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FIELD, MATTHEW & CHOWDHURY, AJAY: : SOME KIND OF HERO: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE JAMES BOND FILMS

UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.THE HISTORY PRESS,2015.

ISBN 9780750964210.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,part matt,part glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with white+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Tiniest of snicks to front top corner of dw/dj and the majority of light creasing to top edges and head of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate 2-colour block (black+brown) illustrated, designed eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,10- 704pp [paginated] includes joint co-authors' introductions (pre-title sequence),joint co-authors note,a forewrd by George Lazenby,31 chapters,8pp contemporary colour photographs,8pp b/w contemporary photographs between pppp256/7 and pp448/9 respectively, acknowledgements,a 4pp bibliography,notes and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages,joint co-authors dedications, contents list/table,and individual chapter separator pages. The first biography of the making of the James Bond films,drawing on over a hundred new interviews with the cast and crew.This book took two decades in the writing.Based on over 120 primary interviews made in person,by telephone and email,as well as hundreds of secondary interviews and articles sourced from newspapers, periodicals,magazines,websites,radio and television shows - published (and unpublished) over the past sixty-two years.In keeping with the tradition started in Raymond Benson's 'THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION',all book titles mentioned in the text are shown in capitals,e.g GOLDFINGER and all film titles are italicised,e.g. Goldfinger. For over 50 years,Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions has navigated the ups and downs of the volatile British film industry,enduring both critical wrath and acclaim in equal measure for its now legendary James Bond series.Latterly,this family-run business has been crowned with box-office gold and recognised by motion picture academies around the world. However,it has not always been plain sailing. Changing financial regimes forced 007 to relocate to France and Mexico,changing fashions and politics led to box office disappointments; and changing studio regimes and business disputes all but killed the franchise.And the rise of competing action heroes has constantly questioned Bond's place in popular culture. But against all odds the filmmakers continue to writing new life from the series,and 2012's 'Skyfall' saw both huge critical and commercial success,crowning 007 as the undisputed king of the action genre.'Some Kind of Hero' recounts this remarkable story,from its origins in the early fifties right through to the present day,and draws on over a hundred unpublished interviews with the cast and crew of this iconic series. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight - just in excess of 1.2Kg unpackaged - and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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