Original Film Posters

Linen backed, unframed: 31 x 16 in. (79 x 41 cm). Art by Boris Grinsson.

View 1 of Lot 118: Dr. No/James Bond 007 Contre Dr. No (1962)

dr. no/james bond 007 contre dr. no (1962)

A French <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film You Only Live Twice.<ul><li>United Artists.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

French James Bond You Only Live Twice Movie Poster

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Boris%20Grinsson&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boris Grinsson</a>'s artwork features on this first-year-of-release French Petite <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">film poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> movie <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Dr.%20No&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. No</a>.<ul><li>Boris Grinsson (Russian, 1907-1999).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Linen backed.&nbsp;</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

French James Bond Dr No Movie Poster

Poster for the release of&nbsp;Diamonds Are Forever,&nbsp;starring Sean Connery as <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a>, 1971.<ul><li>Robert E. McGinnis (American, b. 1926).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Paper backed on linen, unframed.</li></ul>

James Bond Diamonds Are Forever Movie Poster

Poster for the Japanese release of Thunderball, starring Sean Connery as <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a>.<ul><li>United Artists.</li><li>Linen-backed paper.</li></ul>

James Bond Thunderball Japanese Movie Poster

A French <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=You%20Only%20Live%20Twice&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Only Live Twice</a>.<ul><li>Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> The fifth film in the James Bond Series staring Sean Connery as Bond. It is the first James Bond film to discard most of Fleming's plot, using only a few characters and locations from the book as the background for an entirely new story.

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film Thunderball.<ul><li>Robert E. McGinnis (American, 1926-2025).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

James Bond Thunderball Movie Poster 

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film You Only Live Twice.<ul><li>Robert E. McGinnis (American, 1926-2025).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>'Bathtub' style US Subway poster.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

James Bond You Only Live Twice Movie Poster

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of Birds of the West Indies, by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a>.<ul><li>James Bond (American).</li><li>USA: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1936.</li><li>Black boards with gilt title.</li></ul> Ian Fleming chose the name "James Bond" for his iconic spy character from a combination of sources. The name James Bond was inspired by an American ornithologist of the same name, whose book Birds of the West Indies, Fleming had on his bookshelf. The author thought the name sounded plain and unassuming, which he believed would provide a contrast to the exciting and glamorous life of his fictional spy. The last name "Bond" was reportedly chosen because it was short, strong, and typically associated with upper-class Englishmen. The combination created a memorable and somewhat ordinary name for a character who would become extraordinary in the world of espionage fiction.

Birds of the West Indies First Printing

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> book You Only Live Twice, by Ian Fleming, which has been <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">inscribed</a> by the author.<ul><li>Ian Fleming (English).</li><li>London: Jonathan Cape, 1964.</li><li>Signed and inscribed to Aubrey Forshaw.</li><li>With presentation note in blue ink to flyleaf; 'To / Forshaw-san / from / Fleming-san [underline].'</li><li>Publisher’s black cloth-effect paper over boards with silver titles to spine and Japanese characters in gilt to upper, bamboo patterned endpapers, in original pictorial dust-wrapper by Richard Chopping.</li></ul> This is the first issue with ‘First published 1964’ to the copyright page. This copy was presented by Ian Fleming to Aubrey Forshaw. The inscription incorporates the traditional Japanese honorary title ‘san’, used to show respect to the person being mentioned. In the novel, Tiger Tanaka, the head of the Japanese Secret Service, refers to 007 throughout as ‘Bondo-san’. Fleming used this device only when inscribing the book to his closest friends and colleagues. Examples presented in this way include: “Brilliant Chopping-san” [for the jacket artist Richard Chopping], “Dikko-san” [Richard Hughes, journalist and model for the character 'Dikko Henderson' in the novel], “Connolly-san” [author Cyril Connolly], and “From Fleming-san” [to Sunday Times editor Denis Hamilton, the dedicatee of Fleming's Thrilling Cities]. The present 'Forshaw-san' is thus far unrecorded. Forshaw was Managing Director at Pan Books from 1952, following the death of its founder Alan Bott. The first Bond novel Casino Royale was published as a Pan edition in 1955 and each subsequent Bond novel would be published by Pan, as well as Fleming’s other three books The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities and Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. In The Man With the Golden Typewriter, letters between Fleming and Forshaw are included on pages 319, 321, 322 and 371. It also appears that Fleming consulter Forshaw about the details of Bond’s Bentley Continental. The car was owned by Fleming and was driven and one by Bond in the film Thunderball. One of the letters from The Man With The Golden Typewriter from Forshaw to Fleming is an invite to an awards dinner to celebrate the fact that Casino Royale has sold over a million copies. By the 1960’s Pan was the second-largest paperback publisher (after Penguin), largely thanks to the phenomenal global success of Ian Fleming and his James Bond series.

