"Diamonds Are Forever" 1956 FLEMING, Ian Dioramas/ Shadowboxes In aptly coloured 'Imperial Royal'

In aptly coloured 'Imperial Royal' blue boards w/ 'napoleonic' gilt crest

Illustrated by Michael Jackson

The cartoons were originally drawn for several leading magazine including The Sketch

Aston Martin DB5 in British Racing Green colour

Cecil Beaton's scarce first book

"Diamonds Are Forever" 1956 FLEMING, Ian Dioramas/ Shadowboxes In aptly coloured 'Imperial Royal'FLEMING, Ian [215] pp. The Macmillan Company 1956 First Printing 7 1 2" x 5 1 4" Jacket design by H. Lawrence Hoffman Diamonds Are Forever is the fourth novel by the British author Ian Fleming to feature his fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond. Fleming wrote the story at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, inspired by a Sunday Times article on diamond smuggling. The book was first published by Jonathan Cape in the United Kingdom on 26 March