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It is the same cover model, indeed, @NeverSayNever, and she's not from any of the movies. I went through a few of the copies but couldn't find her name, alas.
Nice!
I've never seen that particular edition of Colonel Sun before, @NickTwentyTwo. From the Pan logo on the black paperback spine I'm guessing it's some time after 1970? I know it changed to having a circle at the top of the logo from around that time. I do have several copies of the 1970 Pan paperback edition of Colonel Sun but that's the first time I've seen one with the newer Pan logo.
The inside says "This edition published 1970 by Pan Books Ltd,", and then it lists printings up to 7th Printing in 1973; I suppose this copy came from that 7th printing in '73.
Ah, I see. Thanks. I've never seen a printing beyond the 1970 one in paperback for that particular edition. All mine are 1970 first printings and I've picked up a good few copies of that edition over the years as its one of my favourite Bond novel covers. It nicely complements the other Fleming Bond covers in the series too. I do have a Triad "Girls on Guns" edition of it too but it's a bit later than that publication-wise, around 1978 I think.
It's good to know that it went in to so many printings in Pan paperback alone. I've always wondered how popular Colonel Sun was among the reading public but that indicates that it sold well in paperback in any event. Having James Bond in bold letters on the cover never did those Pan editions any harm I'd imagine! Canny marketing from people who really knew how to sell their product via distinctive branding and colourful and beautiful cover art. Ah, the good old days! :)
Nice. That sounds like my kind of place then. A real treasure trove! The Bond continuation novels are one of my main obsessions along of course with the literary Bond in general. I know not everybody likes them but they've always been a source of fascination for me within the world of Bond. Of course I have them all (well almost, apart from one of the Steve Cole Young Bond books and two of the Moneypenny Diaries) but I still look through them if I ever find any to see if it's a particular edition I don't happen to have. They're not as common to find nowadays as one might think, especially the older Amis, Gardner and Benson titles which are the ones I'm the biggest fan of overall. Yes, I'm a mad collector. Or maybe just mad. :)
A little. I bought all the single issues of Kill Chain together as I was interested to hear that neo-Nazis were the villains again and wanted to see how that was handled after they'd already been the villains in John Gardner's Icebreaker (1983) and SeaFire (1994). Still not gotten around to reading it unfortunately but I must make that a priority.
I understand that so far Fleming's Casino Royale and Live and Let Die have been released as graphic novels but I've yet to pick them up.
Which ones would you recommend, @NickTwentyTwo?
Having said that, the one that does jump to mind is Eidolon; it has it's good and bad, but it's the one I keep thinking about and I think parts of it would make for a good film adaption.
Also, I think Jason Masters nailed the Bond look better than anyone after him, so Vargr and Eidolon are worth checking out for that alone.
Thanks for those recommendations from the Dynamite back catalogue, @NickTwentyTwo. I'll have to look into it. Those illustrations certainly are excellent and more in keeping with the older Hoagy Carmichael image of Bond that Fleming originally envisioned.
Since that post, I've added heaps more Fleming editions which I'll get around to cataloging one of these days.
@Dragonpol Regarding the Dynamite comics, I started with the short story Solstice and was impressed by that. There's a few fresh little twists throughout. I've read a couple of the full length stories, but that is the one that has really stuck with me. it's a Christmastime Bond story too.
Thanks for the recommendation, @QBranch. I wasn't aware the comics were available in short story format as well. Interesting and a good way to get an introductory dip into the Dynamite comics, I'd imagine.
The first complete set I will have however is the current Folio set, assuming they do the short stories. (They better do.)
(L-R Top) Pan PB 1955, 8th printing 1961; Signet PB 1960, 2nd printing 1962; Pan PB 1955, 15th printing 1963;
(L-R Bottom) Pan PB 1955, 25th printing 1967; Pan PB 1955, 30th printing 1973; Triad/Panther PB 1978
(L-R Top) Coronet PB 19??; Penguin PB 2002; Penguin Classics PB 2004
(L-R Bottom) Penguin PB 2002, 2006 Reissue with an introduction; Penguin PB 2002, 2006 Reissue; Vintage Books PB 2012
Folio Society HB
I love the covers because when you read this in the subway, today, and not 1980 when they were issued, people are looking at you like you are some rapist monster that should be locked in jail.
(L-R Top) Pan PB 1957, 5th Printing 1961; Pan PB 1957, 6th Printing 1961; Pan PB 1957, 20th Printing 1965
(L-R Bottom) Triad/Panther PB 1978; Penguin Classics PB 2004, Folio Society HB
It’s not a lack of interest, I just don’t don’t have them.
Actually, I do have one of the Titan Books comics, TMWTGG I think it is. But I have those, together, but separate from the books.
Casino Royale
Live and Let Die
Moonraker
Diamonds Are Forever
You Only Live Twice
The Man With The Golden Gun
Thomas & Mercer:
Dr. No
From Russia With Love
Yes, I did at the time but then I'm mad. :)
I don't remember a ton from my last read through of the Flemings, 15 years ago. It's like reading them for the first time all over again.
To answer @Risico007 's question, I personally wouldn't bother. QoS isn't a Fleming book, it was just a money grab at the time of the film's release.
Oh I did and I am happy hell if the do the same when we get films of Risico, The Property of Lady, The Hildebrand Rarity, and 007 in New York as long as the covers are great I will do it.