James Bond You Only Live Twice Signed and Inscribed First Edition

An Italian <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Goldfinger&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goldfinger</a>.<ul><li>United Artists.</li><li>First Italian release, 1965.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

Italian James Bond Goldfinger Movie Poster

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Subject=Photographs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">photograph</a> taken on the set of the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film, Dr. No.<ul><li>Photographed by Herman Leonard (American, 1923-2010).</li><li>Oversized candid double-weight photograph.</li><li>With a perspex window on the back that displays the original information, along with measurements indicating the required printing size for the press.</li><li>This work is presented framed.</li></ul> This oversized, candid double-weight photograph of the legendary Sean Connery was taken on the set of the first James Bond film,&nbsp;Dr. No. Captured by Herman Leonard, a highly sought-after jazz photographer known for his dramatically lit, smoky images, Leonard’s unique background makes this photograph particularly intriguing. The image of Connery relaxing with a cigarette between takes is nothing short of iconic and represents a truly unique find.

Photograph Of Sean Connery On the Set of James Bond: Dr. No

First-year release Australian daybill film poster for <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> You Only Live Twice starring Sean Connery.<ul><li>United Artists.</li><li>Illustrated in style typical of daybills.</li><li>Unframed and rolled.</li></ul>

James Bond You Only Live Twice Australian Movie Poster

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film Thunderball.<ul><li>Robert E. McGinnis (American, 1926-2025).</li><li>Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Heavy cardstock poster.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> The US Window Card film poster for the James Bond classic&nbsp;Thunderball. Featuring the 'Look Up! Look Down! Look Out!' Robert McGinnis &amp; Frank McCarthy artwork. Thunderball, the much-loved fourth film in the James Bond series, and often referred to as "The underwater one" sees Sean Connery, as 007 heading to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.

James Bond Thunderball Window Card Movie Poster

An Italian <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=From%20Russia%20with%20Love&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From Russia with Love</a>.<ul><li>United Artists.</li><li>Produced for the first Italian release, 1964.</li><li>Paper backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

Italian James Bond From Russia with Love Movie Poster

Italian <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film Dr. No.<ul><li>Averardo Ciriello (Italian, 1918-2016).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Produced for the first Italian release, 1963.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

Italian James Bond Dr. No Movie Poster

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film Dr. No.<ul><li>Mitchell Hooks (American, 1923-2013).</li><li>Design by David Chasman (American, 1925-2019).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Unbacked.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

British James Bond Dr. No Movie Poster

A French advance <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.<ul><li>Yves Thos (French, 1935-2020).</li><li>Designed by Jouineau Bourduge.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> This advance imposing poster, without the film's credits, is the only one to have surfaced to-date.

French James Bond On Her Majesty's Secret Service / Au Service Secret de Sa Majeste Movie Poster

British <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> The Living Daylights <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a>, signed by members of the cast.<ul><li>Brian Bysouth (English, born 1936).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Signed by Glyn Baker, Caroline Bliss, John Bowe, Maryam D'abo, Femi Gardiner, John Glen, Virginia Hey, Jeroen Krabbe, Catherine Rabett, John Terry, Julie T. Wallace, Frederick Warder, Paul Weston and Thomas Wheatley.</li><li>Unfolded.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

British James Bond The Living Daylights Movie Poster | Signed by Members of the Cast

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film Goldfinger.<ul><li>United Artists.</li><li>Unfolded.</li><li>Paper backed and conservation framed with UV plexiglass.</li></ul>

