Recent book cover designs of the james bond novels. James bond cover book the man with the golden james bond movie posters. This lavish, filmbyfilm guide boasts the most impressive visual collection of james bond movie posters to date. Top 10 most collectable james bond paperbacks artistic. James bond movie theme songs, ranked worst to best rolling. Vintage paperback designs ian flemings james bond novels. Apr 01, 2015 original signet book cover art a rare photo of ian fleming posing in front what appears to be the original cover artwork for the first us signet paperback editions of casino royale and goldfinger. Published in 1968 by glidrose productions, it was written by robert markham, a pseudonym created by glidrose for british novelist kingsley amis. Pierce brosnan is the best james bond public group facebook.
Sixty years of james bonds casino royale in pictures. Oct 06, 2015 now in paperback, dks definitive james bond. From russia with love paperback book vintage 007 edition. Elements from the early signet covers would find their way onto the new series covers, notably goldfinger. Initially created as the main character in a series of spy novels by ian fleming, james bond has become an international spy thriller franchise comprised of movies, books, and video games. Fleming wrote the novel in early 1957 at his goldeneye estate in jamaica. Collecting vintage paperback books vintage bookseller. May 08, 2008 the early fleming book covers ranged from subtle to lurid, from literary to pulp fiction the latter especially on the iconic pan uk paperback series, several shown below with the yellow rounded title box at the top of the front cover. James bond paperback novel collection vintage youtube. What you get is tons of information covering all the james bond movies except for 1967s casino royale from dr. Welcome to piz gloria, the website dedicated to collecting paperbacksoftback novels featuring the character james bond 007 created by ian fleming.
The penguin 007 collection all 14 james bond books in a nice box paperback january 1, 2006 4. Colonel sun was the first continuation james bond novel published after the 1964 death of ian fleming. This stunning series of james bond covers were the paperback presence of ian fleming s character during the height of its fame in the 1960s and the sean connery films. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is also the title of the tenth james bond film and the third to star roger moore as commander james bond, british secret service agent 007. Press release there is only one bond unveiling the new bond book covers.
Cape 1st, roger moore as james bond account of filming lald, james bond, the authorized biography by john pearson, the book of bond, the james bond dossier and thrilling cities printed as parts 1 and 2, with covers that make one cohesive picture laid side by side. Blood fever a james bond adventure, new cover by charlie higson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See more ideas about james bond books, james bond and bond. James bond, often referred to by his code name, 007, is a british secret service agent. His style revolutionized british design in the 1960s at the height of spyfever. The most common paperback book cover material is paper.
Michaels book cover illustrations are now being sold as signed and numbered limited edition prints exclusively from electric works gallery originally released in 2008 to celebrate the centenary of ian fleming. In the week that new james bond film skyfall is released, emmavictoria farr looks at some of the vintage first edition covers from the 007 books. Early issue james bond paperback books with different cover artwork for two 1950s printings my cousin rachel, a classic novel by daphne du maurier. Top 10 most collectable james bond paperbacks artistic licence. This explains why some editions are listed with the same printing but a different cover. This is a really great book with wonderful illustrations, photos and more important an exhaustive amount of details surrounding the world of james bond. Piz gloria the website dedicated to collecting james bond. The novel begins in a similar fashion to moonraker with an acquaintance of bond junius du pont from casino royale meeting. Sep 06, 2012 buy dr no james bond 007 01 by fleming, ian isbn. Buy now from russia with love paperback book vintage 007 edition. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. British goldfinger james bond novel written by ian fleming, 10th paperback edition 224 pages pan book number x238 pan books london. Raymond hawkey 19302010 mi6 the home of james bond 007. Literature quiz james bond novels by original signet paperback covers random literature or james bond quiz can you judge a book by its cover and identify the correct james bond novel based on the original signet paperback cover.
Fleming hinted so in you only live twice, in bond s obituary, that his adventures were the basis of a series of sensational novels. Stunning james bond book covers by michael gillette, featuring classic bond girls such as vesper lynd, honey rider and tracy bond in vintage pinup form. This sam peffer peff paperback cover is interesting because it illustrates, for the first time on a cover, the gruesome torture that james bond endured at the hands of le chiffre. Original signet book cover art the art of james bond. Can you judge a book by its cover and identify the correct james bond novel based on the original signet paperback cover. The authorized biography of 007 is that james bond is based upon a real mi6 agent. Many paperback books from this era featured cover artwork not used by todays publishers. Here are the james bond uk first edition paperbacks spanning 1955 casino royale to 1979 james bond and moonraker.
Michaels book cover illustrations are now being sold as signed and numbered limited edition prints exclusively from electric works gallery. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Apr 12, 20 this sam peffer peff paperback cover is interesting because it illustrates, for the first time on a cover, the gruesome torture that james bond endured at the hands of le chiffre. The james bond literary franchise is a series of novels and short stories, first published in 1953 by ian fleming, a british author, journalist, and former naval intelligence officer. Best james bond books 85 books meet your next favorite book. You can see the cover design below on this blog post. The concept for these was audaciously bald, even by beverleys standards. James bond 007 is an agent for the british secret service. Frazetta the definitive reference overflows with fantastic images, an index of every published frazetta work and insightful commentary on this fantasyart icon. The website was last updated on april 1, 2020 at 9.
