The Diamond Smugglers (1957)

Based on a series of articles by Ian Fleming that appeared in the London Sunday Times in September and October of 1957, The Diamond Smugglers takes a look at the exciting world of illicit diamond buying. This was the first book to carry the “Glidrose Productions Ltd.” copyright.

Author

Introduction

Publication History

First Editions

• London: Jonathan Cape.
• New York: Macmillan, 1958.

Later British Hardbacks

• London: Ian Fleming Publications, 2009. With an introduction by Fergus Fleming.

British Paperbacks

• London: Pan, 1960. 2nd printing, 1963
• London: Vintage, 2013. With an introduction by Fergus Fleming. ISBN 978-0-099-57819-2

American Paperbacks

• New York: Collier, 1964.
• New York: Dell, 1965.

International Editions

• Unknown, 1964. A “Taiwanese piracy” of the first US edition.

Reviews

• Booklist, 15 July 1958, p. 627.
• Kirkus Reviews, 15 February 1958, p. 167.
• Anne Ross, New York Herald Tribune Book Review, 8 June 1958, p. 8.
• John Barkham, “Dark Deeds and Glittering Gems,” New York Times Book Review, 22 June 1958, p. 17.
• J. Malcaren-Ross, Punch 234 (1958), p. 104.
• L. G. Offord, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 June 1958, p. 25.
• Dan Jacobson, “Not So Sparkling,” Spectator, 13 December 1957, pp. 844–845.
• D. B. B., Springfield Republican, 18 May 1958, p. 9C.
• “The Lure of Diamonds,” Times Literary Supplement, 17 January 1958, p. 33.