The Battle for Bond: The Genesis of Cinema's Greatest Hero by Sellers, Robert - 2007-06-18

Sheffield Tomahawk., 2008.. Paperback. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 22 cm. x, 251 p. : ill. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Robert Sellers. Originally published: 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index . Cubierta deslucida. ISBN: 9780955767005 (pbk.); 0955767008 (pbk.)

London: Tomahawk Press, 2008. (Sheffield: Tomahawk Press 2008). This is a First Impression of the Revised Edition (originally published as a first edition in 2007). A softcover (not issued with a dustwrapper). The revised edition removes some controversial passages, which upset the Ian Fleming Will Trust and also the James Bond novelist Raymond Benson, who refused to have his foreword reprinted; it is replaced with a new introduction by Len Deighton. Formerly part of the significant Ian Fleming collection of Martin Schøyen (b.1940), with his bookplate. Publisher's Original illustrated wrappers. With numerous illustrations. A very fine copy in As New condition signed by the Author on the title page. Looks very smart in its acetate cover. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Tomahawk Press, 2008-07-28. Paperback. Like New. 9x6x0. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 251 p., 21 cm. <br> "The Battle for Bond is a tale of bitter recriminations, betrayal, multi-million dollar lawsuits and even death. It is the fabled story of Kevin McClory's 40 year legal battle over the rights to the screen version of James Bond, which he and Whittingham had created.

London: Tomahawk Press, 2007. First Edition. Signed by Author. (Sheffield: Tomahawk Press 2007). This is a First Edition, First Impression from 2007). A softcover (not issued with a dustwrapper). A very fine copy in wrappers (as issued). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. A RARE BOOK EVEN MORE SO - SIGNED. This first edition book disappeared from the shelves in the UK following the intervention of the Ian Fleming Will Trust who forced the publishers to pulp any remaining un-sold copies of the first edition. This first edition contains reprinted court documents from the Thunderball trial which the Trust contended was an infringement of their copyright and not a matter of public record. The publishers took the view that these were public documents but did not have the financial wherewithal to challenge the request for the remaining unsold copies to be pulped. This resulted in a furore in the press (with articles in the Independent and The Sunday Times, for instance) and attracted a damning… Read More

London, 2007. First Edition. Signed by Author. (Sheffield: Tomahawk Press 2007). First UK Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND SYLVAN WHITTINGHAM MASON WHOSE FAMILY ARCHIVE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS BOOK BEING WRITTEN. A fine copy in wrappers (as issued). This first edition book has disappeared from the shelves in the UK following the intervention of the Ian Fleming Will Trust who forced the publishers to pulp any remaining un-sold copies of the first edition. This first edition contains reprinted court documents from the Thunderball trial which the Trust contended was an infringement of their copyright and not a matter of public record. The publishers took the view that these were public documents but did not have the financial wherewithal to challenge the request for the remaining unsold copies to be pulped. This resulted in a furore in the press (with articles in the Independent and The Sunday Times, for instance) and attracted a damning verdict from none other than Len Deighton who has written the… Read More