James Bond First Editions

Goldfinger. Set of official front of house cards [LOBBY CARDS].

[FLEMING, Ian] EON Productions.

United Artists, Printed in England 1964. [Cinema promotion] Complete set of eight original UK Front of House Stills for the 1964 UA film starring Sean Connery as Ian Fleming's James Bond, produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions. Approximate dimensions 10 x 8 inches. Housed in a protective black card case. Some creasing, minor scuffs and signs of use, reverse sides mostly clean (one has small ink annotation), 'Kentucky' card has two small tears, 'Jill' card has some tape at edges. Remains a presentable set. This set features some curious hand-tinting colour choices; Bond's grey satin robe is light blue, Pussy Galore's cream roll-neck sweater is bright yellow, the Korean guards cummerbunds are cream not yellow and the sunshade/umbrella colour pattern is incorrect. Note on Format; the Lobby Card is a small poster or titled still printed on card stock, usually 10 x 8 inches (UK and Europe) or 11 x 14 inches (US) in a landscape view. Generally produced in sets of eight in colour for Britain and America, intended for display in a cinema foyer or lobby. Film stills are in a similar format but on photographic paper, taken from the film print (occasionally with a scene number). These are more numerous and mostly printed in black and white. Item #70627

Price: £550.00