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[Single-O-Seven]

I bought the first three of the hardbacks today. I'll probably just pick up a few every couple of weeks until I've got them all. I like how the backflaps contain bits of trivia about Fleming and each book.

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It's going to be very hard to not shell out for these.

[Single-O-Seven]

It's going to be very hard to not shell out for these.

I swear I told myself I'd just buy my favourite ones. But at the store I came very close to buying all 14. I decided to start with the first three, even though my wife encouraged me to just buy them all then and there!! Unfortunately, with bills to pay, dropping a few hundred bucks on them all at once wasn't a good idea.

[Professor Dent]

Holding off & just getting a few of these was harder than I thought. I just ordered the first seven. The Dollar to Pound conversion is not pretty.

[Single-O-Seven]

Holding off & just getting a few of these was harder than I thought. I just ordered the first seven. The Dollar to Pound conversion is not pretty.

May I suggest you order them from chapters.ca or, if they have them, amazon.ca? Chapters definitely has them - that's where I bought mine today. Since the US and Canadian dollars are on par, and shipping rates are cheaper, you might save a few bucks.

[Qwerty]

I've got the first three on order. Will just have to gradually work on collecting the set.

I'm just obsessed with collecting these books.

[Safari Suit]

I wont have any problem resisting them; I think those covers are ghastly!

[Qwerty]

Michael Gillette Discusses The Bond Girl Book Covers

New covers adorning centenary reprints of the Ian Fleming novels

[ImTheMoneypenny]

I know the covers are supposed to have that vintage pop art Mod look about them, but they just look flat, not very exciting. I'm going to be honest and admit for me, as a painter, that it's all sour grapes doing the talking. Jealous?! You bet I am!

Will I buy them? Of course! But I'll buy the books later when the conversion rate isn't a killer. I have Bond OCD, I have to collect the different editions, why stop with these?

Edited by ImTheMoneypenny, 29 May 2008 - 10:06 PM.

[TheREAL008]

Am I right in thinking that the books will cost $30.00 per book?

Because if so I'll finish collecting the paperbacks first.

Scratch that, I have an amazon.com account. How reliable is Amazon.co.uk if I wanted to order the hardcovers from there?

Edited by TheREAL008, 29 May 2008 - 11:16 PM.

[Stuart]

Compared to the Penguin paperback covers, these are horrendous.

My first thought on seeing the CR cover was, 'Gee, Austin Powers and Charles K. Feldman have finally won'.

Just awful.

[Professor Dent]

Holding off & just getting a few of these was harder than I thought. I just ordered the first seven. The Dollar to Pound conversion is not pretty.

May I suggest you order them from chapters.ca or, if they have them, amazon.ca? Chapters definitely has them - that's where I bought mine today. Since the US and Canadian dollars are on par, and shipping rates are cheaper, you might save a few bucks.

Thanks for the tip. I'll price them against Chapters when I place my order for the rest of them.

[Qwerty]

Am I right in thinking that the books will cost $30.00 per book?

Because if so I'll finish collecting the paperbacks first.

Scratch that, I have an amazon.com account. How reliable is Amazon.co.uk if I wanted to order the hardcovers from there?

Yep, if buying them seperately.

[MarcAngeDraco]

[quote name='Qwerty' post='875267' date='29 May 2008 - 22:28'][quote name='TheREAL008' post='875215' date='29 May 2008 - 19:01']Am I right in thinking that the books will cost $30.00 per book?

Because if so I'll finish collecting the paperbacks first.

Scratch that, I have an amazon.com account. How reliable is Amazon.co.uk if I wanted to order the hardcovers from there?[/quote]

Yep, if buying them seperately.

[TheREAL008]

[quote name='MarcAngeDraco' post='875364' date='30 May 2008 - 09:58'][quote name='Qwerty' post='875267' date='29 May 2008 - 22:28'][quote name='TheREAL008' post='875215' date='29 May 2008 - 19:01']Am I right in thinking that the books will cost $30.00 per book?

Because if so I'll finish collecting the paperbacks first.

Scratch that, I have an amazon.com account. How reliable is Amazon.co.uk if I wanted to order the hardcovers from there?[/quote]

Yep, if buying them seperately.

[Qwerty]

[quote name='MarcAngeDraco' post='875364' date='30 May 2008 - 05:58'][quote name='Qwerty' post='875267' date='29 May 2008 - 22:28'][quote name='TheREAL008' post='875215' date='29 May 2008 - 19:01']Am I right in thinking that the books will cost $30.00 per book?

Because if so I'll finish collecting the paperbacks first.

Scratch that, I have an amazon.com account. How reliable is Amazon.co.uk if I wanted to order the hardcovers from there?[/quote]

Yep, if buying them seperately.

[Qwerty]

Now on the CBn main page...

New Bond Girl Covers Mix Literary And Cinematic 007 Together

Artist Michael Gillette talks about his covers for the Ian Fleming reprints

[stamper]

These covers and the artist are totally miscast.
Now that Bond is back to "serious" business on the screen, it was time to put these covers back to some kind of similar vein, not AUSTIN POWERS MEET 1967 CASINO ROYALE.

[sharpshooter]

I’ve been noticing a lot more of the Penguin Ian Fleming books in mass market paperback size in stores. Does anyone know if they are phasing out the trade paperback editions - or, the entire series altogether to make way for these new covers?

[Qwerty]

I’ve been noticing a lot more of the Penguin Ian Fleming books in mass market paperback size in stores. Does anyone know if they are phasing out the trade paperback editions - or, the entire series altogether to make way for these new covers?

Are you referring to the ones with the retro Richie Fahey/Roseanne Serra covers, sharpshooter?

[sharpshooter]

I’ve been noticing a lot more of the Penguin Ian Fleming books in mass market paperback size in stores. Does anyone know if they are phasing out the trade paperback editions - or, the entire series altogether to make way for these new covers?

Are you referring to the ones with the retro Richie Fahey/Roseanne Serra covers, sharpshooter?

Indeed, they're the ones.

[Qwerty]

As far as I know, the trade paperback size is only available in the US.

These editions did make it over to the UK in late 2006 in the mass market paperback size with new author introductions.

[zerominus]

Are there trade paperback (large format) editions of these cover designs (or the new centenary issues) available in the US?

[ACE]

These are actually quite nice.
I "obtained" mine in Borders

[Qwerty]

Are there trade paperback (large format) editions of these cover designs (or the new centenary issues) available in the US?

The new 2008 Centenary edition reprints are UK/Canada only, unfortunately.

[freemo]

Saw all 14 on display at a store on the weekend.

I like the Dr. No one. Golden Gun and OHMSS look okay too. But overall? Nah.

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Looks like these are slowly going out of print. Quite a few look unavailable on Amazon.co.uk.

[Hawkeye]

tell me about it, i'm struggling to keep up with how quick they're dissapearing.

[Qwerty]

It's a little worrying. Each must have had a relatively small print run.

Reminds me of the 2002 UK Penguin hardback reprints. While those paperbacks show up everywhere, including the boxed set, the hardback editions are seemingly nowhere to be found. I never even see them on eBay.

[Hawkeye]

Me neither, i've never found the 2002 ones in hardback.