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Welcome to 52 Weeks of 007, the 2019 edition. This is a weekly look (every Wednesday) at vintage (and some contemporary) James Bond book covers. We’ll be looking at the original Bond books by creator Ian Fleming, mainly through paperback editions. Books will be presented in chronological order, one title at a time. • Our adventure in the warm blue waters of Thunderball comes to an end this week, with the most recent version of the book I have: The Folio Society reissue with art once again by the incredible @faydalton_illustration This is the Society’s latest Ian Fleming book (there’s more to come, I hope!) and it, along with the illustrations, are as beautiful as ever. Swipe for a few of the full-color pieces of art in this book. I look forward to the next Folio Society Bond book, hopefully by the end of the year. • Next week: The Spy Who Loved Me, a bump in the road heading to Fleming’s last few Bond novels. • Please follow me for more Bondian magic each week! #52weeksof007 #jamesbond #007 #thunderball #ianfleming #vintagepaperbacks #vintage #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #books #paperbacks @foliosociety @faydalton_illustration @ianflemings007

Sometimes I forget how spectacular sunsets are. (Swipe for more.) #coronado #sandiegobay #allianceliving #coronadoferrylanding #sunset #garysafternooncommute #garyswalks

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Welcome to 52 Weeks of 007, the 2019 edition. This is a weekly look (every Wednesday) at vintage (and some contemporary) James Bond book covers. We’ll be looking at the original Bond books by creator Ian Fleming, mainly through paperback editions. Books will be presented in chronological order, one title at a time. • We’re back with our penultimate post on Thunderball, featuring the amazing photo-illustration work of Richie Fahey once again. Thunderball is not my favorite Fleming book, nor is it my favorite 007 movie. The “ground-breaking” underwater photography touted when the film first came out was, indeed, just that. But it was also very slow and boring to me then and now. Thunderball the movie—again, to me—is a bit too over-the-top, bigger, badder, Bonder, than Goldfinger. But we’re here to talk about book covers, aren’t we? I love this cover. When these first came out beginning in 2002, I couldn’t wait for the next one. Luckily, they came out 3 at a time as the originals were reissued (with an additional one, Quantum of Solace, coming out in conjunction with the movie in 2008, and never before released in book-form). But I’m getting ahead of myself. • Next week: The Folio Society strikes again! • Please follow me for more Bondian magic each week! #52weeksof007 #jamesbond #007 #thunderball #ianfleming #vintagepaperbacks #vintage #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #books #paperbacks @ianflemings007

I am now the happy owner of a @tomgauld original! I first discovered his work through my friends at @drawnandquarterly who published Goliath and Moon Cop (+ 2 collections of his wonderful cartoons, of which this is one). I love his meticulous yet simple cartooning style and his skewed sense of humor. Follow him here on Instagram for cartoons. @tomgauld #tomgauld @drawnandquarterly #cartoons #literary #science

It must have been horrible. #murder #accident #chalkoutline #justkidding #garyswalks

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Month: April 2017

Posted on April 29, 2017February 26, 2017 in Photos

Flashback Foto #191 …

Rainy night in downtown San Diego.

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Posted on April 27, 2017February 26, 2017 in Photos, Travel, Walks

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Sky Garden in London again, with a mystery guest (seriously … I have no idea who she is). 2016.

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Posted on April 25, 2017February 26, 2017 in Photos, Walks

Flashback Foto #189 …

San Diego County Waterfront Park.

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Posted on April 23, 2017February 26, 2017 in Photos, Travel, Walks

Flashback Foto #188 …

Sky Garden, London, UK, 2016.

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Posted on April 21, 2017February 26, 2017 in Photos, Walks

Flashback Foto #187 …

One of the last existing bookstores in downtown San Diego … and sadly, about to close: Upstart Crow.

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Posted on April 19, 2017February 26, 2017 in Photos, Travel, Walks

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Under the bridge in Leeds. 2016.

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Posted on April 17, 2017February 26, 2017 in Photos, Travel, Walks

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Piccadilly Circus, London, UK, 2016.

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