![]() ![]() ![]() Jackson who says nice things! from Ian Fleming.”Īfter a stint at Time Magazine, Charles Douglas Jackson (1902-64) joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in 1943. The novel was part of a stunning selection of James Bond first editions on offer that together took $77,000, with other highlights also taking tens of thousands of dollars at the May 14 sale.Īnother rare 007 item was a copy of a first edition of the 1961 thriller Thunderball that included a simple dedicatory note showing Fleming’s close connection with a fellow espionage colleague later unmasked as a CIA agent. The inscription reads: “To Henry Cotton Who may be amused by pp. Fleming was a dedicated golfer and long-term friend of Cotton and included what was to become cinema’s most famous golfing scene in the book. Rare 007 first editions and signed copies with dedicatory note from Ian Fleming to CIA spy friend combine to net $77,000Ī first edition of Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger, inscribed to the legendary golfer Sir Henry Cotton MBE (1907-87), has sold for $25,000 at Swann Auction Galleries in New York.Ĭotton was a three-time winner of The Open (1934, 1937, 1948) and the leading player of his generation. ![]()
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