BNPS.co.uk (01202)558833<br /> Pic:  SwannAuctionGalleries/BNPS<br /> <br /> A first edition of Thunderball (1961), expected to fetch £9,300 ($12,000).<br /> <br /> A single owner collection of historic James Bond first editions inscribed by Ian Fleming have emerged for sale for £55,000. ($70,000)<br /> <br /> The marquee lot is a first edition of Goldfinger (1959) given by the author to legendary golfer Sir Henry Cotton, who won The Open three times.<br /> <br /> Fleming references the chapters containing the classic golf match between Bond and the villain Auric Goldfinger, whose caddy was Oddjob, in the book.<br /> <br /> The collection of 13 books is being sold by a private collector with US based Swann Auction Galleries.
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