A colorful birthday salute to JAMES BOND’s father…
I’ve been a sucker for James Bond book covers since I was a kid, so when the late Ian Fleming’s birthday rolls around — he was born May 28, 1908 — I love putting together a gallery for 13th Dimension.
For this year’s 13 COVERS tribute, I’m picking a series by artist Michael Gillette, who turned out this run for Fleming’s centenary in 2008 that commands big dough on the collector’s market. (He’s also done a different, newer set for Ian Fleming Publications.)
So dig these 13 COVERS — actually, 13 + 2: one for each of the 12 Fleming 007 novels, in the order they were originally published, plus three short story collections — For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy and Quantum of Solace. (You can buy the illustrations as prints at the artist’s website.)
Very good, Mr. Gillette.
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MORE
— BOND, JAMES BOND: 13 Great Moments in IAN FLEMING’s Novels. Click here.
— 60 YEARS OF JAMES BOND: 13 Great Things Introduced in DR. NO. Click here.
