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Penguin have unveiled a special limited edition
of the upcoming James Bond continuation novel "Devil
May Care" design by Bentley Motors...
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Devil May Care Bentley Edition
7th May 2008
Bentley Motors designs limited collector’s edition
of the new
Bond book, Devil May Care
In a unique collaboration between three
of Britain’s iconic
brands – James Bond, Bentley Motors and Penguin Books -
a special, limited edition of the new Bond book Devil
May Care will be published on 28th May. Written by Sebastian Faulks at
the invitation of Ian Fleming Publications to celebrate the Ian
Fleming centenary, Devil May Care is one of the most eagerly
anticipated publications of 2008.
Cars and James Bond have always had a strong
association and, contrary to popular belief, Bond’s
preference has historically been firmly with Bentley Motors.
He owned three Bentleys in the course of the fourteen original
novels written by Ian Fleming. It is fitting therefore
that in Devil May Care - published to coincide with the
centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth - Bond is found
once again in the driving seat of his favourite car.
To mark the reunion, Penguin approached Bentley to produce
a luxury, limited edition of Devil May Care. The result
is a beautiful and striking edition which takes its inspiration
from hard-covers of the original 1950s and 1960s Bond books
combined with the stylish Bentley owner’s manuals
and handbooks of the era. Inside the book is a specially
designed model pewter Bentley, described in detail by Fleming
in Thunderball.
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Bentley Chief Designer Dirk van Braeckel says, “Transferring
our design knowledge from the car world to a book was a new challenge
for us, but working closely with Penguin, we think we have come
up with a unique product which is complementary to the history
of Bentley and Bond that can be appreciated by all.”
Only 300 copies of the Special Series edition will be produced,
costing £750 each, available exclusively from the Penguin
James Bond books website.
The Design
Evoking the feeling of the Cold War period in which
Devil May Care is set, the edition is bound in Bodoniana style
cases and
finished in burnt oak leather sourced from the tannery in Italy
which provides the hides for Bentley’s interiors. The iconic
Bentley diamond pattern found on the radiator grille and upholstery
of modern Bentley’s, is hand-stitched on the leather casing
and the front cover and spine is finished with the silver Bentley ‘Flying
B’ – the radiator cap of the Bentley’s of Bond’s
time.
The inside of the casing is trimmed in deep red hotspur leather
and has the striking fluting used on the 1950’s and 1960’s
Bentley interior upholstery. Each book has a unique edition number
embossed on a black aluminium plate produced the same company
that makes the Bentley engine plates.
Fleming described in detail a modified Bentley R type in Thunderball and On
Her Majesty’s Secret Service which Bond loving called ‘the
Locomotive’. The car never existed but, using Fleming’s
exact specifications, a cast and polished 1:43 scale model of
the car has been hand crafted by Bentley for this edition. The
miniature is inserted into the book in a car-shaped hole and
is individually numbered to match the plate on the inside cover.
Each book is protected by a custom-made Plexiglass slip case,
which will be sealed in protective and numbered wrapping.
Pre-Order
Hardback (Regular Edition) - Amazon UK
Pre-Order
Hardback (Regular Edition) - Amazon USA
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