tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post901174998832848264..comments2024-02-16T07:47:17.645-08:00Comments on The Book Bond: The IAN FLEMING U.S. hardcover first editionsThe Book Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014913614591869289noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-67486314323240803902014-12-28T17:53:38.599-08:002014-12-28T17:53:38.599-08:00CR 1 Greyish background, dark blue title and girl...CR 1 Greyish background, dark blue title and girl box, red gun outline. girl and gun are white<br />CR 2 Light purplish grey background, light greenish blue title and girl box, red gun outline. girl and gun are white<br />MR1 blue-green greyish background, light green title and girl box, lighter blue gun outline, girl and gun are white<br />MR2 pinkish background, dark purple title and girl box,andrewigarcia@aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-66333275615179188362014-12-28T17:52:19.863-08:002014-12-28T17:52:19.863-08:00GF and TB each had a BCE in the 1980's with c...GF and TB each had a BCE in the 1980's with cover art that was reminiscent of the US Gardner covers. GF has a blue front cover with Bond walking, and TB has a red cover with Bond seated holding a pistol. Both covers say 'Featuring James Bond Master Spy' and both have blank white back covers apart from the catalog number at the bottom. GF is3409 and TB is 3415. If any of the others andrewigarcia@aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-38585413086577047902014-12-28T17:50:06.178-08:002014-12-28T17:50:06.178-08:00I'll have to enter this over several posts:
T...I'll have to enter this over several posts:<br /><br />The five books you mention, LALD, DAF, FYEO, OHMSS, and Octopussy were not available in those 'girl and gun silhouette' editions. <br /><br />Octopussy had a BCE with a jacket matching the first US edition, and so did TSWLM, YOLT, and TMWTGG. <br /><br />DAF was eventually released as a BCE with a dust jacket showing the 1971 andrewigarcia@aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-18413288619781603692012-02-22T17:55:30.339-08:002012-02-22T17:55:30.339-08:00Just as a point of reference the covers I'm lo...Just as a point of reference the covers I'm looking for look like these here: <br /><br />Www.1stopretroshop.com/books-magazines/set-James-bond-books.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-52750171489167954902012-02-22T06:55:16.563-08:002012-02-22T06:55:16.563-08:00Does anyone have the US Book Club editon jacket pi...Does anyone have the US Book Club editon jacket pictures? <br /><br />I am trying to complete my set, which has the gun and girl silhouette with a colored box around each on the cover. Most jackets are brown or greyist blue that I have so far, and have been printed by Macmillan, Viking and NAL. I have not been able to find:<br /><br />Live and Let Die<br />Diamonds Are Forever<br />For Your Eyes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-55859459632835987062012-02-20T07:32:31.966-08:002012-02-20T07:32:31.966-08:00Thank you, univex. Fixed. :)Thank you, univex. Fixed. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-82741850522520696292012-02-19T18:54:07.393-08:002012-02-19T18:54:07.393-08:00Good list. One small correction, however: FRWL wa...Good list. One small correction, however: FRWL was first published in the US on September 3, 1957. (April 8 was, of course, the UK publication date.)univexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-19385403915509234882012-02-17T08:28:27.273-08:002012-02-17T08:28:27.273-08:00Yes, the US edition of Goldfinger was printed by C...Yes, the US edition of Goldfinger was printed by Cape, but I don't think they're considered the true first and I don't believe they are rejected copies. You might be thinking of the UK FRWL book club.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-12383469660556671362012-02-16T01:09:15.187-08:002012-02-16T01:09:15.187-08:00Ah, now to the meat and potatoes! Excellent! Thank...Ah, now to the meat and potatoes! Excellent! Thank you, John. Weren't Macmillan's Goldfinger's actually printed by Cape, but perhaps rejected for some reason? I can't recall the story behind it. Does the US printing technically pre-date the UK one?<br /><br />Most of these were easier to find in America than the UK firsts--at least at library book sales and used bookstores and theTannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.com