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UK/USA, [1974]. [Film promotion] A folder of material relating to the 1974 UA film starring Roger Moore as Ian Fleming's James Bond, produced by Albert R Broccoli & harry Saltzman. Comprising; programme for the Royal Film Premiere, fold-out synopsis (UK), official movie magazine/poster, pp.5 Production Notes (vintage roneos), Production-headed notepaper (unused), 'EON' branded envelope, theme song sheet music, two advertising postcards, Photoplay Film Annual 1975 with feature on Roger Moore. Various sizes, items housed in a 13 x 10 inch card folder. All contents fine. The premiere programme is scarce. From the comprehensive James Bond collection assembled by Jon Gilbert. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography.

The Man with the Golden Gun is the twelfth novel (and thirteenth book) of Ian Fleming's James Bond series. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in the UK on 1 April 1965, eight months after the author's death. The novel was not as detailed or polished as the others in the series, leading to poor but polite reviews. Despite that, the book was a best-seller. The story centers on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, who had been thought dead, only to return to the Secret Service alive and well. In the novel, Bond is sent to assassinate Francisco 'Pistols' Scaramanga, a notorious hitman, who is believed to be responsible for the disappearance of several British intelligence operatives.