James Bond Goldfinger Movie Poster

The <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/watches/watch/omega/seamaster" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seamaster</a> Diver 300M 007 Edition, identical to James Bond’s watch in No Time To Die, is crafted from lightweight yet robust Grade 2 Titanium. It features a brown tropical bezel ring and dial, giving it a <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/watches/watch/vintage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vintage</a>-inspired look with modern resilience. Thanks to the domed sapphire-crystal glass, the case is slightly slimmer than standard Diver 300M models, enhancing comfort and wearability. The watch is paired with a striped NATO strap in brown, grey, and beige, with “007” discreetly engraved on a titanium loop — a subtle nod to Bond’s legacy. Includes box and cards.

Seamaster Diver 300M 'James Bond No Time to Die' (Reference 210.92.42.20.01.001). A 42mm titanium automatic wristwatch. 2021

A British <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film A View To A Kill, signed by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Roger+Moore&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roger Moore</a>.<ul><li>Dan Goozee (American, 1943-2024).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Unfolded and linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

British James Bond A View To A Kill Movie Poster | Signed by Roger Moore

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film You Only Live Twice.<ul><li>Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Subway, style B (Little Nelly).</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

A Spanish <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Dr.+No&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. No</a>.<ul><li>Macario Gomez (Mac) (Spanish, 1926-2018).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Produced for the first Spanish release, 1963.</li><li>Linen backed and framed.</li></ul>

Spanish James  Bond Dr. No / Agente 007 contra el Dr. No Movie Poster

British poster for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film Live and Let Die with Roger Moore.<ul><li>Robert E. McGinnis (b. 1926).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Linen backed.</li></ul>

James Bond Live and Let Die British Movie Poster

A French <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film?query=James%2520Bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thunderball</a>.<ul><li>Frank McCarthy (American 1924-2002).</li><li>Robert E. McGinnis (American 1926-2025).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

French James Bond Thunderball Movie Poster

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie</a> production still photograph of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Sean%20Connery&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sean Connery</a> as <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> in Dr. No.<ul><li>Conservation framed with UV plexiglass.</li></ul> This British publicity photograph was used to promote the film in Germany.

James Bond Dr. No Movie Production Still Photograph

Sean Connery on the set of the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film Diamonds Are Forever, signed and numbered by the photographer, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Terry%20O%27Neill&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terry O'Neill</a>.<ul><li>Terry O'Neill (English, 1938-2019).</li><li>Silver Gelatin Print.</li><li>Signed and numbered 7/50.</li><li>This work is presented framed.</li></ul> An iconic and large-scale shot of Sean Connery as 007 on the set of the classic James Bond film,&nbsp;Diamonds Are Forever.

Sean Connery on the Set Of James Bond Photograph

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Goldfinger&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goldfinger</a>.<ul><li>Jean Mascii (Italian, 1926-2003).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Produced for the first French release, 1965.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

French Goldfinger James Bond Movie Poster

A poster for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film Goldfinger, starring Sean Connery as James Bond.<ul><li>David Chasman (American, dates unknown).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Paper, backed on linen.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

A first-year-of-release French <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> You Only Live Twice <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a>.<ul><li>Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002).</li><li>Panavision.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> The fifth film in the James Bond Series staring Sean Connery as Bond. It is the first James Bond film to discard most of Fleming's plot, using only a few characters and locations from the book as the background for an entirely new story.

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/james-bond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Bond</a> film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=From%20Russia%20With%20Love&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From Russia With Love</a>.<ul><li>Boris Grinsson (Russian, 1907-1999).</li><li>United Artists.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> In Sean Connery’s second outing as Bond, James Bond he willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. From Russia With Love remains on of the very best of the James Bond franchise. Boris Grinsson (1907 - 1999) was a renowned Russian born French artist famous for drawing the designs for over 2000 French film posters for American, Italian, and French films during a career spanning forty years (from the 1930s to the 1970s). He produced a vast body of work in a variety of genres, including This Gun for Hire (1942), Gilda (1946), The Lady from Shanghai (1948) and From Russia with Love (1963).

French James Bond From Russia With Love Movie Poster

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