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#1 MicroGlobe One

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Posted 12 April 2002 - 11:50 PM

Have there been any recent reprintings of "Colonel Sun," either in the United States or the United Kingdom? Does anyone have any information on the latest printing? Or should I immediately begin searching the local second hand stores? I'd like to purchase a new copy of this particular novel but I'm sure it's the hardest to find of all the novels.

#2 Blofeld's Cat

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Posted 06 May 2002 - 04:04 AM

Whilst shopping around in Jakarta I discovered a secondhand bookshop that stocked a large range of novels in English.

There were quite a few 1991 Coronet prints of Colonel Sun, which were for the Australian market and seemed unread. They were most likely unsold stock from Aussie bookshops.

At about US$2 each, I snapped up a couple of copies.:)

I'm lead to believe that Blue Eyes doesn't have a copy of CS.:)

#3 General Koskov

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Posted 05 May 2002 - 07:06 PM

Are the Coronet reprints the paperbacks with 'James Bond' in huge white capitals and '007' vertically up the 'D' of Bond?

If so, I remember seeing those, but I looked at them, and they were horrible pritings, the ink looked as if it had run. :)

For the record, the only time I read The Property of a Lady was in Chapters while picking up a Coronet (or was it a Coronet?) paperback of Octopussy&The Living Daylights.

#4 Tanger

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Posted 13 April 2002 - 12:00 AM

It is extremely hard to find. A few of the same kind have turned up on Ebay recently and have been going cheap. About

#5 zencat

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Posted 13 April 2002 - 12:03 AM

Colonel Sun is out-of-print in both the US and UK (it is not a part of the new re-issues for the first time). The last printing in the UK was by Coronet in 1998 and featured cover art showing a knife shaving bamboo. The last printing in the US was by Harper Paperbacks in 1993 and showed, well, easier to post a pic (below) than describe that cover.

But Colonel Sun is not hard to find in second hand bookstores. Good luck.

#6 RossMan

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Posted 13 April 2002 - 12:50 AM

If you're looking for a copy on the internet try:

abebooks.com
bookfinder.com
half.com (if you're in the US)

Those are great sites and usually where I go for my out of print book needs. And, of course, e.bay.

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Posted 14 April 2002 - 07:15 AM

I thought the "Robert Markham with a special introduction by Kingsley Amis" a bit cutesy. :)

#8 RossMan

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Posted 16 April 2002 - 10:19 PM

There's four copies currently on ebay.

#9 rafterman

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Posted 05 May 2002 - 05:54 AM

I had a chance to pick up that 1998 Coronet reprint and I passed it up...damn!
but I think it's pretty easy to find older copies online, I used the advanced book exchange and had a copy for like seven bucks, it is the hardest to find, but not impossible...

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Posted 05 May 2002 - 05:58 AM

Uh, a few months ago, I got a UK 1st Ed. on Ebay for $31 US. It's in very good condition. I'm not that into collecting but is this a good thing? And if it is, how much do you think it's worth?