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Both were part of the expatriate community on the island in the mid-20th century and shared connections through the creative and social circles of that era.
While there isn’t much documenta- tion of their interactions, it is likely they were well acquainted given the small, tight-knit nature of the liter- ary and expatriate community in Jamaica during that period. Fleming presentations with literary associations, particularly those con- nected to his second home of Jamai - ca are rare. 29. FLEMING, Ian FROM RUS - SIA, WITH LOVE Cape, 1957 [46767] First edition. Original black cloth with rose and gun vignette on upper cover in Chopping dust- wrapper. A fine copy in a fine, price clipped, dustwrapper, which is exceptionally bright and crisp with no mentionable wear and just a hint of tanning to the spine and couple of very short closed tears. $12,000
INSCRIBED TO FELLOW JAMAICAN EXPAT 28. FLEMING, Ian LIVE AND LET DIE Cape, 1954 [46129] First edition, first state. Original black boards with gilt titles and vignette, in printed dustwrap- per. Author’s presentation copy, inscribed on the front endpaper to author and fellow Jamaican resident, Esther Chapman, “To Esther As grist for her ball point. from Ian. p.s. with love” A near fine copy with a little foxing to the prelim - inary pages in a very good dustwrapper indeed which shows a little wear to the spine ends and is a touch dusty to the rear panel. $75,000 A fine association copy of the the second James Bond novel. Esther Chapman was an expatriate author and journalist living in Jamaica. She wrote a couple of nov - els set on the island as well as the highly regarded Pleasure Island, a guide book to Jamaica published in 1951, which Fleming reviewed for the Sunday Times as, “[written] with intelligence and common sense... Esther Chapman has done a great service to the Jamai - ca.”
Due to its colouring and paper stock, fine copies of this dustwrapper are uncommon.
30. FLEMING, Ian DR. NO Cape, 1958 [45839] First edition. Original black cloth with silhouette of dancer on the upper board mirroring the pictorial Marriott de- signed dustwrapper. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper, with the slightest wear to the spine ends and a faint stain to the rear panel. $2,800
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