HE was the quintessential James Bond for many and the late Sir Sean Connery was the first to bring the role of 007 to the big screen.
Now two suits – pictured above – thought to have been worn by the Scottish star in films made in the 1980s, will go under the hammer tomorrow in his home city of Edinburgh.
His acting career spanned seven decades, but he died in October last year at the age of 90 at his home in the Bahamas after being unwell for some time.
The suits, one cream and the other grey, are thought to have been worn in films made by the Bond star during the 1980s.
As well as the suits, the Lyon & Turnbull auction also features a postcard, inscribed “last post from St Kilda”, sent just before its evacuation in August 1930 – part of a wider archive relating to the remote island.
A document with Mahatma Gandhi’s fingerprints – thought to possibly be the only existing example of them – is another of the highlights of the eclectic Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs sale.
The sheet of paper attached to cardboard serves as a record of the political leader’s activism and role in the peace movement in the early 20th century.
Other lots include a copy of Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, who became renowned for his role in the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
As part of a private edition for subscribers, 211 copies were printed with 32 incomplete copies given to friends and others involved in the Arab campaign.
A rare first edition copy, second impression hardback, of the first in the series of the seven Harry Potter novels, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, is also included in the lots.
Cathy Marsden, Lyon & Turnbull’s rare manuscripts and books specialist, said: “Our job involves a lot of research and we had great fun with the unusual task of trying to identify in which films Sir Sean Connery wore the suits.
“We have managed to narrow down the cream suit to either Five Days One Summer or Never Say Never Again and we think the grey suit might have featured in The Untouchables.
“I am really looking forward to this sale, which has a range of items across popular and high culture with some fascinating and historic stories behind them.”
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