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Mary Wickham BondThree signed first editions, plus associated ephemera:
i. How 007 Got His Name. London: Collins, 1966. 8vo, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, original green buckram boards, dust-jacket
ii. To James Bond, With Love. Lititz: Sutter House, 1980. Large 8vo, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, original blue cloth boards, dust-jacket, dust-jacket slightly frayed at foot of spine
iii. Ninety Years At Home in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh: Dorrance & Co., 1988. 8vo, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, original green buckram boards, dust-jacket
iv. Ephemera, comprising: signed typescript of poem by Mary Wickham Bond ('A Diadem of Diatones for Ruth (in sonnet form)'), 1p; printed advertisement for To James Bond: With Love, 4pp, 8vo; 3 newspaper cuttings (a review of To James Bond With Love, 1p; poem 'A June Night in The Highlands' Garden' and related article; obituary of James Bond, ornithologist)
A successful poet and novelist, Mary Wickham Bond (1898-1997) was also known for her second marriage to the ornithologist James Bond, the namesake of the famous spy character. What was to Mary Bond the 'dullest name in the world' would become one of the best known, much to the chagrin of the real-life James Bond and his wife. Mary didn't mind the attention much during the day, but her husband would get calls at 2 and 3 a.m. from women looking for James Bond. She would answer those calls irritably, saying "Yes, James is here, but this is Pussy Galore and he's busy now". Eventually, she set up a meeting between her husband and Ian Fleming, which led to them becoming friends, and inspiring her 1966 book How 007 Got His Name.