'Within the first few pages Fleming had introduced most of Bond's idiosyncrasies and trademarks,' which included his looks, his Bentley and his smoking and drinking habits. Boldly signed by the author “from Ian Fleming” on a card mounted to the front free endpaper.Ĭasino Royale was written by Ian Fleming in Jamaica over a period of around two months, largely from his own experiences and imagination he also devised the artwork for the cover. $40,000.00 Item Number: 142789įirst edition of the first novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series.