David spurlock and andrew steven with a foreword by frazetta close personal friend dr. They also feature a selfadhesive, delay bond adhesive that allows repositioning to eliminate place errors during application, but the adhesive cures permanently several hours after application so the covers cannot be removed. But before signet unleashed their familiar paperback series, they released earlier editions with terrific covers that are now highly collectible. Nemesis, forever and a day, james bond, the spy who loved me, james bond and. The paperback covers are designed by publisher random houses inhouse team to emphasise the cool sophistication of ian flemings. Ian flemmings james bond books commentary by jbm from mrcreepshow09. This james bond 007 book cover project has been a fanmade labor of love that. Goldfinger, published in 1959, is the seventh james bond novel written by ian fleming. The penguin 007 collection all 14 james bond books in a. No, goldfinger, for your eyes only short stories including a view to a kill and quantum of solace, thunderball, the spy who loved me, on her majesties secret service, you only live twice, the man with the golden gun, octopussy and the living. This stunning series of james bond covers were the paperback presence. Make offer james bond 007 x5 in paperback ian fleming john gardner used brilliant.
Bond movie theme songs are the cinematic equivalents of paperback book series covers they suggest famili this is the end, but james bond always returns. Raymond hawkey was a illustrious trendsetting graphic designer who designed newspapers, magazines, book covers and even film credits sequences. List of james bond novels and short stories wikipedia. Anyway, perhaps le barrows crowning achievement were the covers for triadpanthers paperback range of ian flemings james bond novels, issued out of sequence, i believe, i. American thriller book cover 1950s pulp paperback book. With kind permisson from the thomas nixdorf collection. Starting with on her majestys secret service in 1964, signet would return to doing original covers for the remaining bond paperbacks as they were released signets parent company, nal, was now publishing the. Make offer vintage james bond books ian fleming2 first edition and 1 2nd edition. Collecting paperback books from the 40s, 50s and 60s can be a fun and interesting hobby. Discover our readytowear, accessories, collectibles and memorabilia. Glidrose had intended publishing a series of james bond novels written by different authors under the robert markham name, but colonel sun was the. See more ideas about cover, pulp fiction and book cover art. For whatever reason, the later books are very hard to find as true uk paperback firsts. Welcome to piz gloria, the website dedicated to collecting paperback softback novels featuring the character james bond 007 created by ian fleming.
The key is to find copies without a price on the cover. Paperback book my cousin rachel, a classic novel by daphne du maurier. I thought it might be nice to not only show to the covers of these book, but the backs as well. This was released for ian flemings birthday in 2008 in a tragically limited run by penguin. You can read more about ian fleming and james bond books at my blog. Sep 25, 2016 this is a short video on how to protect your paperback book collection to keep your collection in pristine order. This is a short video on how to protect your paperback book collection to keep your collection in pristine order. They were the first series of bond books to use modern typefaces.
We recently unveiled the iconic vintage classics covers and are delighted to now share with you the first seven covers in the contemporary vintage paperback series, which will be published on 2 august 2012 in the english language worldwide exc usacanada. Piz gloria the website dedicated to collecting james. Original artwork for the us jove paperback cover of diamonds are forever by barnett plotkin. No, casino royale, moonraker or the james bond encyclopedia. Set completely in england, it follows bond s mission to stop an industrialist sir hugo drax from destroying london with a nuclear weapon the novels name was used in 1979 for the eleventh official film in the. Similar to lp album covers, the long term value of paperback books is at least in part due to the cover artwork. The spy who loved me is the ninth novel and tenth book in the james bond series by ian fleming, first published in 1962. James bond novels by original signet paperback covers quiz. Our friends over at the book bond got the scoop on the paperback cover design for the upcoming release of trigger mortis by anthony horowitz and i am happy for them. I believe they even released it one day before ian fleming publications and that is how splendid marketing is done.
James bond movie posters james bond books james bond movies science fiction books pulp fiction casino royale book cover art book art book covers pan g 216 moonraker, the eleventh james bond film in the official eon series, opened in the uk on june it was directed by lewis gilbert. See more ideas about books, cover and james bond books. Nov 11, 2011 the true paperback first editions of thunderball and the spy who loved me, published in 1962 and 1963, would also sport series covers. Permanent paperback book covers are usually sold in several sizes that are cut or trimmed to fit the book height.
Such a shame he didnt do diamonds are forever as connery just seemed to walk through that one. Complete set of 14 first edition james bond novels. Barnett plotkin artwork original the art of james bond. During his life, fleming wrote a dozen bond books, but james bond would go on to be featured in more than twenty five movies. James bond on her majestys secret service by ian fleming book cover film version one of the best bond books and movies.
It is also the third james bond film in the official eon productions series, and the third to star sean connery as the suave and sophisticated british secret service agent james bond. No is the sixth novel by the english author ian fleming to feature his british secret service agent james bond. Nov 02, 2015 james bond movie theme songs are the cinematic equivalents of paperback bookseries covers they suggest familiarity and course with the promise of a compelling new adventure for western. I swiped the bold james bond branded logo from the 1980s paperback. James bond uk first edition paperbacks 19551979 the book bond. Original cover artwork for the swedisch hardcover edition of iskallt for 007 icebreaker written by john gardner. Broccolis eon productions and was released in 1977. Dynamite covers by jimmy cheung for the first three issues of new james bond comic. Moonraker is the third novel by british author ian fleming, based on the fictional british secret service agent commander james bond, first published by jonathan cape on april 7, 1955. Piz gloria the website dedicated to collecting james bond 007.
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