Illustration from the weekly German magazine "Stern" for the promotion of Ian Fleming's "Du Lebst Nur Zweimal" (You Only Live Twice). Artwork by Urs Landis.
Some nerdy trivia on the side: When the first book edition of YOLT was released in Germany, it was called "James Bond Rides The Tiger".
Thanks to Thomas from the Nixdorf Collection for sharing this!
Bengali editions of James Bond books.I found these on Facebook (I believe) but do not remember the person who posted them. But: Thank you for sharing them - they are something different!
Illustration for the introduction of Ian Fleming’s “Du Lebt Nur Zweimal” (You Only Live Twice) in the German magazine “Stern”, March 1965.
Three different shop displays from the British news agent chain WH Smith promoting merchandise for the film "Thunderball". These images come from the WH Smith inhouse promotion magazine "Contact" published in 1966. Thanks to Robin for sharing these!
Repainted "Look Down" Thunderball artwork used for a Japanese toy camera box.
Original artwork by John McLusky for the comic adaptation of "Casino Royale"
in the UK newspaper Daily Express. Thanks to Sebastian for sharing this!
Pressbooks for "Dr No" from Argentina and Spain (Re-release).
German pressbook called Werberatschlag (advertising advice) for "James Bond 007 Jagt Dr. No" (Dr No). It consists of a fold-out envelope that features a mini-poster and images of the release posters on the back.Inside is a collection of sheets with newspaper ads and photos for the press.
German press information. The inside is a collection of typed text with information about the movie. Also a preview slide that was used instead of a trailer.
Cover artwork for the Danish comic book "Risico", painted by Jordi Penalva(At least the signature looks like him).
Cover artwork for the Danish comic version of "Man Lever Kun To Gange" (You Only Live Twice), issue 12. The artwork is clearly based on Connery in Goldfinger.
Cover artwork for the Danish James Bond Agent 007 comic "Dod Og Diamanter" (Diamonds Are forever). Artist unknown. If I remember correctly, I've got this from my collector friend Soeren over 20 years ago.
What to you get when you cross the "Moonraker" advance poster with the Airfix model kit? The June 79 cover for the "New Scientist" magazine. Thanks to Robin for sharing this.
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". Thanks to Stephan for finding this photo.
Cover artwork for the Danish comic version of Ian Fleming's "Moonraker, published by A/S Interpresse.
French marketing material for "Dr No": Scenario (1 page back and front), press kit (multiple pages in folder and press book/campaign book (4 page flyer). Thanks to Michael from 007 Collector and Frédéric from Association 007 Collectors for their help.
Synopsis from Belgium and pressbook from Denmark. Thanks to Søren for sharing his collection.
Poster artwork for "Never Say Never Again" by French artist Michel Landi.
James Bond book tribute artwork by Gerald Wadsworth. He is creating watercolours for all books. Check out his work here.
Nice surprise in the post this week: Print from "From Sweden With Love". Artwork by Steffen Winkler. Check out his site here
Big thanks to Anders from the "From Sweden With Love" site for this!
Copyright © From
Sweden with Love
Tribute artwork for "Dr No": Source artwork in gouache, 40x30cm (top) and in a UK quad-style setting (left).
"Thunderball" themed lunchbox. It appears that it must have been issued after 1967 as it also shows Little Nellie.
Thanks to Larry for sharing this!
Reconstruction of the UK "Dr. No" 16 sheet as shown in the Exhibitors Campaign Book. Does anyone know if this really exists or seen a copy of it?
Chinese cover artwork for the paperback edition of "For Your Eyes Only" by Ian Fleming. Unconfirmed as I don't read Chinese.
Sean Connery painted by Dave Seguin, Check out his work here.
Cover artwork for "El Espia que me amo" (The Spy Who Loved Me), issue 37 of the James Bond comic series published by Zig Zag in 1970.
French Lobby Cards for"Bons Baisers De Russie" (From Russia With Love). The French pressbook claims that there are 30 b/w lobby cards. So far I have found 21. Also there is one that exists in landscape and portrait format. A bit odd. Can one of my readers shed light on this?
Big thanks to Andreas from Vintage Movie Posters for sharing his cards with me. Check out his page.
Fictional "From Russia With Love" poster in the style of Thunderball. As an illustration fan, I was never quite keen on the US photo advertising campaign for "From Russia With Love" - although it was ground-braking for it's time.
How would the campaign have looked if UA had hired McCarthy and McGinnis to do the job? Probably a bit more refined than this ;-) Still: It was fun to do.
Here is my third piece for my planned "From Russia With Love" tribute poster. 80x60cm, gouache on artboard. The images below show sketches and the different stages of painting.
Cover artwork of 1964 hardback edition of Ian Fleming's "For Your Eyes Only" from Thailand
Full dust jacket and book
The back features the covers for "Dr No", From Russia With Love", "Goldfinger" and "Diamonds Are Forever".
"Bigger Than Life - Ken Adam's Film Design", book accompanying the Ken Adam exhibition at the Deutsche Kinematek Museum, Berlin. Published by Kerber 2014.
Cover artwork for the new James Bond audio books by Audible.
