007 The James Bond Archives; Duncan, Paul; Hardback First Edition Taschen GmbH
£175
The 2012 first edition by Taschen in unread condition.
In 1962 Sean Connery brought to cinematic life the now world famous James Bond, created by the British author, Ian Fleming. This most successful secret agent in the history of cinema resulted in 23 EON-produced films, played by 6 different actors over five decades. To celebrate 50 years of this innovative franchise, EON Productions opened their archives of photos, designs, storyboards, and production materials to editor Paul Duncan, who spent two years researching over one million images and 100 filing cabinets of documentation. The result is the most complete account of the making of the series, the archive covers every James Bond film made, beginning with Dr. No (1962) and ending with SkyFall (2012), including the spoof Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again (1983).
The book is far more than a coffee table picture book, although it does combine stunning imagery with an oral history recounted by over 150 cast and crew members, relating the true inside story of how the Bond films were made.
Much of the content is previously unpublished photography and artwork, as well as production memos from filming, this book is a comprehensive tribute to the legend of James Bond. It celebrated the 50th anniversary of the most successful and longest-running film franchise in cinema history. This is a huge book, a tome recounting the history of James Bond in words and pictures , the 1100 images are many previously unseen stills, on-set photos, memos, documents, storyboards, posters, and designs, plus unused concepts, and alternative designs. Behind-the-scenes stories from the people who were there: producers, directors, actors, screenwriters, production designers, special effects technicians, stuntmen, and other crew members. This is a first edition but not the first print run which had the bonus film strip included.
Publisher
Taschen Gmbh
ISBN-10 3836521059
ISBN-13 9783836521055
007: the James Bond Archive
Author / Editor : Paul Duncan
Hardcover
Publication Year 2012
592 Pages
Dimensions
Height 411mm
Width 300mm