James Bond First Editions

The Battle For Bond. The Genesis of Cinema's Greatest Hero.

SELLERS, Robert. DEIGHTON, Len (intro.)

Sheffield: Tomahawk Press, 2008. ['Thunderball' film reference] Royal octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[i]-[xi]; 12-251; [5], adverts. Revised edition (first thus). Publisher's illustrated softcovers. With photographs and reproductions of documents. Very gently used. Jon Gilbert's copy (pencil signature within), with a loose note to fellow bibliographer Dr Philip Errington, to whom this copy was once lent. The Battle for Bond is the story of the much-discussed Thunderball dispute. Includes a foreword by the renowned spy novelist Len Deighton, as Bond novelist Raymond Benson has suppressed his essay printed in the original edition; the replacement 'no holds barred' Deighton intro, titled 'Quantum of Tolerance' sets forth the publisher's case for persisting with publication of the book. Item #68373

Price: £75.00