I like the different book cover depictions from around the world for the Ian Fleming novels. I recently bought the one attached below. It's a Chile 1967 paperback version of "Dr. No". I think it's interesting in that the villain shown is Joseph Wiseman from the movie, but Bond and Honey are artist depictions that do not resemble Connery or Andress. The rear cover has some nice pics from the movie. I had to alter the picture of the book a bit to remove some creasing and paper loss. Anyone else have have any cover depictions to share?
Interesting book cover depiction; what do you think?
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, Sep 18 2003 05:09 AM
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Posted 18 September 2003 - 05:09 AM
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Posted 18 September 2003 - 05:21 AM
I like the American Bamtam paperback cover of Moonraker, the representation of Bond makes him look like a dead ringer for Clint Eastwood.
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Posted 18 September 2003 - 05:52 AM
Originally posted by Genrewriter
I like the American Bamtam paperback cover of Moonraker, the representation of Bond makes him look like a dead ringer for Clint Eastwood.
I remember a white book that, I think, had the characters drawn in a bluish tint and Bond has longish hair. Am I thinking of the right one?
I also like the artwork of Sam "Peff" Peffer. His FRWL for Pan Books is one of my favorites. He also did some posters and film tie-in covers for books. I wondered if he ever drew a Connery pose. I took his version of CASINO ROYALE and added Connery's head from a Swedish comic to get an idea of how might look. (Sorry Peff)
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Posted 18 September 2003 - 06:13 AM
A gentleman in Turkey once sent me some scans of some 007 paperbacks he had for sale. I bought a few from him. One that i wanted had CASINO ROYALE with a Roger Moore cover with a hint of the Octopussy poster thrown in. Unfortunately, a different one was substituted for it. I contacted him, but never did get the book.
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Posted 18 September 2003 - 02:58 PM
I really love the new ones that are coming out here in the USA -- very stylish...
I used to buy all the old novels (when I was much younger) from town fairs...I think I built up the entire Fleming collection that way...
I used to buy all the old novels (when I was much younger) from town fairs...I think I built up the entire Fleming collection that way...
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Posted 18 September 2003 - 03:11 PM
A topic I love. 
Here's a 1990 Hungarian edition of THUNDERBALL with Dalton on the cover!
http://forums.comman...=&postid=158727
Here's a 1990 Hungarian edition of THUNDERBALL with Dalton on the cover!
http://forums.comman...=&postid=158727
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Posted 18 September 2003 - 03:14 PM
I love seeing Bond related artwork....thats why I did that series of threads on the Roger Moore posters.....
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Posted 30 September 2003 - 02:51 PM
How about a Swedish comic book cover depiction:
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Posted 01 October 2003 - 02:09 AM
OK then, here's a pair of 1983 Norwegian paperbacks. ( I wish I had the whole set).