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  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited March 2014 Posts: 13,892
    @Creasy I got it from Kmart back in 2008. Best $80 I ever spent. PM Sent.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    QBranch wrote:
    @Creasy I got it from Kmart back in 2008. Best $80 I ever spent. PM Sent.

    Thank you for that. I really want to get my hands on that complete set.
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
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    QBranch wrote:
    @Creasy I got it from Kmart back in 2008. Best $80 I ever spent. PM Sent.

    I never expected to find myself wishing I had been in a Kmart. You learn something new every day, I suppose... ;)
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote:
    I never expected to find myself wishing I had been in a Kmart. You learn something new every day, I suppose... ;)
    I don't have a problem with Kmart. I've struck a bargain there many a time. :)>-
    Creasy47 wrote:
    Thank you for that. I really want to get my hands on that complete set.
    No problem. Good luck with getting it. The box looks great, and is very sturdy.
  • 007InVT007InVT Classified
    edited March 2014 Posts: 893
    Does anyone have the box set of the 'Penguin 2006 James Bond Editions' with all of the author intros?

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  • 007InVT007InVT Classified
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    @QBranch, where did you get the Complete Penguin Collection and for how much? I only own a few of them and really want to round out the rest of the collection with the same prints.

    Damned near impossible to find nowadays.
  • ohfilms1ohfilms1
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    Birdleson wrote:
    007InVT wrote:
    Does anyone have the box set of the 'Penguin 2006 James Bond Editions' with all of the author intros?

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    Does that version of OCTOPUSSY and THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS also include PROPERTY OF A LADY and 007 IN NEW YORK (which I think is such a great pulpy title and would love to see it on a marquee)?

    Yes it does include POAL and 007INY
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
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    i have some of these ones....

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    but i primarily have these ones...

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    i am actually 2 books away from completing this set (sort of)... I only need Goldfinger and The Spy Who Loved Me....... I don't own copies of Octopussy or For Your Eyes Only - as back when QOS came out in theaters, they released a QOS edition with all the short stories in one book - so I bought that one..
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @haserot, I only have four or five of the Penguin editions, and one of them is GF. I have bad OCD when it comes to things like this, so I really want to round out the Penguin editions instead of those terrible new editions they have with the dull, uninspired covers. But, I feel like these days I'll settle with whatever, just so I can own the entire collection.
  • 007InVT007InVT Classified
    edited March 2014 Posts: 893
    Which of the introductions are the best?

    Curious about Charles Cumming's, Charlie Higson and Jeffery Deaver's. Never heard of the rest:

    1. Casino Roayle, Introduction by Jeffery Deaver
    2. Live and Let Die, Introduction by Louise Welsh
    3. Moonraker, Introduction by Michael Dibdin
    4. Diamonds are Forever, Introduction by Jonathan Kellerman
    5. From Russia With Love, Introduction by Charlie Higson
    6. Dr. No, Introduction by Simon Winder
    7. Goldfinger, Introduction by Ben Schott
    8. For Your Eyes Only, Introduction by Barry Eisler
    9. Thunderball, Introduction by David Wolstencroft
    10. The Spy Who Loved Me, Introduction by Nick Stone
    11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Introduction by Val McDermid
    12. You Only Live Twice, Introduction by Mo Hayder
    13. The Man With the Golden Gun, Introduction by Charles Cumming
    14. Octopussy/The Living Daylights, Introduction by Robert Ryan
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    @haserot, I only have four or five of the Penguin editions, and one of them is GF. I have bad OCD when it comes to things like this, so I really want to round out the Penguin editions instead of those terrible new editions they have with the dull, uninspired covers. But, I feel like these days I'll settle with whatever, just so I can own the entire collection.

    I despise those new covers.... i love both the Penguin editions and the hardcover ones with the girls - it has a nice retro feel to it that i love..... the new covers are dull, uninteresting, and uninspired pieces of garbage - right on the same level as the covers for Devil May Care, Carte Blanche, and Solo (US editions respectively).

  • 007InVT007InVT Classified
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    You can view snippets of the intros here, but there is no Jeffrey Deaver one for CR. Does anyone have it and care to share?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ian-Flemings-James-Bond-Novels/lm/R3B236VWMWB246
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
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    Thanks for sharing these snippets with us, @007inVT. I'm accumulating the US editions and loving them, but haven't found a one with the intros. Now at least I've had a taste of them!
  • 007InVT007InVT Classified
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    I still can't find Deaver's intro.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    007InVT wrote:
    You can view snippets of the intros here, but there is no Jeffrey Deaver one for CR. Does anyone have it and care to share?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ian-Flemings-James-Bond-Novels/lm/R3B236VWMWB246

    I have it somewhere but I'd have to dig it out. I did read it some years ago.
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
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    Lancaster007 wrote:

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    I did own all of those in that edition but about two years ago I was struggling with money so I was forced to sell them. :-( I only read Casino Royale and Live and Let Die. I want to buy back Casino Royale as well as From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and You Only Live Twice (the ones I was really looking forward to).

  • 007InVT007InVT Classified
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    The MI6 community should have it's own buy and trade platform.
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
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    My quest for the American editions of the Penguin Centenary Collection (with those really fabulous Richie Fahey covers) continues. I just found a copy of OP&TLD! Now I only need TSWLM and TMWTGG. Of course, then I'll still be looking for QoS, just for completeness' sake. Ah, the agony & the ecstasy of collecting...
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    I recently added...

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    ... to my collection, which takes my number of Live And Let Die copies up to 4. Casino Royale is still in the lead with 9 copies.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited April 2014 Posts: 17,786
    MajorDSmythe wrote:
    I recently added...

