The James Bond Archives

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Bound in black cloth with scarlet cloth over boards, titles blocked in crimson and gilt to upper board, gilt titles to spine, illustrated endpapers. The ultimate companion to all things 007, covering the making of every movie in the James Bond franchise, from Dr. No (1962) and ending with SkyFall (2012), including the spoof Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again (1983).

About the Editor: Paul Duncan is a film historian whose TASCHEN books include The Star Wars Archives, The James Bond Archives, The Charlie Chaplin Archives, The Godfather Family Album, Taxi Driver, Film Noir, and Horror Cinema, as well as publications on film directors, film genres, and movie stars. From producers to stuntmen, directors to production designers, these personal narratives relate the true inside story from the Bond sets, offering outstanding insight into the personalities and processes behind the most successful and longest-running film franchise in cinema history. Publisher's hardcovers with snakeskin-effect boards, blocked in orange and gilt, without wrapper as issued. Special bonus included with the first print run of the book only: an original strip of film from Dr. The 1967 version of "Casino Royale" to many people is a farce and a disgrace, and although you can applaud the thoroughness of the authors to include it, the truth is that it may have been better to leave it out.

The wealth of over 1,000 on-set photos, unseen stills, set designs, storyboards, production memos, is supplemented by an oral history recounted by over 150 cast and crew members. Please Note: By their very nature, all signed books will have been handled several times before they get to you. First published in 2012, the book was slightly altered and reissued as 'The Spectre Edition' in 2015, to coincide with the film of that name.

It maybe considered a coffee table book, but you'll need a well made coffee table to put this on - it weighs quite a bit. This is a large and informative illustrated volume on the literary and cinematic James Bond" (Gilbert). The result is The James Bond Archives, the most complete account of the making of the series, covering every James Bond film ever made, beginning with Dr. As well as photographs, there are many diagrams, art designs of scenes and costumes, plans for stunts, posters and images of the cameras and crew at work. I share my passions for films, mystery fiction and comics by publishing, editing and writing books and magazines.Since 2003, I have carried out his wishes by editing over 50 film books for TASCHEN, big and small, including the award-winning 'The Ingmar Bergman Archives,' 'The James Bond Archives,' 'The Charlie Chaplin Archives' and 'The Star Wars Archives. Originally produced in the 90's, this is the limited second printing identified by the wire binder (originally comb-bound in red plastic) and text being printed on both sides of the leaves (previously printed on rectos only) thus reducing the bulk of the sheets. B.Tauris (now Bloomsbury), Taschen, Oldcastle Books, Kamera Books, Arrow Video, Blue Underground, Cinema Retro, the BFI and Eureka! It starts with an interesting preface by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli - the custodians of the Bond franchise - welcoming you to the world of Bond. There is no paper jacket, but because of the size and heft of this tome, it would probably be difficult to keep one on undamaged.

It is so loosely based on the "real" Bond character, that it seems out of place in a serious Bond book. Loaded to bursting point with photographs dating back to the early days of Ian Fleming and the development of the Bond books before Dr. For anyone who is a Bondophille, your Bond collection is not complete without The James Bond Archives. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the most successful and longest-running film franchise in cinema history!

Once you have read through one of the movie sections, you almost feel like you have watched the movie itself - such is the detail. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and many others, revealing the full story behind the making of the emotionally charged No Time To Die.