James Bond Cars

FREDERIC BRUN

Publication: Aurum Press, 2015, London

First edition in English. Originally published in France. Signed by actor George Lazenby, "George Lazenby 007," who played James Bond in the 1969 motion picture adaptation of the Ian Fleming novel, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," where Bond's car of choice was an Aston Martin DBS Vantage and his co-star Diana Rigg's car was a luxurious red Mercury Cougar convertible. Laid-in are three original color photographs of Lazenby with the book taken at the time of the signing. 11 1/4" x 9 3/4" art book format, 190 pages, including a James Bond filmography and bibliography. The front cover of the dust jacket is a black & white photograph of Sean Connery as 007 in "Goldfinger." Illustrated throughout with terrific photographs of the many stunning cars which have appeared in James Bond films over the years, from the first, a Sunbeam Alpine cabriolet and Ford Anglia in "Dr. No" to the most famous Bond car of all, the Aston Martin DB series which appeared in nine Bond films beginning with "Goldfinger" (1964) with Sean Connery, and most recently in "Spectre" (2015) with Daniel Craig. The "Spectre" car, a DB10 was recently sold at a special James Bond auction at Christie's in London, fetching a final price of 2,424,500 pounds, or about $3.5 million. From the rear dust jacket, "Spectacular and desirable, cars aren't just extras in the James Bond films. Essential to the action, they are surprising too, boasting equipment that is far from industry standard, whether it is the Aston Martin DB5 with the ejector seat in 'Goldfinger,' the Lotus Esprit that becomes a submarine in 'The Spy Who Loved Me' or the remotely-controlled BMW 750iL in 'Tomorrow Never Dies." "Packed with beautiful photographs and technical information on the cars and the stunts, including the Aston Martin DB10 produced exclusively for Spectre, James Bond Cars is a book that will get every Bond-lover's heart racing." In addition to the cars there is a section in the book titled "Other Machines" that shows airplanes, motorcycles, helicopters, etc. that were part of various films. Fine in dust jacket.

Inventory Number: 41123