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The imprint, Queen Anne Press, was originally owned by Lord Kemsley, proprietor of the Sunday Times and other newspapers in the 1950s, and was managed by his foreign manager on the Sunday Times, Ian Fleming. Fleming remained at the helm until his death in 1964.

The venture was inconsistently successful despite – or perhaps because of – Fleming’s best efforts. While relishing the post he approached it in typically idiosyncratic style. As a fellow-director complained, "I cannot help thinking that the rather light-hearted atmosphere of our monthly meetings has been misconstrued in some quarters and several of our affairs are not being tackled with the businesslike promptitude and energy that is needed."

Publications at this period included books by Evelyn Waugh and Patrick Leigh Fermor. Queen Anne Press was also the original publisher of the journal, The Book Collector

Queen Anne Press was subsequently absorbed by Robert Maxwell’s publishing empire and became an imprint specialising in sports books. In 2007 it was acquired by Fleming’s literary estate, and is now managed by his niece, Kate Grimond, and his nephew, Fergus Fleming.

With the family connection, inspired by the centenary of Ian Fleming in 2008, and also to celebrate Fleming’s achievement as a book collector, Queen Anne Press’s first publication in its revived form was the complete works of Ian Fleming, which naturally includes all 14 James Bond titles.

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