Sunday 31 January 2010

Thunderball Artwork by Walt Howarth

"Jetpack / Look Up" artwork variation by Walt Howarth using the design by Frank McCarthy for Thunderball.

Italian Thunderball Hardback

"Operazione Tuono" (Thunderball), Ian Fleming, Italian hardcover edition by Garzanti, 1961.

From Russia With Love Puzzle Artwork

Cover artwork for the Arrow James Bond jigsaw puzzle for "From Russia With Love" by Walt Howarth.

Wednesday 27 January 2010

OHMSS VHS Cover Artwork

Cover artwork for the 1988 VHS US version of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"

Sunday 24 January 2010

James Bond in Male Magazine

Cover illustration for the June 1965 Male Magzine, "The Wild Women Of James Bond".

James Bond Role Playing Game



"Assault", Role Playing Game by Victory Games 1986

Dr No Paperback

"Licenza Di Uccidere" (Dr No), Ian Fleming, Italian paperback cover from 1987 edition by Oscar Mondadori Publications.

Saturday 23 January 2010

For Your Eyes Only RPG

"For Your Eyes Only", Role Playing Game by Victory Games, 1986, artwork by Talbot.

Goldfinger Role Playing Game

"Goldfinger II - The Man With The Midas Touch", Role Playing Game by Victory Games 1985

Turkish Paperback Artwork

"KRALIƇENIN HIZMETINDE" (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), Ian Fleming, cover artworks by Aslan Sukur for the Turkish paperback editions by Tay publications 1983/84.
Thanks to Omer from "The Figure Collector" for sharing these!

Tuesday 19 January 2010

Dr No Record Cover

Spanish 45 record with simplified version of Mitchell Hooks' poster design from Dr. No. Thanks to Johan for sharing this.

Cover art from Poland

"Sam chciales te karty czyli" (Casino Royale), paperback published by WEMAin Warsaw 1990 illustration by Marek Piwko

"Ryzyko" (Risico & Proprety of a Lady), Ian Fleming, paperback published by Agencja Praw Autorskich i Wydawnictwo "INTERART", Warsaw 1990, illustration by Marek Lukasik

"Osmiornica" (Octopussy), Ian Fleming, paperback published by Agencja Praw Autorskich i Wydawnictwo "INTERART", Warsaw 1989 illustration by Marek Lukasik

"Goldfinger", Ian Fleming, paperback published by Wydawnictwo "Alfa", Warsaw 1990 illustration by Janusz Oblocki

"Doktor No", Ian Fleming, paperback by "GIG" Spolka z o.o., Warsaw 1989, illustration by Slawomir Skryskiewicz

Thanks to Marcin for providing the scans and book info!

Sunday 17 January 2010

OHMSS Victory RPG

"On Her Majesty's Secret Service", artwork for the role playing game by Victory Games 1987, artwork by Talbot



James Bond Encyclopedia

Bond Leksykon (James Bond Encyclopedia), Kamil M. Smialkowski, hardcover published by Wydawnictwo Pascal, Poland, Bielsko-Biala 2009. Thanks Marcin!

Aston Martin Model Kit by Airfix

Promotional artwork for the Aston Martin Scale Kit from the "James Bond Sercret Agent 007 Movies", Airfix by Craft Master Ohio.

Italian Diamonds Are Forever Hardback

Cover design for "Una Cascata Di Diamanti" Ian Fleming, hardback edition number 229 by Garzanti, Italy from 1962

Saturday 16 January 2010

Goldfinger Puzzle

Illustration for "James Bond Goldfinger" Jigsaw Puzzle by Milton Bradley, 1965

Tuesday 5 January 2010

From Russia With Love EP Cover

EP cover illustration for Matt Monro's "From Russia With Love" recording. I always thought this existed as a b/w concept sketch only. Nice to see the colour one.

Big thank you to Johan for sharing this. Check out his incredible 007 record collection on Flickr!

Monday 4 January 2010

Restoration of the OHMSS concept artwork

Re-construction of Frank McCarthy's concept artwork for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Big thanks to Jonathan for sharing this!

Turkish Octopussy Paperback

"Ahtapot" (Octopussy), original cover artwork by Aslan Sukur for the Turkish paperback edition by Tay publications in 1983/84.

Thanks to Omer from "The Figure Collector" for providing the scans!

The Book Bond

Zencat publishes the excellent blog "The Book Bond" with news about the literary side of 007 - such as the recent auction of the Showcase "Doctor No" comic.

Saturday 2 January 2010

James Bond Role Playing Game

"A View To A Kill", Role Playing Game by Victory Games 1985