Ian Fleming-signed James Bond novels hit the auction block

A forthcoming Bloomsbury Auctions sale in London means James Bond collectors can expect more valuable Ian Fleming first editions to hit the auction block.

Scheduled to take place on Thursday, 13 May, the English & Continental Literature, History and other Antiquarian Books; Modern First Editions auction will feature 37 James Bond lots in total, including Fleming’s Moonraker, Dr. No and Thunderball—many of them signed.

Bloomsbury Auctions is located at: Bloomsbury House, 24 Maddox Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 1PP. For further details, phone +44(0) 20 7495 9494 or visit the official Bloomsbury Auctions website.

Details on selected James Bond lots follow below:

Lot 220 – Diamonds are Forever

Diamonds are Forever, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, rubbed at edges, some restoration to spine ends and corners, 8vo, 1953.

Estimate: £500 – £700

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Lot 221 – Live and Let Die

Fleming (Ian) Live and Let Die, first edition, new endpapers, original boards, 8vo, 1954.

Estimate: £400 – £600

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Lot 222 – Moonraker

Fleming (Ian) Moonraker, first edition, signed and inscribed by jacket artist Kenneth Lewis on front free endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, spine slightly dulled and with some skilful restoration, subtle repairs to edges, overall a very good copy, 8vo, 1955.

Estimate: £1200 – £1800

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Lot 227 – From Russia with Love

Fleming (Ian) From Russia, With Love, first edition, signed on title by Martine Beswick and Mollie Peters, original boards, near fine, dust-jacket, some near-invisible restoration to spine edges and corner tips, in appearance an unusually good example, 8vo, 1957.

Estimate: £450 – £650

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Lot 230 – Goldfinger

Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, slight rubbing to corner tips, but overall an excellent copy, with no browning, 8vo, 1959.

Estimate: £700 – £900

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James Bond lives on at London's Fan Fest 2010

The recent news that Bond 23 has been indefinitely delayed due to the MGM sale fiasco has been a blow to the 007 community, but it certainly didn’t stop fans from celebrating the secret agent in high style this weekend in London.

Kicking off today was Fan Fest 2010 at the London Film Museum. Featuring collectibles, memorabilia, shows and more, the real draw is the attendance of more than 30 cast members from the James Bond series. Notable names include George Lazenby, Richard Kiel, Maud Adams, Honor Blackman, Britt Ekland and so many others.

The event’s first day is featured in a new article posted at the BBC News. Fan favourite Richard ‘Jaws’ Kiel was asked for his opinion on the current production freeze on the Bond series: ‘They had a gap before… Just before GoldenEye,’ he said.

‘Somebody bought MGM. So it’ll be made. There’ll be another Bond film, don’t worry.’

For avid fans, the big question is just how long they’ll have to wait. Bond fan Andy Davison, who brought his young song Ashton to the event, is hopeful. ‘I think James Bond is probably what every boy wants to be and every middle-aged man wants to be as well,’ he stated.

‘It’s probably the most successful… well, it is the most successful franchise in history. It’s been going for nearly 50 years. I love it. My son loves it. And I hope it goes on for generations to come.’

For more on Fan Fest 2010, visit the official website.

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Book signing with 007 director Lewis Gilbert

Three-time James Bond director Lewis Gilbert will be attending a book signing at London’s Forbidden Planet at the end of this month.

The You Only Live Twice director will be signing copies of his just-published autobiography All My Flashbacks at the event on Thursday, 29 April from 6:00-7:00pm.

The Forbidden Planet Megastore is located at 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JR. For further details, visit the official website.

Click here for CommanderBond.net’s full article on Lewis Gilbert’s All My Flashbacks.

• Order the UK hardback edition of All My Flashbacks: The Autobiography of Lewis Gilbert from Amazon.co.uk

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Little Nellie arrives at the London Film Museum

Little Nellie has arrived at the London Film Museum.

The sleek gyrocopter, made famous for her role in Sean Connery’s You Only Live Twice, will be one of the star attractions of the upcoming Fan Fest 2010, which takes place late next month.

Featuring collectibles, memorabilia, shows, Thames rides and so much more, this extravagant event will feature more than 30 cast members from the James Bond films, including George Lazenby, Richard Kiel, Maud Adams, Caroline Bliss and Jesper Christensen.

For full details on the event and the guests attending, check out this CommanderBond.net article.

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Five James Bond stars to attend Autograph Nationals event

Five James Bond film stars, including George Lazenby, are scheduled to attend the 2010 Autograph Nationals event held in California later this month.

007 fans will be able to meet up with the following 007 alumni:

• Luciana Paluzzi (Fiona Volpe, Thunderball)
• George Lazenby (James Bond 007, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service)
• Lana Wood (Plenty O’Toole, Diamonds are Forever)
• Richard Kiel (Jaws, The Spy Who Loved Me/Moonraker)
• Virginia Hey (Rubavitch, The Living Daylights)

…along with 150 other celebrities. The event will run from 9:00am to 7:00pm on Saturday, 20 March at the Pasadena Convention Center.

