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Henry Chancellor
James Bond The Man and His World
Published October 2005 by John Murray at £20.00
ISBN: 0719568153
Artwork by: Jacket design : Edward Bettison. Jacket illustration: © Peff
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Martin Edwards
- author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries
For over half a century, the Bond novels have entertained millions around the world. 007 has been a cultural phenomenon since the first publication of Casino Royale in 1953. But no book has celebrated Fleming’s literary Bond in his own right. This is an authoritative and entertaining journey through the world of the original James Bond, from Moscow to Mayfair, the bedroom to the war-room, the casino to the villain’s lair.
Ian Fleming's archive has released never-before seen documents and material to create this book. Sources include research notes and diaries to annotated manuscripts and ephemera from Fleming’s files.
Illustrated with classy, contemporary images, the book is a visual feast, but it is also engaging, with a rigorous and satisfying text. It recaptures the glamour of an age, and offers a new insight into the twentieth century's most thrilling literary hero.
Everyone's a Bond fan – but how many truly know Ian Fleming’s brilliant original creation? This is the irresistible and authoritative illustrated passport to the ‘real’ Bond’s life and times.
Henry Chancellor grew up in East Anglia and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is the highly acclaimed chronicler of Colditz and his remarkable TV series Escape from Colditz won sweeping critical praise. His other documentaries for television include Giovanni Belzoni: The Last Tombraider, Pirates and Millennium. He lives in Suffolk with his family. Ian Fleming Publications Ltd is wholly owned by the Fleming family and administers Ian Fleming’s literary estate.
Henry Chancellor
James Bond The Man and His World
Pbk published November 2005 by John Murray at £12.99
ISBN: 0719568609
See Review by
Martin Edwards
- author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries
For over half a century, the Bond novels have entertained millions around the world. 007 has been a cultural phenomenon since the first publication of Casino Royale in 1953. But no book has celebrated Fleming’s literary Bond in his own right. This is an authoritative and entertaining journey through the world of the original James Bond, from Moscow to Mayfair, the bedroom to the war-room, the casino to the villain’s lair.
Ian Fleming's archive has released never-before seen documents and material to create this book. Sources include research notes and diaries to annotated manuscripts and ephemera from Fleming’s files.
Illustrated with classy, contemporary images, the book is a visual feast, but it is also engaging, with a rigorous and satisfying text. It recaptures the glamour of an age, and offers a new insight into the twentieth century's most thrilling literary hero.
Everyone's a Bond fan – but how many truly know Ian Fleming’s brilliant original creation? This is the irresistible and authoritative illustrated passport to the ‘real’ Bond’s life and times.
Henry Chancellor grew up in East Anglia and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is the highly acclaimed chronicler of Colditz and his remarkable TV series Escape from Colditz won sweeping critical praise. His other documentaries for television include Giovanni Belzoni: The Last Tombraider, Pirates and Millennium. He lives in Suffolk with his family. Ian Fleming Publications Ltd is wholly owned by the Fleming family and administers Ian Fleming’s literary estate.
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Thomas Donald
Villains’ Paradise
Published October 2005 by John Murray at £20.00
ISBN: 0719557348
