007 Books Show Opens in Scotland
Ian Fleming & Art of Cover Design Exhibition 2008 in Edinburgh
Readers and collectors of the 15 James Bond novels will appreciate the role of the artwork wrapped around the popular spy thriller novels. Tuuli Shipster, the model on the hardback cover design for Devil May Care (published 28 May 2008 by Doubleday in the US) arrived at the HMS Exeter at Tower Bridge London launch by Penguin with seven copies of the first James Bond novel in over 40 years for signing by Devil May Care author Sebastian Faulks.
The James Bond Books
Published today -100 years since the birth of James Bond creator Ian Fleming – the art of the cover design for the latest book, Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks will be closely examined for the qualities of the first fourteen written by Ian Fleming, published between 1953 and 1966:
- Casino Royale (1953)
- Live and Let Die (1954)
- Moonraker (1955)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1956)
- From Russia with Love (1957)
- Dr. No (1958)
- Goldfinger (1959)
- For Your Eyes Only (1960)
- Thunderball (1961)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1962)
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1963)
- You Only Live Twice (1964)
- The Man With The Golden Gun (1965)
- Octopussy and the Living Daylights (1966)
Art of Bond Cover Design
Original artwork by Ian Fleming is currently on display at The Fleming Collection, Mayfair, London in the exhibition Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design. The travelling exhibition opens at City Art Centre, Edinburgh on July 27, 2008 for a Summer Season in Scotland until August 30, 2008 before the Bond Bound : Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design exhibition of Bond cover design and a social history of publishing James Bond novels leaves for its international travels.
As part of the Ian Fleming Centenary 1908-2008, the 14 Fleming Bond novels are also being published as new hardback editions with cover art design by Michael Gillette and Jon Gray. The Ian Fleming Centenary Year 2008 is offering new Bond readers a visual carnival and choice of original cover art in the Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design exhibition and fresh designs of Ian Fleming’s original Bond novels and Sebastian Faulks’ new James Bond book.
Buying new books featuring James Bond today brings aesthetic and textual pleasure that should be slow to dissolve. Further information about Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks is available in New James Bond Novel Published.
For further information about the events and exhibitions can be found in Ian Fleming Centenary and a full biography can be found at the Ian Fleming Centre. The City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, Edinburgh (+44 131 529 3993) hosts the Bond Bound Exhibition from July 27, 2008 until August 30, 2008. The Exhibition is open daily: Monday to Saturday 10.00-17.00 and Sunday 12.00-17.00 with tickets priced at £5.00, £3.50 and £2.50.