Tickets are $20.00 when pre-purchased or $30.00 at the door.

For further information or to purchase tickets, visit the official website.

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James Bond film guests announced for Fan Fest 2010

Last month CommanderBond.net gave you the first details of Fan Festival, a collectors convention and signing event at the London Film Museum in County Hall taking place on 24-25 April 2010.

Featuring collectibles, memorabilia, shows, Thames rides and so much more, this event is perfect for the 007 fan. Now, more than 30 cast members from the Bond films have been confirmed as attending, including George Lazenby, Richard Kiel, Maud Adams and so many more.

The full line-up of Bond guests follows below:

• Eunice Gayson (Sylvia Trench, Dr. No/From Russia with Love)
• Stanley Morgan (Concierge in Casino, Dr. No)
• Bettine LeBeau (Professor Dent’s Secretary, Dr. No)
• Martine Beswick (Zora/Paula Caplan, From Russia with Love/Thunderball)
• Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore, Goldfinger)
• Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson, Goldfinger)
• Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson, Goldfinger)
• Caron Gardner (Flying Circus Pilot, Goldfinger)
• Margaret Nolan (Dink, Goldfinger)
• Burt Kwouk (Mr. Ling/SPECTRE #3, Goldfinger/You Only Live Twice)
• Shane Rimmer (Hawaii Radar Operator/Tom/Commander Carter, You Only Live Twice/Diamonds are Forever/The Spy Who Loved Me)
• Jenny Hanley (Angel of Death, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service)
• George Lazenby (James Bond, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service)
• Madeline Smith (Miss Caruso, Live and Let Die)
• Britt Ekland (Mary Goodnight, The Man with the Golden Gun)
• Maud Adams (Andrea Anders/Octopussy, The Man with the Golden Gun/Octopussy)
• Edward De Souza (Sheikh Hosein, The Spy Who Loved Me)
• Christopher Muncke (USS Wayne Crewman, The Spy Who Loved Me)
• Caroline Munro (Naomi, The Spy Who Loved Me)
• Albert Moses (Barman/Sadruddin, The Spy Who Loved Me/Octopussy)
• Richard Kiel (Jaws, The Spy Who Loved Me/Moonraker)
• Blanche Ravalec (Dolly, Moonraker)
• John Moreno (Luigi Ferrara, For Your Eyes Only)
• Alkis Kritikos (Santos, For Your Eyes Only)
• John Wyman (Eric Kriegler, For Your Eyes Only)
• Helene Hunt (Octopussy Girl, Octopussy)
• The Meyer Twins (Mishka and Grischka, Octopussy)
• Carole Ashby (Octopussy Girl/Whistling Girl, Octopussy/A View to a Kill)
• Andreas Wisniewski (Necros, The Living Daylights)
• Caroline Bliss (Miss Moneypenny, The Living Daylights/Licence to Kill)
• Maryam d’Abo (Kara Milovy, The Living Daylights)
• Kate Gayson (Casino Girl, GoldenEye)
• Deborah Moore (Air Hostess, Die Another Day)
• Jesper Christensen (Mr. White, Casino Royale/Quantum of Solace)

To book tickets or for further information, visit the official website.

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Cinema Retro's Movie Magic Tour in April 2010

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling movie experience of the year! The Cinema Retro Movie Magic Tour: April 23 – May 1, 2010!

Since 1996, T.W.I.N.E. Tours has sponsored numerous film-related tours and events in England. Many of our attendees have been on every one of of trips ever since. All of our previous tours have been by invitation only—now, a limited number of spaces are available to Cinema Retro readers for our most ambitious event yet: the Movie Magic Tour, which begins in London on Friday April 23 and runs through Saturday, May 1…

Where else can you experience these incredible movie memories, all on the same tour?

• Spend a night at the legendary 15th century mansion house where the 1963 horror classic The Haunting was filmed—and where the ghosts still walk the halls!
• Enjoy the 1962 mgm classic How the West was Won—in its original cinerama, three-projector splendor!
• Visit the actual village where Patrick Mcgoohan’s classic TV series The Prisoner was filmed!
• Attend the presentation of Cinema Retro’s Lifetime Achievement Award to the legendary Sir Christopher Lee
• Celebrate the legacy of James Bond with an exclusive tour of Pinewood Studios, a celebrity event with stars from the series and gourmet dinner at the exclusive golf club where Goldfinger was filmed!
• Attend “Fan Fest”, the major movie show at the London Film Museum that celebrates spy movies and sci-fi classics with over 25 stars from the James Bond movies scheduled to attend.
• Take a private cruise down the thames to the village where the wwii adventure movie The Eagle has Landed was filmed!
• Visit exciting museums containing authentic props from legendary movies!
• Visit the town where Stan Laurel was born and the museum honoring Laurel and Hardy!
• Learn how legendary films were made through exclusive meetings with actors who worked on many of the films we celebrate on this tour!

