Pan Books collection - Rob007
Rob007
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Intro:
Hi everyone,
I've been collecting James Bond Pan paperback books since 1998 and now have over 200 in my collection.
Current total = 259 books (last updated 05/03/2019)
I thought it would be useful to list them all, and AJB007 seemed as good a place as any.
Hopefully other collectors will find this useful and some might even find it interesting.
If there are any other Pan collectors, post a comment below!
Thanks,
Rob
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I have used the fantastic www.collecting-fleming.com as my point of reference, and can highly recommend it to collectors of any level.
Generally, I have only listed prices as they appear on the front cover, up to and including the Hawkey series. If an edition has more than one variation (as listed on CF), then I distinguish between them using a simple description preceded by "var. -".
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Note to Alan.
I've finally got around to purging my collection of any duplicates, and while doing so, I compared all my copies to those listed on your site.
The notes below are probably not accurate now, so I'm gradually checking back through and will email you once updated.
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Wants list (TBC):
Hawkey series:
Casino Royale:
13 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker [?] / unpriced [?])
Live and Let Die:
11 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker [?]/ unpriced [?])
Moonraker:
13 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker [?] / unpriced [?])
Diamonds are Forever:
12 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker [?] / unpriced [?])
From Russia with Love:
17 / 1964 - Hawkey cover prototype (3'6 printed)
19 / 1965 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker / unpriced)
Dr No:
12 / 1963 - Hawkey cover prototype (3'6 printed)
15 / 1964 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 sticker [?] / unpriced)
Goldfinger:
09 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 sticker [?] / unpriced)
For Your Eyes Only:
05 / 1963 - Hawkey cover prototype (3'6 printed)
06 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed in green ink / 3'6 sticker [?] / unpriced)
07 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed in yellow ink / 3'6 sticker [?] / unpriced [?]
Thunderball:
01 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 sticker / unpriced)
Wants list - Movie Tie In:
Casino Royale:
24 / 1966 - Film tie-in (need)
Live and Let Die:
23 / 1976 - Film tie-in (check condition)
Diamonds are Forever:
24 / 1971 - Film tie-in (check condition x 2)
Hi everyone,
I've been collecting James Bond Pan paperback books since 1998 and now have over 200 in my collection.
Current total = 259 books (last updated 05/03/2019)
I thought it would be useful to list them all, and AJB007 seemed as good a place as any.
Hopefully other collectors will find this useful and some might even find it interesting.
If there are any other Pan collectors, post a comment below!
Thanks,
Rob
---
I have used the fantastic www.collecting-fleming.com as my point of reference, and can highly recommend it to collectors of any level.
Generally, I have only listed prices as they appear on the front cover, up to and including the Hawkey series. If an edition has more than one variation (as listed on CF), then I distinguish between them using a simple description preceded by "var. -".
---
Note to Alan.
I've finally got around to purging my collection of any duplicates, and while doing so, I compared all my copies to those listed on your site.
The notes below are probably not accurate now, so I'm gradually checking back through and will email you once updated.
[p]
Wants list (TBC):
Hawkey series:
Casino Royale:
13 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker [?] / unpriced [?])
Live and Let Die:
11 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker [?]/ unpriced [?])
Moonraker:
13 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker [?] / unpriced [?])
Diamonds are Forever:
12 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker [?] / unpriced [?])
From Russia with Love:
17 / 1964 - Hawkey cover prototype (3'6 printed)
19 / 1965 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 yellow sticker / unpriced)
Dr No:
12 / 1963 - Hawkey cover prototype (3'6 printed)
15 / 1964 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 sticker [?] / unpriced)
Goldfinger:
09 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 sticker [?] / unpriced)
For Your Eyes Only:
05 / 1963 - Hawkey cover prototype (3'6 printed)
06 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed in green ink / 3'6 sticker [?] / unpriced)
07 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed in yellow ink / 3'6 sticker [?] / unpriced [?]
