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Ian Fleming and Richard Chopping My Word, My Bond. London: Jonathan Cape, 1961 4to (253 x 192mm.), 16 pages, printed in colour, paper wrappers, housed in gilt-titled buckram case, slightly toned at extremities A fully-illustrated advertising brochure for the forthcoming James Bond novel, Thunderball, produced by Jonathan Cape's publicity department and issued to large trade buyers, department stores, book clubs, etc. Printed in a magazine format, the cover features elements of Richard Chopping's famous skeletal hand design which was commissioned for the dust-jacket illustration. No other copy is recorded at auction and Gilbert is aware of only three copies; Chopping's own example (inscribed by the artist), the publisher's retained copy located at the Jonathan Cape Archive, and the present copy from the Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive.

View 1 of Lot 85: [Ian Fleming and Richard Chopping] | My Word, My Bond, 1961, publisher's promotional brochure for Thunderball

[ian fleming and richard chopping] | my word, my bond, 1961, publisher's promotional brochure for thunderball

Richard Chopping Unpublished memoir of Ian Fleming, April 1987 10 page typescript, sold without copyright or right to reproduction/distribution, in black wrappers [with:] William Plomer. Ian Fleming: A Memorial Address, RICHARD CHOPPING'S COPY, signed, publisher's black wrappers 3 handwritten letters by Richard Chopping to Peter Stern regarding the memoir and his artwork [and:] Typed letter signed from lithographic printers W.S. Cowell to Richard Chopping regarding the Goldfinger book jacket Richard "Dickie" Chopping (1917-2008) created nine trompe l'oeil dust-jackets for the James Bond books by Fleming, published between 1957 and 1966.

View 1 of Lot 188: Richard Chopping | A Fleming Memoir, typescript and five letters relating to the unpublished work, 1987

richard chopping | a fleming memoir, typescript and five letters relating to the unpublished work, 1987

Ian Fleming From Russia, With Love. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957 8vo, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, SIGNED by the dust-jacket artist Richard Chopping to inner flap, original black cloth, lettered in silver and red, design to upper cover in silver and red, DUST-JACKET, collector's black cloth clamshell box, some light soiling to dust-jacket, edges a little crumpled with some small tears and wear to joints Richard Chopping illustrated nine dust-jackets in Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, starting with From Russia, With Love. His covers are instantly recognisable for their trompe-l'œil style and use of tea chest font.

View 1 of Lot 55: Ian Fleming | From Russia, With Love, 1957, signed by dust-jacket artist Richard Chopping

ian fleming | from russia, with love, 1957, signed by dust-jacket artist richard chopping

Richard Chopping From Russia, With Love proof jacket illustration. Late 1956 Final, full colour pull of the dust-jacket art, SIGNED by the illustrator, (45 x 19.5 unframed, 59.5 x 36 framed) This exceptional artist's sample of one of Chopping's most recognisable dust-jacket illustrations has the text in proof-state set lower, a single-line gap between the first section of blurb and the blurb in italics, with no printed price. It is uncut, unlike the published version which had clipped corners and was entirely reset. The rear panel is blank. From Russia, With Love, 1957, was the first Ian Fleming novel to use Richard Chopping's trompe l'oeil jacket design, signalling the start of a long association for Chopping with the iconic James Bond cover art.

View 1 of Lot 46: Richard Chopping | Proof jacket illustration for From Russia, With Love, 1956, the artist's personal copy

richard chopping | proof jacket illustration for from russia, with love, 1956, the artist's personal copy

Books, Manuscripts & Music

Ian Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 8vo, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE THEME SONG COMPOSER LIONEL BART AND SOUNDTRACK COMPOSER JOHN BARRY on front free endpaper, binding A, original dark-brown cloth, lettered in silver, design to upper cover in white, original dust-jacket by Richard Chopping, SIGNED BY RICHARD CHOPPING on front flap (dated 21st February 2001), housed in bespoke black cloth clamshell case with embossed dust-jacket design and dark blue sides, plastic wallet containing related ephemera loosely inserted in case (list of ephemera available upon request), dust-jacket slightly worn at extremities, with 2mm chips to spine ends The signatures in this copy bring together Bond in literature and on screen: not only is Fleming's name present, but also those of Lionel Bart (under his birth name "Lionel Begleiter"), and John Barry, plus a further unidentified signature. A probable occasion for the signing was the party held at Pinewood Studios on 1 April 1963 (at which all three were present) to celebrate the publication of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and the first day's shooting of From Russia With Love, co-hosted by the Directors of Eon Productions and Jonathan Cape. Bart penned the lyrics for the From Russia With Love theme song, and Barry composed/arranged the rest of the soundtrack. A fourth indistinct autograph is also present, possibly that of Terence Churcher, present at the party in his capacity of Second Assistant Director of From Russia With Love. Chopping's signature was added to the dust-jacket later. LITERATURE: Gilbert A11a (1.1)

View 1 of Lot 121: Ian Fleming | On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963, first edition, signed by the author, Lionel Bart, John Barry, and Richard Chopping

ian fleming | on her majesty's secret service, 1963, first edition, signed by the author, lionel bart, john barry, and richard chopping

Ian Fleming Thunderball. London: Jonathan Cape, 1961 8vo, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, SIGNED by dust-jacket artist Richard Chopping to rear flap, original dark brown cloth, lettered in gilt, design to upper cover in blind, DUST-JACKET, collector's black cloth clamshell box, light wear to head and foot of spine and joints Richard Chopping illustrated nine dust-jackets in Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, starting with From Russia, With Love. His covers are instantly recognisable for their trompe-l'œil style and use of a tea-chest font.

View 1 of Lot 82: Ian Fleming | Thunderball, 1961, first edition, signed by dust-jacket artist Richard Chopping

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