An exciting invitation to join Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall, publishers of Cinema Retro, for the movie location tour event of the year!

The cost is $1995 per person (double occupancy rate) or $2495 for single occupancy. Includes:

• Eight nights hotel accommadation
• Eight breakfasts
• One lunch
• Six dinners
• Admission to James Bond London event, the London Film Museum/ Cinema Retro event, boat ride to Mapledurham and tour of manor house and village, National Media Museum in Bradford, How the West Was Won screening, Cars of the Stars Museum, Laurel and Hardy Museum, James Bond Museum, Portmeirion village, Pinewood Studios tour and Stoke Park event.
• Deluxe motorcoach transportation throughout
• Gratuities for all meals, hotels, tour guides, and bus drivers.

Full information and itinerary as well as booking details available at Cinema Retro.

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Four James Bond film cast members to attend Stars of Time event

Four James Bond film stars have been confirmed to be attending the upcoming Stars of Time event to be held in Somerset, UK.

Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson in Goldfinger), Britt Ekland (Mary Goodnight in The Man with the Golden Gun), Caroline Munro (Naomi in The Spy Who Loved Me) and Jeremy Bulloch (Smithers in For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy) will all be present at the 1 May 2010 event.

In addition to meeting with the stars and getting autographs, guests will be able to visit the dealers room to search for collectibles, join in on photo opportunities, participate in themed face painting and much more.

The Stars of Time event will be taking place on Saturday, 1 May 2010 at the The Winter Gardens, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK from 10:30am to 5:00pm.

For ticket prices and further information on attending, phone 07717 193528 or 01278 641503 or visit the official website.

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James Bond season on G4 TV kicks off on 1 March

Next month kicks off a massive marathon of James Bond films on G4 TV as part of their ‘Movies That Don’t Suck’ series.

The event begins on Monday, 1 March with Pierce Brosnan’s GoldenEye and concludes on Sunday, 14 March with Roger Moore’s The Man with the Golden Gun.

The full line-up of 007 films follows below. For further details, visit the official G4 TV website.

Monday, 1 March:

• 9:00pm (EST) – GoldenEye

Tuesday, 2 March:

• 9:00am – GoldenEye
• 4:30pm – GoldenEye
• 9:00pm – Tomorrow Never Dies

Wednesday, 3 March:

• 9:30am – Tomorrow Never Dies
• 4:30pm – Tomorrow Never Dies
• 9:00pm – Live and Let Die

Thursday, 4 March:

• 9:30am – Live and Let Die
• 4:30pm – Live and Let Die
• 9:00pm – The Spy Who Loved Me

Friday, 5 March:

• 9:00am – The Spy Who Loved Me
• 4:00pm – The Spy Who Loved Me
• 9:00pm – The Man with the Golden Gun

Saturday, 6 March:

• 1:00am – The Spy Who Loved Me
• 9:00am – Dr. No
• 11:30am – Live and Let Die
• 2:00pm – The Man with the Golden Gun
• 5:00pm – The Spy Who Loved Me
• 8:00pm – GoldenEye
• 10:30pm – Tomorrow Never Dies

Sunday, 7 March:

• 1:00am – GoldenEye
• 12:00pm – The Spy Who Loved Me
• 3:00pm – Tomorrow Never Dies
• 5:30pm – GoldenEye
• 8:00pm – Tomorrow Never Dies

Monday, 8 March:

• 2:30am – Dr. No
• 2:00pm – Dr. No

Tuesday, 9 March:

• 12:00am – Dr. No
• 9:00am – Dr. No
• 8:00pm – GoldenEye
• 10:30pm – GoldenEye

Wednesday, 10 March:

• 2:00pm – GoldenEye

Thursday, 11 March:

• 8:00pm – Live and Let Die

Friday, 12 March:

• 2:00am – Live and Let Die
• 1:00pm – Live and Let Die

Saturday, 13 March:

• 6:00pm – The Man with the Golden Gun
• 11:00pm – The Man with the Golden Gun

Sunday, 14 March:

• 11:00pm – The Man with the Golden Gun

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Bond girl Honor Blackman to appear at Vintage Magazine Shop

James Bond fans in the UK will definitely want to make a stop at London’s Vintage Magazine Shop this upcoming weekend.

Honor Blackman, who starred as memorable Bond girl Pussy Galore opposite Sean Connery’s 007 in Goldfinger, will be appearing at the shop to meet and greet and sign autographs for fans.

Bond fans will be able to meet up with the Goldfinger star on Saturday, 27 February from 12:00 to 2:00pm.

Visit the official Vintage Magazine Shop website for further details on this upcoming 007 signing.