Education
He was educated at Caterham School and Roehampton Institute London.
He was educated at Caterham School and Roehampton Institute London.
He is also an authority on J.K. Rowling first editions. According to Fleming-family publisher Queen Anne Press, Gilbert is perhaps the foremost expert on the works of Ian Fleming and the literary history of James Bond. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, which was published in October 2012, is the result of both a career immersed in the writings of Ian Fleming, and four years intensive research following Fleming’s centenary year in 2008.
Gilbert has appeared on radio and television discussing his subject and in various Bond-related publications including 007 Magazine, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and MI6 Confidential.
Through Adrian Harrington booksellers, he has become an internationally renowned dealer in rare Fleming material, and is a member of the Ian Fleming Foundation.