What if...

What if Raquel Welch would have starred in Thunderball?

First Editions From Sweden

Cover Artwork for Swedish first editions of:

• Kamrat mördare (From Russia With Love), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1958, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.
• Ur dödlig synvinkel (For Your Eyes Only), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1962, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.

Thanks to Stephan for sharing these scans!

Diamonds Are Forever - First Edition from Denmark

Cover artwork for the first Danish edition of "Diamanter Varer Evigt" (Diamonds Are Forever) by Jan (Ian) Fleming, Grafisk Forlag Kobenhavn, 1957. Art by Sigvald Hagsted.

50 Years Of Movie Posters

"James Bond 007 - 50 Years Of Movie Posters", Alastair Dougall, Dorling Kindersley UK, hardcover in slipcase. A very comprehensive collection of 007 movie posters with several concept artworks I've never seen before such as the concept for "From Russia With Love" above.

Italian Magazine Artwork

Illustration for serialisation of Ian Fleming's "Diamonds Are Forever" in the Italian magazine "Domenica Del Corriere". Artwork by Tabet.

Catalanian Book Cover

Book cover for the first Catalan language edition of Ian Fleming's James Bond novel "Goldfinger", published in 1996.

Japanese Thunderball Comic

Japanese Thunderball comic, artwork by Takao Saito.

James Bond Biography

Cover artwork for the US edition of the "James Bond - The Authorized Biography Of 007" John Pearson, Grove Press 1986, artist unknown.

Model Kit Artwork

James Bond / Goldfinger themed artwork for Aurora Aston Martin model kit box. Thanks to Jim for finding this!

German Thunderball Cover

Updated book cover artwork by Michael Gillette for the German edition of "Feuerball" (Thunderball). More details here.

First Edition Covers From Sweden

• Casino Royale, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1955, Artwork by Adolf Hallman
• Leva och låta dö (Live And Let Die), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1954, Art by Adolf Hallman
• Attentat (Moonraker), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1957, Artwork by Leif Zetterling
• Doden spelar falskt (Diamonds Are Forever), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1956, Art by Leif Zetterling

• Kamrat mördare (From Russia With Love), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1958, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.
• Döden på Jamaica (Dr No), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1958, Artwork by Leif Zetterling
• Goldfinger, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1960, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.
• Ur dödlig synvinkel (For Your Eyes Only), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1962, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.

• Askbollen (Thunderball), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1962, Artwork by Leif Zetterling
• Älskade spion (The Spy Who Loved Me), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1965
• I hennes majestäts hemliga tjänst (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1965, Artwork by Yrjö Edelman
• Man lever bara tva ganger (You Only Live Twice), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1964, Artwork by Hans Arnold 
• Mannen med den gyllene pistolen (The Man With The Golden Gun), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1965, Artwork by Hans Arnold 
• Octopussy, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1966, Artwork by Hans Arnold

Big thanks to Anders from "From Sweden With Love " for sharing these covers with me. Check out his site!

New MI6 Magazine

Check out the latest issue of MI6 Confidential magazine: It features art from the Barbican exhibition and a retrospective look back at the history of Daniel Craig's teaser posters. More info here.

Unused Book Cover Artwork

Unused cover artwork for the James Bond continuation novel "Devil May Care".  Art by Mark Stutzman, 20x14 inch,  gouache on illustration paper. From the collection of Thomas Nixdorf.

007 Legends Concept Artwork

Digital concept artwork for the "License To Kill" mission in the upcoming video game "007 Legends". Thanks to MI6 for sharing this!

John Gardner Large Print Covers

Large print editions of John Gardner James Bond 007 novels:

• Death Is Forever, 1993
• Seafire, 1996
• Scorpius published by Thorndike 1988
• The Man from Barbarossa, 1992

• Win, Lose or Die,published by Isis 1990 in the UK.
• No Deals, Mr. Bond, published by Isis 1987
• Brokenclaw, 1990
• Never Send Flowers,1994

You Only Live Twice Art Tribute

"You Only Live Twice" tribute artwork by Graham Kennedy. Check out his other works here.

Entertainment Weekly Artwork

Artwork in Entertainment Weekly  magazine, 10 August 2012, illustration by Mark Stutzman.

Original VHS Cover Artwork

Original artwork by Tom Stimpson for the VHS video covers of "Goldfinger" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Thanks to Sam for sharing these!

Japanese OHMSS Comic

Japanese comic adaptation of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Art by Takao Saito.

Corgi Lotus Esprit Designs

Designs used by Corgi in 1977 for the Lotus Esprit  from "The Spy Who Loved Me". Thanks to Robert for sharing these!

Dr No Artwork

Dr No tribute artwork for the 50th anniversary by Tomasz Wagner. More of his Bond artwork here and his site here.

Diamonds Are Forever Artwork

Diamonds Are Forever themed artwork based on the assumption that Lazenby would have continued. Art by Steve Sistilli - check out his other works here.

Another Shrinking Bikini

Claudine Auger's bikini was altered in the US version of the Thunderball Beach artwork by Robert McGinnis. Similar alterations were applied to the "Look Out" artwork and the "You Only Live Twice" bath scene. Thanks to Stephen for finding this!

The Spy Who Loved Me Teaser Brochure

The Spy Who Loved Me - Cover of the teaser promotion brochure. Found at The Best Little Film House.

Danish First Edition Cover

Cover artwork of the the first Danish edition of "Doden Ma Vente" (Goldfinger), Grafisk Forlag 1959, artwork by William Petersen. This first edition is an oversized softcover book, not the usual hardcover.

Thunderball Storyboard

Storyboard for Thunderball, published in Esquire magazine June 1965.

US Library Editions

"Casino Royale" and other James Bond 007 library editions, Ian Fleming, published by MacMillan in 1965. These were published alongside the 9 book club editions (black boards with coloured spine stripe). A small contingent of these prints were issued a new dust jacket and were sold exclusively to libraries.

Daniel Craig

Quick painting of Daniel Craig in anticipation of Skyfall, gouache, 20x30cm.

Original Diamonds Are Forever Artwork

Original artwork for the cover of the US Signet paperback edition of "Diamonds Are Forever". Artwork by Barye Phillips (Thanks Rick).
 
The painting was originally owned by Anne Fleming. She gave it to Mr and Mrs Beckett - who worked for the Fleming's - as a retirement present in 1974.

Catching Bullets

Cover artwork for the upcoming book "Catching Bullets - Memoirs of a Bond Fan" by Mark O’Connell. Due in September 2012 by Splendid Books.