Hall's remains on the ground floor offering an exceptional range of quality used books.Īdrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. He moved to Kensington Church Street in 1997, and in 2014 Adrian relocated to the historic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells, occupying the first floor of this iconic building near The Pantiles area of the town. Item #40176 See Gilbert, Jon Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, pages 47, 90, 666.Īdrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road.

They kept in contact and Meyer received several signed Fleming titles over the next few years. Although no film deal was forthcoming, the pair became friends and a character in the third book 'Moonraker' (Drax's card-playing partner Max Meyer), was named in his honour. Fleming first met him in August 1954 and presented an inscribed American first edition of Casino Royale (this copy previously sold through our offices). Meyer was the film producer responsible for 'Dragnet', the most successful police series on US television, and had an interest in acquiring the early James Bond titles for the big screen. Minor wear, a little bumped, jacket with some wear to extremities, rubbed to joints. This copy is from the library of Stan Meyer, with his ownership plate to the endpaper.

Publisher's black, gilt-embossed cloth-effect paper over boards, in purple dustwrapper.

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