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ArmandV101	FOR BOND LOVERS ONLY (1965, DELL)	Lead	[-]
May 18 12 2:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	While perusing a used bookstore, I found a paperback on James Bond entitled, For Bond Lovers Only. A review of the book has been posted at: For Bond Lovers Only. Armand's Rancho del Cielo
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Jim Burns		#1	[-]
May 18 12 11:19 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A wonderful non-fiction anthology! I've often thought someone should do a reprint for the collectors' market-- Or a new version, expanding upon the original! (As I recall, there's also some photos in there that--before the internet age--were the only place to spot them.) Best, Jim ("The 'Other' JB" ;-)
flashback		#2	[-]
May 20 12 3:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	i had that book when it came out.i wish i still had it. i read the synoposis of what is in it and wish i could re-read raymond chandlers thoughts on bond.in 1965 i did not know squat about chandler or marlowe so that part of the book probally went over my head.
ArmandV101		#3	[-]
May 20 12 10:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	flashback wrote: i had that book when it came out.i wish i still had it. i read the synoposis of what is in it and wish i could re-read raymond chandlers thoughts on bond.in 1965 i did not know squat about chandler or marlowe so that part of the book probally went over my head. I've seen it offered on eBay. Armand's Rancho del Cielo
ernieworld		#4	[-]
May 22 12 10:07 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This is a terrific book— I still have my original copy from 1965. Since then, I picked up an edition from Mexico, which is essentially the same except slightly smaller than the U.S. paperback. That Mexican edition is pictured below, along with another favorite of mine from 1965: *The Book of Bond, or Every Man His Own 007. This was available in hardcover only (I think), and published in England by Jonathan Cape, Ltd. It's an interesting and very thorough breakdown of all the details one needs to know in order to emulate 007 (at least the 007 from 1965)— clothes, drinks, food, cars, smokes, etc. I always thought the cover art was great. Ernest Farino Twitter @ArchiveEditions Ray Harryhausen - Master of the Majicks Vol. 1 Jim Danforth's Dinosaurs, Dragons, & Drama* CD-ROM
Jim Burns		#5	[-]
May 22 12 12:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	And THE BOOK OF BOND was actually written by the great English author, Kingsley Amis! (Amis, for my money, also wrote the only non-Fleming 007 novel TRULY worth reading, COLONEL SUN. If you're a Bond fan who hungers for some more of that classic feel, you should pick up SUN right away. (It drags a bit, in the middle, but is otherwise good fun!) JB
Rick		#6	[-]
May 22 12 1:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My brother had a copy of the Amis book but the title on his edition was either "The Bond Dossier" or "The James Bond Dossier." Not sure which, but I clearly remember the "dossier" part, because I started using that cool word on every appropriate and many inappropriate occasions.
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ernieworld		#7	[-]
May 22 12 2:01 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rick wrote: My brother had a copy of the Amis book but the title on his edition was either "The Bond Dossier" or "The James Bond Dossier." Not sure which, but I clearly remember the "dossier" part, because I started using that cool word on every appropriate and many inappropriate occasions. Actually, they're two different books, both by Kingsley Amis, both published in 1965. "Lt Col. William ('Bill') Tanner" on the Book of Bond is an Amis pseudonym, Tanner being M's Chief of Staff in many of Fleming's Bond novels. Ernest Farino Twitter @ArchiveEditions Ray Harryhausen - Master of the Majicks Vol. 1 Jim Danforth's *Dinosaurs, Dragons, & Drama* CD-ROM
Rick		#8	[-]
May 22 12 3:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the correction. That's the cover I remember.
flashback		#9	[-]
May 22 12 5:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	i have a hardcover of the james bond dossier that i got used.
Ghostwriter		#10	[-]
May 22 12 8:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have copies (from British newspaper microfilm) of some of Kingsley Amis' original reviews of Fleming's novels, which, if memory allows, pre-date his writing of THE JAMES BOND DOSSIER. Some very good writing on the novels and the whimsy, and faults, of James Bond's creator, scribed with a critical eye, but with unreserved affection.
bbra		#11	[-]
Jun 8 12 2:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Kingsley Amis was a fan of the books, but not blind to their faults. He was also an astute critic and a very good writer, so he was able to present some great insights into the Bond phenomenon. Colonel Sun is as good as any of Fleming's stuff, I think. I wish he had written more novels. His dossier is very good. There's been a long time rumor that Amis finished The Man with the Golden Gun after Ian Fleming's death. I don't believe it. Had Amis had a hand in the novel, it would have been much better. As far as Raymond Chandler and Ian Fleming friendship, there are some audio tracks from the two authors on some of James Bond movie DVDs. They sound like they were really friends. I can picture sharing bottles of whiskey and branch water. I remember reading somewhere (maybe in one of Kingsley Amis' reviews or critiques) that Chandler had told Fleming that when regaining consciousness after being sapped (or coshed), the first thing a person does is retch. That little tidbit found it's way into the next Bond novel. I don't know if that's really what happens, but it sounds good. Just the type of detail that would stick in Fleming's mind for later use.
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