The first article written by John Saumarez Smith for The Book Collector, from our Spring 2008 issue, looking at the library sales of some great collectors.

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Tools of Execution, by John Saumarez Smith

“One of the best things I have ever read on Bond” - The Guardian, 6/10/2021. 

Bond Behind the Iron Curtain, written and read by James Fleming. 
Ian Fleming's nephew explores previously unseen material translated from the languages of Russian and its communist satellites, detailing their attack on capitalism and the character and morals of the Western hero, 007. 

An astonishing story.

Bond Behind the Iron Curtain

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