HONEY WEST TITLE CARDS

Amazing Artifact Alert: Auction for the original title sequence cards from Honey West! Spy Vibers with really deep pockets might be interested in purchasing an incredible batch of 10 photo/title cards used for the title sequence of Honey West, which ran between September 16, 1965 and April 8, 1966. From the eBay listing: "The title sequence was originally designed by Format Productions, Inc., the company responsible for the title sequence in "I Spy", "Hee Haw", and other notable television shows of the 1960s and 1970s. The photographs include several shots of [Anne] Francis, both in action and posed for danger, some with cutout photo overlays, whiteout, etc., to achieve the look needed for the title sequence. Also present are two photos of John Ericson (Honey's assistant Sam Bolt), and one kaleidoscopic shot of a criminal in sunglasses who is laughing maniacally. One photograph, shot and sized differently than the others, is the striking photo of Honey West's pet ocelot Bruce, the image that ends the show's title sequence." Some are signed by Anne Francis. So cool! These kinds of production artifacts are so thrilling to see. I'd love to include them in my upcoming Spy Vibe book (any Spy Vibe benefactors out there, please?). More info on eBay or at their rare bookshop, Royalty Books. Enjoy!

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SPRING SALE

Spy Vibe is having a spring sale! You'll find The Phantom, Miss Fury, Black Bat, Mr. Moto, James Bond, classic Transformers, Ashley Wood, Japanese woodblock prints, and more! With new items listed every few days, you'll even see original Beatles autographs and books, David Toop, MFSL Cream, and other rare music items. Pick up some cool treasures and help out an art teacher at the same time. Thanks, Spy Vibers! Details on eBay here. 

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IAN FLEMING: RARE AUCTION

Collectors of Ian Fleming now have a chance to pick up two unusual pieces on eBay. The first is a softcover edition of William Plomer's Memorial Service for Fleming. The ten-page volume was printed privately in 1964 and only 50 copies of the hardbound edition were made. Presumedly many more copies of this softcover edition exist, though they are quite rare. Auction details here. The second item is Iain Campbell's collection catalog of Fleming's manuscripts and books. Also printed in very small numbers, the volume features reproductions of Fleming's notes and manuscripts, as well as images of his home library. Jon Gilbert, editor of Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, tells me that he found this catalog very useful in the past- so much so that he wore out his copy! Gilbert's new bibliography surpasses all previous catalogs, but this remains an interesting piece for a collection. Auction details here. The eBay price is quite high, so Spy Vibers may want to shop around on Amazon or Bookfinder. You can also find the catalog at James Bond First Editions here. 

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ADAM DIMENT PHOTO

There is an interesting artifact currently listed on eBay that might appeal to collectors of author Adam Diment. Diment enjoyed success as a spy novelist and playboy in the late 1960s and early 1970s, before disappearing from public view forever. An archive 5.2 x 7.5 photo of Diment from the files of the Baltimore Sun is up for auction with a buy-it-now price of $14.99. The newspaper's watermark does not appear on the actual photograph. More details here. 

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IAN FLEMING: GOLD TYPEWRITER

Ian Fleming fans have long wondered who the mystery buyer was that purchased the author's gold Royal typewriter from Christie's in 1995. There was much speculation that this rare artifact went to Pierce Brosnan, but the 007 actor has denied the claim. Meanwhile, collectors have continued to hunt for gold editions of the Royal Quiet Deluxe. Royal began producing the gold model in limited editions starting in 1947. As the story states below, Fleming ordered his typewriter in 1952 to celebrate (and revise) his first novel, Casino Royale. Spy Vibers can now bid on another edition gold Royal featured in a current auction on eBay. The starting price seems very high, but it might be just right for the collector with deep pockets. More about famous writers and their typewriters here. Collectors Weekly article here.

The auction literature from Christie's had this to say about Fleming's famous model, sold as Lot 122 in 1995: Price Realized £55,750 
($89,144)
 Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits. Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 ($7,995 - $12,792)

Lot Description

IAN LANCASTER FLEMING (1908-64)
A Royal Quiet De Luxe portable typewriter, circa 1952, with gold-plated body and fittings, four-row keyboard, 11 x 11 x 6in., in composition carrying case, the attached paper tag with printed address: "The Pantechnicon, Heathfield Terrace" and manuscript inscription: "Mrs I. Fleming 4, 23-2-73."


Provenance

By direct descent to the Hon. Mrs Fionn Morgan, the writer's stepdaughter (sold with a letter of provenance).

Lot Notes

Ian Fleming commissioned this typewriter from the Royal Typewriter Company in New York in the spring of 1952, as a replacement for his old Imperial. The first draft of the novel Casino Royale, introducing 007 agent James Bond, had been read enthusiastically by Fleming's publishers Jonathan Cape. However they commented that "although the details were original and interesting ... the book, though publishable, needed extensive revision." For this revision, Fleming had chosen a symbol to remind himself where, with luck, his future lay. This was a new typewriter to replace his old Imperial, a golden typewriter. He had ordered it in New York and on May 17th, some weeks before submitting the manuscript to his publisher, he wrote to a his friend Ivar Bryce in New York asking him to bring the typewriter over on his next trip to England: "Here is one vital request. I am having constructed for me by the Royal Typewriter Company a golden typewriter which is to cost $174. I will not tell you why I am acquiring this machine." The gold-plated typewriter duly arrived and Fleming completed the revised manuscript which was accepted by Jonathan Cape for publication the following April. Fleming typed all his subsequent novels on this gleaming but compact machine that seems to encapsulate the half-fantasy world of ostentatious 1950's gadgetry so familiar from the Bond novels themselves." Fleming's model below.

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