Jon Gilbert is an English bibliophile, historian and the official
bibliographer
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of
Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer who is best known for his postwar ''James Bond'' series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., a ...
, creator of the fictional character
James Bond
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. He is also an authority on
J.K. Rowling
Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The ser ...
first editions. He was educated at
Caterham School
(Truth without Fear)
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and
Roehampton Institute London.
According to Fleming-family publisher
Queen Anne Press
The Queen Anne Press (logo stylized QAP) is a small publisher (originally a private press).
History
It was created in 1951 by Lord Kemsley, proprietor of ''The Sunday Times'', to publish the works of contemporary authors. In 1952, as a wedding ...
, Gilbert is perhaps the foremost expert on the works of Ian Fleming and the literary history of James Bond. Through
Adrian Harrington booksellers, he has become an internationally renowned dealer in rare Fleming material, and acts as a consultant to the US registered charity, The Ian Fleming Foundation. ''Ian Fleming: The Bibliography'', which was published in October 2012, is the result of both a career immersed in the writings of Ian Fleming, and four years intensive research following Fleming’s centenary year in 2008. The book was the winner of the 16th
ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography
The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers is a non-profit umbrella organization of bookseller associations, with its legal location in Geneva, Switzerland. It federates 22 National Associations of Antiquarian Booksellers, representing ...
, awarded in 2014. Gilbert has appeared on radio and television discussing his subject, and in various Bond-related publications including ''007 Magazine'', ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' and ''MI6 Confidential''. In May 2017, Gilbert gave the lecture ''Ian Fleming: The Author as Collector'' at the University of London.
In July 2021, Gilbert moderated the specialist webinar ''007: The Transatlantic Appeal of James Bond''.
Works
* ''Painted Decoration in Bookbinding'' (within ''The New Bookbinder'' Annual, 1997)
* ''IAN FLEMING: The Bibliography'' (Queen Anne Press, 2012)
egular Edition* ''IAN FLEMING: The Bibliography'' (Queen Anne Press, 2012)
pecial Edition* ''Ian Fleming. A Catalogue'' (Adrian Harrington Limited, 2013)
imited hardcover* ''Ian Fleming. A Catalogue'' (Adrian Harrington Limited, 2013)
aperback* ''Onverwachte Miniaturen''
ranslated by Marlene Hoogeven(in ''Handboekbinden'', the journal of The Dutch Bookbinders Society, Spring 2014)
* ''Collecting Ian Fleming'' (within ''The Book Collector'' Special Number, Spring 2017)
* ''Collecting Ian Fleming'' (Queen Anne Press, June 2017)
etterpress Printing, Separate Edition* ''Ian Fleming: The Book Collector'' edited by James Ferguson (Queen Anne Press, 2017, contains ''Collecting Ian Fleming'')
imited hardcover* ''IAN FLEMING: The Bibliography'' (Queen Anne Press, 2017)
ew Edition*
ook review
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''Ian Fleming: The Notes'' by
John Pearson (author)
John George Pearson (5 October 1930 – 13 November 2021) was an English novelist and an author of biographies, notably of Ian Fleming (the creator of James Bond), of the Sitwells, and of the Kray twins.
Life and career
Pearson was born in ...
(within ''The Book Collector'' vol.69, no.3, Autumn 2020)
* ''The Schoyen Collection: Ian Fleming & James Bond'' (Adrian Harrington Limited, 2020)
References
External links
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English bibliographers
English book and manuscript collectors
Living people
People educated at Caterham School
English male non-fiction writers
Alumni of the University of Roehampton
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