Fleming was thrilled to appear as a subject in Henry Cotton’s “Golf Notes, published in “Farm and Country” in 1959. “Goldfinger” dedicates a whole twenty-nine pages to this relationship and the game of golf, indicating how important both were to the author. Ian Fleming and Sir Henry Cotton had a good friendship – evidenced by the fact that Fleming has used his full name in the inscription, a trait usually seen when Fleming had a particularly close relationship with the recipient.
The game itself was based on a 1957 tournament at the Berkshire Golf Club, which partnered Ian Fleming with Open winner, Peter Thomson. George’s at Sandwich, Kent, the club to which Fleming and Cotton were members. Marks Golf Course, a location based on the Royal St. The match in “Goldfinger” takes place at the fictional Royal St. The pages in question detail James Bond’s victory in a $10,000 grudge match with Goldfinger – Bond entering the match with a handicap of 9, the same as the author’s. Inscribed on the front free-endpaper: “To Henry Cotton, Who may be amused by pp.92-113, Ian Fleming”. Winning the Open in 1934, 19, Cotton is recognised as the leading British player of the time. Ian Fleming has personally inscribed this first edition copy of “Goldfinger” to the British golfer, Sir Henry Cotton.
The dust wrapper is in near fine (or better) condition with only some extremely minor nicks to edges at creases and spine ends and a very light mark above the ‘E’ of Fleming.Īn inscribed and signed copy of “Goldfinger” in superb condition. A British Book Centre ticket neatly attached to the front flap of the dust wrapper. 8vo – original black cloth with skull motif, dust wrapper not price-clipped, author’s inscription and signature to Henry Cotton, ‘Peterffi’ armorial bookplate. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1959.
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