Jack I ve told you do a search on the British library using the term john pearson james bond biography Looks for the ealiest published book It s 1973 It s Sidgwick and Jackson It s James Bond the authorized biography of 007 Your own searches have included the term authorised I suggest you leave the word out altogether and re do the searches There can be no accusation of skewing the results if you follow that suggestion You want an RfC so much start one