How old was James Bond supposed to be in the various books by Ian Fleming?

Bond was in his late thirties in the books, but if you look at references in the first book Casino Royale he has to be in his mid-40s at least (he was noted to be an experienced gambler before WW II).

The definitive age reference is in the novel You Only Live Twice. He tells Tiger Tanaka he was born in the Year of the Rat, which was 1924. So Bond was 40 in 1964 (the year the novel as published). As only two books from Fleming came after that, you have the age as being between 35 and 42(ish).

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