamond trade in Africa and Europe. First published in 1957, it is based on Fleming’s interviews with John Collard, a former officer of the International Diamond Security Organisation. Written with the pace and polish of a thriller, the book explores smuggling routes, secret networks, deception and danger, showing Fleming’s fascination with espionage, crime and glamorous international intrigue.
‘John Blaize’ was a pseudonym for John Collard, a former officer of the International Diamond Security Organisation. Fleming used the name when presenting Collard’s account of anti-smuggling work in the diamond trade.
