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'Real' Bond novels fetch £31,200 | |
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A collection of James Bond memorabilia owned by the man thought to be the inspiration for the fictional spy has fetched more than £31,000 in Edinburgh. | |
The novels were owned by the late Sir Fitzroy Maclean, a former diplomat, soldier and MP. | The novels were owned by the late Sir Fitzroy Maclean, a former diplomat, soldier and MP. |
He became friends with Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, before World War II. | He became friends with Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, before World War II. |
Sir Fitzroy's collection of novels, other personal papers and pictures were expected to sell for up to £20,000. | |
The collection was sold at auctioneers Lyon and Turnbull. It went under the hammer for £26,000 but auction house commission made the price rise to £31,200. | |
Sir Fitzroy was based at embassies in Paris and Moscow and was parachuted into Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia on a secret wartime mission to help Tito. | |
During the war he volunteered for and distinguished himself in the newly established SAS in North Africa. | |
The novels on sale included early editions of Casino Royale, Moonraker, Dr No and From Russia with Love. | |
Describing the works, the Lyon and Turnbull catalogue said: "Various models have been suggested as the prototype for modern fiction's most famous hero, and of them all Sir Fitzroy Maclean - diplomat, war hero, traveller, clan chieftain and outstanding public servant - is one of the most plausible." |
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