– 27 – A u g u s t 2 0 2 2 Notre Dame Edition Of Knute Rockne’s Autobiography 31. (FOOTBALL) ROCKNE, Knute. The Autobiography of Knute K. Rockne. South Bend, Indiana, 1931. Octavo, original blue cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. $5500. Notre Dame Edition of Rockne’s illustrated autobiography, one of 2400 copies signed by Mrs. Rockne and Father Cavanaugh with a facsimile of Knut Rockne’s signature, featuring a folding facsimile of Rockne’s family tree, with rare original slipcase. The autobiography of legendary football coach Knute Rockne, who led Notre Dame to six national championships and the highest winning percentage in college history (.881), with a record of 105-12-5 over 13 seasons. Without scarce original glassine. Laid in Navy vs. Notre Dame ticket for October 11, 1930, mentioning the official dedication of Notre Dame Stadium. Book very nearly fine, scarce dust jacket very good with shallow chipping to edges, a bit of toning and dampstaining to spine, and a few tape repairs to recto of rear panel. Rare original slipcase expertly repaired with a bit of wear and dampstaining. An extremely good copy, rare with original slipcase. “I Would Remember Him Forever As My Image Of A Man” 30. FLEMING, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. London, 1962. Octavo, original silver-stamped brown paper boards, dust jacket. $3000. First edition of Fleming’s tenth Bond thriller—the author’s unusual examination of his super-spy “from the other end of the gun barrel.” “A significant departure from usual,” The Spy Who Loved Me, in which 007 appears only toward the end of the book, proved to be “the easiest thing [Fleming] had ever done” (Lycett, 381). As he had while composing From Russia, With Love (1957) and Thunderball (1961), the author again toyed with the idea of killing off his phenomenally popular super spy. Although the title page lists the book as being written by Ian Fleming with Vivienne Michel, the “coauthorship credit is a hoax: Vivienne Michel was the name of the wife of one of Fleming’s golfing companions in Jamaica” (Biondi & Pickard, 47). Without quad mark between “E” and “M” of “Fleming” on title page (no priority established). Made into the 1977 film of the same title, starring Roger Moore and Barbara Bach. Owner inkstamp to half title. Book with minor spotting to rear cover; dust jacket with short closed tear at spine head. A near-fine copy.
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