The James Bond Archives

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Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. They give unique insights into the movie-making process, revealing what their strategies and objectives were, and stating what worked well and what was ultimately disappointing. Bound in black cloth with scarlet cloth over boards, titles blocked in crimson and gilt to upper board, gilt titles to spine, illustrated endpapers. Paul Duncan has edited 50 film books for TASCHEN, including the award-winning The Ingmar Bergman Archives, and authored Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick in the Film Series.

To commemorate , editor Paul Duncan sifted through the to source photos, storyboards, and production materials traversing every Bond film ever made. Some of the best photos include Sean Connery in the casino with the first Bond woman Sylvia Trench in "Dr No", Sean Connery being temporarily outwitted by Captain Nash on the train in "From Russia With Love", landscape shots of Piz Glora from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and Roger Moore meeting Major Anya Amasova for the first time at the Pyramids in "The Spy Who Loved Me". To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.However, the inclusion of the 1983 "Never Say Never Again" is probably justified, as although it was made outside the official franchise, it is a serious effort at a Bond movie, and after all - it has Sean Connery in it! The papers mainly consist of friendly professional letters, telegrams, notes and postcards concerning Frampton's employment and also contains some significant early material, kept by Frampton as recycled scrap paper.

And after Roger Moore's first two Bonds were not total successes, the team decided to throw everything at "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker" to go bigger and better than ever before. An indispensable reference work compiled by the President of the James Bond 007 International Fan Club. Art book format, illustrated throughout with film stills, set photos, posters, books, stunt stills, and more.Please Note: By their very nature, all signed books will have been handled several times before they get to you.