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  A Season of James Bond 007

  £895.00

  “The names Bond…James Bond.“

  Exploitation of the James Bond phenomenon took many forms. Commercial tie-ins became popular, and films were often re-packaged as double bills for subsequent re-releases. Here, however, we have a British cinema UK quad promoting a “A Season of James Bond 007” films. Believed to date from 1972, participating cinemas would have used this poster to advertise special screenings of earlier Sean Connery Bond films, choosing from “Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice” and “Diamonds Are Forever”. A simple yet striking design, the “trademark” gun barrell opening credits imagery was considered so recognisable, that it would be sufficient to draw paying audiences. These don’t turn up that often especially in this excellent unrestored, originally folded (as issued) condition; the black background is rich and unfaded. It presents and displays superbly and represents a fine example of a scarce and extremely collectable James Bond vintage movie memorabilia.

  Trivia: Maurice Binder designed the gun barrel opening at the last minute, by pointing a pinhole camera through a real gun barrel. The actor in the sequence is not Sir Sean Connery, but stuntman Bob Simmons. Connery didn’t film the sequence until Thunderball (1965).

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  James Bond: Thunderball

  £295.00

  “Bond drives an Aston…naturally”

  In 1965, Aston Martin released this tie-in advertisement poster featuring Bond’s DB5 in their dealer showrooms to promote their association with the James Bond franchise and the latest release “Thunderball”, at the time the highest grossing film series on record. Original, 1965 are extremely scarce and in some cases prohibitively expensive, but in 1999 Bond Producer’s EON authorised a limited edition licenced print run of only 400 posters. They were printed to approximately the same size as the originals (British double crown size – 20″ x 30″) and are identifiable by the unique limited edition hand written number on each one – in this case 384/400. Presented rolled in excellent condition this is hugely desirable and very collectable and would be a worthy addition to any collection of James Bond movie memorabilia and is a truly impressive 007 poster.

  Trivia: On October 27, 2010, the Aston Martin DB5 used in this movie and Goldfinger (1964) was sold, fully “loaded”, to American classic car collector Harry Yeaggy for a reported $4 million by London’s RM Auctions. The car had only one previous private owner, an American radio station owner named Jerry Lee, who purchased the car directly from the Aston Martin factory in 1969 for $12,000. Lee had kept the car at his Pennsylvania house for over forty years.

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  James Bond: Thunderball

  £195.00

  “Bond drives an Aston…naturally”

  “Thunderball” sees 007’s fourth screen outing as the action moves to the exotic Bahamas as the agent with a licence to kill tackles S.P.E.C.T.R.E’s Emilio Largo who is holding the world to ransom with two stolen nuclear warheads. This photo montage style Swiss one-sheet features striking mixture of key scenes and characters. I particularly like the large 007 logo with Connery silhouette which runs across the bottom. The design is exclusive to the 1970s Swiss re-release and not found anywhere else. Presented in excellent unrestored folded (as issued) condition this presents superbly with minimal handling wear and represents a fantastic piece of collectable James Bond cinematic memorabilia from the Sean Connery era.

  Trivia: On October 27, 2010, the Aston Martin DB5 used in this movie and Goldfinger (1964) was sold, fully “loaded”, to American classic car collector Harry Yeaggy for a reported $4 million by London’s RM Auctions. The car had only one previous private owner, an American radio station owner named Jerry Lee, who purchased the car directly from the Aston Martin factory in 1969 for $12,000. Lee had kept the car at his Pennsylvania house for over forty years.

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  James Bond: Thunderball

  £325.00

  “Look Up ! Look Down ! Look Out ! Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All !”

  Sean Connery’s fourth appearance as James Bond is celebrated in this officially licensed, 007 Spy Guise, fan-club-commissioned edition of the classic “Thunderball” quad artwork. The explosive panoramic design combines Robert McGinnis’ sophisticated character illustration with Frank McCarthy’s dynamic action imagery, creating one of the most recognisable alternative campaigns in the history of 007.

  Bond takes centre stage with his jet pack and Walther PPK, surrounded by underwater combat, sharks, the Disco Volante and glamorous figures from Terence Young’s spectacular 1965 adventure. Bold slogans including “Look Up! Look Down! Look Out!” and “James Bond Does It Everywhere!” perfectly capture the film’s confident humour, exotic danger and large-scale spectacle. In homage to the original 1965 UK quad design this example includes the misspelt name of Jack Whittingham.

  Issued under licence in 1995, with most posters remaining in the hands of Bond collectors this, rare to market example is hand-numbered #4026 from a limited edition of 5,000. Presented rolled and remaining in superb condition, its wide cinematic composition and celebrated artwork give it tremendous visual impact, making it an exceptional display piece for collectors of Sean Connery, James Bond and classic illustrated film advertising.

  Trivia: The dictionary definition of the word “Thunderball” is, it was a military term used by U.S. soldiers to describe the mushroom cloud seen during the testing of atomic bombs. Hence its use as a title, because this would be the result of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. detonating the stolen atomic bombs.

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