THUNDERBALL


Dust Jacket in facsimile for the James Bond book first UK edition
by Ian Fleming. Artwork for the dust jacket was by Richard Chopping.

NO BOOK IS INCLUDED, JUST THE FACSIMILE DUST JACKET.

This is a facsimile dust jacket for the first UK edition edition of the book THUNDERBALL (published by Jonathan Cape in 1961)  and the seventh book in the James Bond series by Ian Fleming.

                No book is included. You are purchasing the facsimile dust jacket only.

A high quality rendition done in Giclee by noted miniature artist John Anthony Miller, whose work is all over the world. This is, in his opinion, is again, one of the best designed Bond book jackets

The original dust jacket was digitally scanned restored from an original by fine artist John Anthony Miller  and has been trimmed, enclosed in a Mylar jacket protector. It has been printed with archival inks on 120GSM paper. This jacket will come to you pre-folded and boxed and ready to put on your book. Out of the USA orders, the jacket will be sent the most economical way, which is to lightly fold the jacket along the rear flap and then insert a buffer board inside and then enclose that in a priority envelope. 

The jacket is marked, tastefully only the back jacket flap edge "Facsimile Dust Jacket"  with my "JAM" monogram and "John Anthony Miller Studio" as shown. Additionally, this dust jacket has a label affixed to the VERSO of the jacket, stating that it is a facsimile dust jacket and signed by John Anthony Miller-or it will have a an original John Anthony Miller signature in number two pencil on the verso near the edge. I have marked the jacket to make sure it is not sold as an original. Removing any signed label from the verso will destroy the jacket. Signing it makes it collectible as folks are now collecting my jacket work. These jackets will never ever be mass produced and are printed one at a time by myself. All this will prevent a seller from trying to sell one these jackets as an original jacket on a book.

-J. A. Miller, Phantom Bookshop, Ventura, CA

A few highlight comments about the art of John Anthony Miller:

His art is in "collections" of The Smithsonian Institution, Chicago Art & Science Industry, The Carnegie Art Museum, Chicago Art Institute, Clarke Humanities Museum at Scripps College, President Obama,
The Ambassador to The People's Republic of China,etc. and other notable people.

COLLEEN MOORE: "You are a such a magnificent artist!" - Colleen Moore, silent screen and motion picture star, 1982.

MAURICE SENDAK: "Thank you for the lovely etchings!" - Maurice Sendak, Children's book illustrator, 1981

SIFU MANUEL RODRIGUEZ: "John Anthony Miller is a gifted artist." - Master M. Rodriguez, Red Dragon Classical Guitar and Kung Fu Academy and Olympic Trainer of Martial Artists. 2010

FREDERICK GRUE: "John Anthony Miller is a true professional." - Frederick Grüe 1979, World's Premiere Still Life Painter. John Anthony Miller was a student of Grüe.

JOHNNY CASH: "I like your work very much." -Johnny Cash , 1978, Legendary Country Singer Musician.

WILLIAM F. NOLAN: "The unique art of John Anthony Miller is a joy to behold. His wondrous talent shines, diamond-bright, from each work...a talent to cherish." -William F. Nolan 2009, co-author of "Logan's Run"

RAY BRADBURY: "(edited)...how wonderful and what a genius you are. You have an incredible talent, John, and I hope you know that...All my love, Ray." -Ray Bradbury 2010. Ray Bradbury is the author of "Fahrenheit 451" and the world's most beloved author, recipient of France's highest medal of artistic honor and White House Medal of Honor in The Creative Arts.

There are more very favourable comments about my work in reconstructing these time-consuming facsimile jackets on the feedback section under the Phantom Bookshop Store. Too many to mention here.