What could be better than a new Bond book? How about reading that new Bond book in Hawaii! Below is an advert from Honolulu Book Shops for John Gardner's For Special Services, released 40 years ago today.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Monday, April 11, 2022
Vintage Paperback Book Repair - MOONRAKER
I very much enjoy the YouTube Channel of Jules Burt, a vintage paperback book collector from the UK. Jules has several videos devoted to the Bond books. This is one of my favorites. Enjoy.
In this video I take a rather worn and tired copy of the rare Pan Books 'Director's' edition of Ian Fleming's third James Bond title, Moonraker and restore it back to near its former glory. The cover is removed and repaired, the top and tails of the spine are glued back into place and the spine roll is sorted. Hope you enjoy the process! If you enjoy this video for the ASMR qualities, that's just a bonus.
Sunday, April 3, 2022
ZERO MINUS 25
It was 25 years ago today that Raymond Benson's debut continuation novel, Zero Minus Ten, was released in the UK by by Hodder & Stoughton. Raymond offered up a timely 007 adventure dealing with a threat to Britain's handover of Hong Kong to China. He brought back many Bond traditions, notably the structure of the British Secrets Service which John Gardner had altered in his final books. I recently gave Zero Minus Ten a re-read and liked it even more than I remembered. It's a great Bond book!
Raymond Benson would go on to pen a total of six original Bond novels, three novelizations, and three shorts stories. So here's to the beginning of the Benson era. These were fun years.
You can buy Zero Minus Ten at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
Monday, March 28, 2022
Limited Edition WITH A MIND TO KILL from Goldsboro Books
- Signed & Numbered
- Limited Edition Only 1000 Copies
- Sprayed Edges
- Hardcover UK First Edition, First Printing
- Available from 26 May 2022
Waterstones is also offering an Exclusive Edition with stenciled edge that can be pre-ordered HERE.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
WITH A MIND TO KILL U.S. cover looks familiar
As you can see, the artwork is the same as the UK hardcover from Jonathan Cape. The only difference I can spot is the U.S. edition touts Horowitz as the "New York Times Bestselling Author" while the UK edition reads "The Number One Bestseller".
If this holds, it will be a little disappointing that we don't get alternative U.S. cover art as that's part of the fun of collecting multiple editions. But it is nice cover art. And this isn't a first. From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, The Spy Who Loved Me, Colonel Sun, and SilverFin shared the same cover art on their UK and U.S. editions.
The U.S. edition of With A Mind To Kill will be released on May 24, 2022 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.
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