Saturday, 17 March 2012

Italian First Edition of Live And Let Die

"Vivi e lascia morire" (Live And Let Die), Ian fleming, first Italian hardcover edition by Garzanti 1956.

Goldfinger Production Artwork

1964 production drawings for Goldfinger, black ink, ~22 x 32 cm

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Thunderball Illustrations from Esquire

Illustrations for the June 1965 article about "Thunderball" in Esquire magazine. Artwork by Wright and Spencer

You Only Live Twice Storyboard Art

Storyboard sequence for the Little Nellie air fight in "You Only Live Twice", artist unknown.

Monday, 12 March 2012

Original MWGG Artwork

Morten made me aware of an interesting fact about the artwork by McGinnis for "The Man With The Golden Gun" that he found on Dr. Shatterhand's Botanical Garden: The Kung Fu fighters in the poster were added by artist Basil Gogos as a hindsight. An attempt of re-creation below. Check out the full story on Dr. Shatterhand's Botanical Garden website.

From Russia With Love Laserdisc Artwork

Cover artwork for the RCA CED laserdisc edition of "From Russia With Love". Thanks to Carl for sharing the scan!

Sunday, 11 March 2012

FRWL Storyboard

Storyboard for "From Russia With Love" by Syd Cain.

AVTAK Concept Art

"A View To A Kill" concept art by Eric Pulford. Sold at Christie's in 1998.

James Bond Film Viewer

James Bond 007 Film Viewer. The grey image is taken from the Thunderball US pressbook, the image fragment on the right from a Christie's auction catalogue. Does not look like the same cover artwork. Has anyone ever seen the original?

Saturday, 10 March 2012

From Russia With Love Artwork

The European advertising campaign for "From Russia With Love" established the iconic Bond pose in 1963. The Italian artist Renato Fratini created a blueprint which was adapted in many countries. I don't quite understand why the art was re-painted so many time but I like the subtle variations that this produced.

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

@ Søren

Odd post this time: I was contacted by an old collector friend (I think) but his email bounces, so I'm trying this instead. @ Søren: Can't reply to your email, can you contact me again, please?

Saturday, 3 March 2012

FRWL UK Advance Poster

British advance poster for "From Russia With Love", artwork by Renato Fratini, design my Eric Pulford , release poster as comparison below.

You Only Live Twice Storyboard Art

"You Only Live Twice" storyboard sequence from Esquire Magazine.

Haircut

I found a French re-issue poster for "On Ne Vit Que Deux Fois" (You Only Live Twice, middle) on the net. It uses the "Viva James Bond" artwork by Yves Thos (Original left) but the woman has a new haircut (right).

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

You Only Live Twice Artwork from Esquire Magazine

Artwork from 1967 Esquire magazine to illustrate an article about "You Only Live Twice", art by Roy Spencer

Saturday, 25 February 2012

Sketches by Tom Jung

Head over to Thomas' excellent Facebook page with sketches by Tom Jung for the "Man With The Golden Gun" villains poster artwork.

From Russia With Love - Paperback Art

"From Russia, with Love" (Now with comma) paperback published by OUP Oxford in June 2008.

James Bond Toy Artwork

More or less fortunate artwork advertising a toy gun by Lonestar and a James Bond wristwatch made in Hong Kong.

Sunday, 19 February 2012

Corgi Toys Advertising

1972 print advertisement for the "Diamonds Are Forever" toys by Corgi

Spanish Magazine Artwork

Magazine novel edition of "From Russia With Love" by Circulo Del Crimen, Spain.

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Goldfinger Artwork

Goldfinger art tribute by Graham Kennedy. Check out more of his work here.

Sunday, 5 February 2012

007 Paperbacks from Greece

A random collection of James Bond 007 paperback covers from Greece.

Spanish James Bond 007 Hardcover Editions

Cover artwork for hardcover editions of all Ian Fleming James Bond novels published 1999 by RBA in Spain.

007 Shopping Bag

Imai James Bond 007 / Thunderball themed paperbag from Japan. Merci to Thierry for sharing this!

Saturday, 28 January 2012

MI6 Confidential

MI6 Confidential Magazine with focus on James Bond 007 artwork. Check it out here.


Sunday, 22 January 2012

Spanish Bond Game

Cover illustration for Spanish James Bond Game by Falomir Juegos, approx. 1989.

Friday, 13 January 2012

Live And Let Die Letterhead

Illustration for the letterhead of "Live And Let Die" with a very Connery style Bond image.

Corgi Catalogue Artwork

Illustration from the 1969 Corgi toy catalogue feturing the Toyota 2000 from "You Only Live Twice" and the Aston Martin from "Goldfinger"

Monday, 2 January 2012

Diamonds Are Forever Concept Art

Concept artwork for "Diamonds Are Forever" by an unknown artist. Other concepts for DAF below.

Thanks to Thomas, check out his growing collection of artwork on his Facebook page.

TV Magazine Cover

TV Satellite magazine "Orbit" cover, May 1987, featuring Timothy Dalton and a James Bond 007 dossier.