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    ... to my collection, which takes my number of Live And Let Die copies up to 4. Casino Royale is still in the lead with 9 copies.

    I too have a Great Pan for LALD, though I think it must be a later edition than that as it has completely different artwork, albeit of the same type of scene with Bond and Solitaire and the exploding ship The Secatur in the background.
  • mirandafrostmirandafrost
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    Sadly I only own seven James Bond novels (CR, LALD, DAF, DN, MR, YOLT and OHMSS) and all of them in German (Scherz publisher).
    I bought them in a second hand bookshop... But I want all the novels in English for my next nirthday - I just saw them in a bookshop here!
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
    edited May 2014 Posts: 3,564

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    These. These are what I'm searching for. They are just so cool!

    Just yesterday I found a copy of TSWLM in another used book store in the Berkeley/Oakland area. Now all I need is TMWTGG and my collection will be complete!

  • Villiers53Villiers53
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    BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote:
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    These. These are what I'm searching for. They are just so cool!

    Just yesterday I found a copy of TSWLM in another used book store in the Berkeley/Oakland area. Now all I need is TMWTGG and my collection will be complete!

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    I love your handle @BeatlesSansEarmuffs and your taste.
    Any Bond aficionado worth his salt knows that Richie Fahey's fabulous artwork make these Penguin editions the third best ever cover designs.
    The best being Richard Chopping and the second best being Raymond Hawkey's great covers for Pan books.
    As previously mentioned in this thread, Random House have made a complete pig's ear of both Fleming's work and the continuation Bonds.
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
    edited May 2014 Posts: 3,564
    Villiers53 wrote:
    BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote:
    <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8845924@N04/2311661727/"; title="Penguin 007 paperbacks by bored@work, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2105/2311661727_5b9c0d6526.jpg"; width="500" height="220" alt="Penguin 007 paperbacks"></a>


    These. These are what I'm searching for. They are just so cool!

    Just yesterday I found a copy of TSWLM in another used book store in the Berkeley/Oakland area. Now all I need is TMWTGG and my collection will be complete!

    I love your handle @BeatlesSansEarmuffs and your taste.
    Any Bond aficionado worth his salt knows that Richie Fahey's fabulous artwork make these Penguin editions the third best ever cover designs.
    The best being Richard Chopping and the second best being Raymond Hawkey's great covers for Pan books.
    As previously mentioned in this thread, Random House have made a complete pig's ear of both Fleming's work and the continuation Bonds.

    Thanks for the kind words, @Villiers53. Yes, Richard Chopping's original covers for the first edition hardcovers are the greatest the Bond series has ever received. From what I've seen of Raymond Hawkey's work it's very nicely designed but doesn't have the unified look from one title to the next that both Chopping and Fahey utilize (each in his own way.) If what I've seen online doesn't match the editions you're referring to, I'd appreciate a link to the images you have in mind.

    Just last night, I finally located a copy of TMWTGG in the Fahey series. HUZZAH! My collection is now complete -- except for the QoS package that I'm led to believe is out there somewhere. The Neverending Search continues...but to some extent, I am now satisfied.
  • JamesBondBlogJamesBondBlog
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    I was fortunate enough to get my hands on this recently.

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    I've been scooping up the First Edition Library editions wherever I can find them. Also managed to grab a Cape 1st/1st Thunderball hardback. albeit without the dust jacket.
  • 007InVT007InVT Classified
    edited May 2014 Posts: 893
    Nice work @JamesBondBlog

    Where did you get that one? It's very rare.

    Don'tcha just love the 60s blurbs!

    ...a writer whom the AP calls "super-special...with blows below the belt the way Mickey Spillane delivers them!"
  • JamesBondBlogJamesBondBlog
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    That one was on eBay, it was listed a few times, and didn't get any bids, which really surprised me, since I've seen copies sold for a couple hundred dollars. So I made a very modest offer, and I was pleasantly surprised it was accepted!
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
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    Truly a "well-appreciated" edition. Congratulations on the find, @JamesBond Blog!
  • Villiers53Villiers53
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    JamesBondBlog wrote:
    I was fortunate enough to get my hands on this recently.

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    I've been scooping up the First Edition Library editions wherever I can find them. Also managed to grab a Cape 1st/1st Thunderball hardback. albeit without the dust jacket.

    Well done @JamesBondBlog - that Moonraker cover is a real find. If it's not worth serious money now, it will be one day!

  • Villiers53Villiers53
    edited May 2014 Posts: 802
    BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote:
    From what I've seen of Raymond Hawkey's work it's very nicely designed but doesn't have the unified look from one title to the next that both Chopping and Fahey utilise (each in his own way). If what I've seen online doesn't match the editions you're referring to, I'd appreciate a link to the images you have in mind.

    @BeatlesSansEarmuffs, I'm not sure what you've looked at but if you go to www.catspawdynamics.com/James-bond-the 1960s-pan-covers you can see all of his work for PAN and their paperback Bond covers.
    They were the first series of designs to use modern typefaces (Helvetica & News Gothic) and minimalistic imagery that included photographs . His decision to put JAMES BOND above both the book title and author name resulted in simple, conceptual and iconic covers that remain fantastic examples of design.
    Hawkey started with 'Thunderball' in 1963 and completed a uniformed set of covers that dominated book shelves. The only break with uniformity from '63 on were the film covers that understandably popped up from time to time.
    In my opinion:
    Best Bond covers = 1) Chopping. 2) Hawkey 3) Fahey
    Best Spy cover = 1) Chopping for 'FRWL' 2) Hawkey for 'Ipcress File'
    In any event, they don't make them like that any more.
    Happy collecting!

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