The endless flirting between Tanis Eva Bulkeley Guinness (1908-1993) and Charles 'Teddy' Edward Harold John Phillips (1907-2006) proved to be a nuisance to Ian Fleming in early 1954, attempting to write Moonraker (1955), his concentration was frequently interrupted by their pet names of 'Bear' and 'Lion'.
The married couple Tanis and Teddy resided with the Flemings at their Goldeneye estate the following year for, in Ann Fleming's words, 'twelve interminable days' (quoted in Lycett). First edition, second impression, presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, 'To Tanis and Teddy Read and burn! from The Author.
