Beschreibung:

Berkley Mather/Early Bond Scripts An important collection of original scripts and associated material from the collection of the late Berkley Mather , the writer chosen by Ian Fleming in 1961 as script writer for Dr. No , the first of the series of James Bond films -- the collection comprising: Dr. No - Berkley Mather's copy of the script for Dr. No , 120 pp. of mimeographed typescript in two parts, both with buff-coloured paper covers inscribed in Berkley Mather's hand Mather, Dr No, Part I and Mather, Dr No, Part II ; the script annotated in Mather's hand in blue ink and ball-point pen with deletions and alterations -- amendments to Bond's dialogue include: -- p.28, in Strangway's office during the investigation into his secretary's murder Bond: On the contrary it does help if it happens to be the blood group of them both.. -- p.53 in Pleydell-Smith's office Bond: Can you tell me anything about Crab Key? -- p.62 in Miss Taro's appartment Bond: Forgive me I thought I was invited to admire...the view -- p.65 outside Miss Taro's appartment Bond: Book her Commissioner. Nice quiet cell with a good view...watch her nails.. -- pp. 68-112 contain a quantity of hand-written deletions, single-word amendments and instructions including Rewrite and Tighten some of these notations/amendments found in Bond's description of his choice of drink: -- pp. 103 in Dr. No's living room Bond: And for me a medium dry Vodka Martini, with a twist of lemon peel...powdered ice...shaken, not stirred...Polish vodka and -- pp. 106 Bond: Louis Roederer Cristal...or a Dom Perignon...'fifty-three or 'fifty-five. Chilled..And after that, a Napoleon 1806 - warmed.. -- FLEMING, Ian Dr. No , London: Pan Books Ltd. 1961, 8vo. original paper covers -- this paper-back borrowed by Berkley Mather from his son and used by him to write his script for the film; the book annotated by Mather on the fly leaf and inside covers in blue and black ball-point pen with various working notes including Jamaican dialect for Quarrel?, Sugar Daddy and chemin de fer ; the inside back cover additionally annotated by Mather with a detailed sketch of a VHF short- wave radio set believed to be the original concept design used for the construction of the radio set in Strangway's office in Jamaica in the film; -- A page of Mather's hand-written notes in blue ink referring to a number of scenes, the notes written on the reverse of a page from an unidentified script; -- The first half of an incomplete script entitled Second Draft Shooting Script "DOCTOR NO" , 28th November 1961, 37pp. mimeographed typescript; -- Thirty-seven pages of corrections and rewrites, each mimeographed typescript, some duplicates; -- Dr. No , 1962, U.A., British quad poster -- 30x40in. (76.2x101.6cm.) (A-) ; From Russia With Love Two copies of the final draft screenplay by Richard Maibaum of Ian Fleming's "From Russia With Love" , March 18th, 1963, both 12pp. of mimeographed typescript, one copy annotated by Mather in pencil and blue ink with deletions and a few amendments to the dialogue, the other copy complete with a number of pages of mimeographed typescript script revisions from various dates between 2nd April - 2nd May, 1963; and several duplicate revision pages; -- Twenty additional loose pages of script revisions, some duplicates, each mimeographed typescript, a number heavily annotated by Mather in blue ink and pencil with deletions and amendments to dialogue and action; -- Three Call Sheets issued by David Anderson Assistant Director, various dates, Friday, 3rd May, 1963 and Sunday, 5th May, 1963 (2), each accompanied by a detailed two-page transport list; Goldfinger -- A menu for the Supper To Celebrate The Premiere of Ian Fleming's Goldfinger And The Launching Of The Sun , September 17th, 1964, signed on the cover in blue ball-point pen Shirley Bassey