No to Dr No: ‘basically very old-fashioned Fu Manchu stuff’

James Bond may well now be a hugely popular multi-billion earning film franchise but a group of rare reports by a film studio evaluating the original books show the raw reaction was one of rejection and even ridicule. ATG interviews the dealer now selling these fascinating snapshots of the 007 world

Picture this: you are a rare books dealer who has come into possession of a treasure trove of film…

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