Thunderball:
01 / 1963 - Hawkey cover (3'6 printed / 3'6 sticker / unpriced)
Wants list - Movie Tie In:
Casino Royale:
24 / 1966 - Film tie-in (need)
Live and Let Die:
23 / 1976 - Film tie-in (check condition)
Diamonds are Forever:
24 / 1971 - Film tie-in (check condition x 2)
Comments
01 / 1955 - Painted cover (red) / var. - quad mark / 2'- printed
02 / 1955 - Painted cover (red) / 2'- printed
06 / 1960 - Painted cover (grey) / var. - 5th printing listed as 1960 / 2'6 printed
06 / 1960 - Painted cover (grey) / var. - 5th printing listed as 1960 / 2'6 yellow sticker
07 / 1961 - Painted cover (grey) / 2'6 printed
08 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (red) / 2'6 printed
08 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (red) / unpriced
10 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / var. - previous books ending Goldfinger / 2'6 yellow sticker
12 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
13 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
15 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
17 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced *Note to Alan. Unpriced not listed on CF.*
19 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
20 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
23 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
23 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 yellow sticker
25 / 1967 - Film edition cover / unpriced
26 / 1967 - Film edition cover / unpriced
28 / 1969 - White girl cover / unpriced
29 / 1972 - Still life cover / unpriced
30 / 1973 - Still life cover / unpriced
31 / 1975 - Still life cover / unpriced
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01 / 1957 - Painted cover (blue) / var. thick paper / unpriced
02 / 1958 - Painted cover (blue) / 2'6 black sticker
03 / 1959 - Painted cover (blue) / 2'6 printed
05 / 1961 - Painted cover (blue) / 2'6 printed
06 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (orangey red) / 2'6 printed
08 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 printed
09 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / var. - GP83 on spine / 2'6 printed
09 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / var. - X 233 on spine / 3'6 printed
09 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / unpriced
10 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
11 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
11 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
13 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
15 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
20 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
22 / 1969 - White girl cover / unpriced
23 / 1973 - Film edition cover / unpriced
25 / 1973 - Film edition cover / unpriced
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01 / 1956 - Painted cover (blue in shaft) / 2'- printed
03 / 1959 - Painted cover (blue with red rocket) / 2'6 printed
03 / 1959 - Painted cover (blue with red rocket) / 2'6 black sticker
04 / 1960 - Painted cover (blue with red rocket) / 2'6 printed
04 / 1960 - Painted cover (blue with red rocket) / 2'6 yellow sticker *Alan needs.*
05 / 1961 - Painted cover (blue with red rocket) / 2'6 printed
06 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (black) / 2'6 printed
11 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / var. - G216 on spine / 2'6 printed
11 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / var. - X234 on spine / 3'6 printed (Prudential postcard inside)
12 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
13 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
14 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
16 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
17 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / var. - 6'- Australia back / 3'6 printed
17 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / var. - unpriced back / 3'6 printed
17 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
20 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
21 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
22 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
24 / 1969 - White girl cover
25 / 1971 - White girl cover
26 / 1974 - Still life cover / var. printed 1974. There is also a 1973 version
27 / 1976 - Still life cover
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01 / 1958 - Painted cover (red) / 2'6 printed
01 / 1958 - Painted cover (red) / unpriced
02 / 1958 - Painted cover (red) / 2'6 printed
02 / 1958 - Painted cover (red) / 2'6 black sticker
02 / 1958 - Painted cover (red) / unpriced (sticker residue)
03 / 1959 - Painted cover (red) / 2'6 printed
03 / 1959 - Painted cover (red) / unpriced
04 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (red) / 2'6 printed
05 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (red) / 2'6 printed
08 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 printed
08 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 sticker
09 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / unpriced
11 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
12 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
12 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
13 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / unpriced *Note to Alan. Unpriced not listed on CF.*
15 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
16 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
16 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
17 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed (C.I.S postcard inside)
18 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
20 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
21 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed with multi currency price sticker on reverse
23 / 1970 - White girl cover
24 / 1971 - Film edition cover
24 / 1971 - Film edition cover
26 / 1972 - Film edition cover
28 / 1974 - Still life cover
29 / 1976 - Still life cover
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02 / 1959 - Painted cover (blue) / 2'6 printed
03 / 1960 - Painted cover (blue) / unpriced
04 / 1960 - Painted cover (blue) / 2'6 printed
05 / 1961 - Painted cover (blue) / 2'6 printed
06 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (light green) / 2'6 printed
06 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (light green) / unpriced
09 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 printed
10 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / var. - Great Pan with G229 on spine / 2'6 printed
10 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / var. - Pan Books with X 236 on spine / 3'6 printed
11 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
12 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
13 / 1963 - Film edition cover / 3/6 printed
13 / 1963 - Film edition cover / unpriced (Pan logo sticker)
13 / 1963 - Film edition cover / unpriced (sticker residue)
14 / 1964 - Film edition cover / 3/6 printed
15 / 1964 - Film edition cover / 3/6 printed
16 / 1964 - Film edition cover / var. - printed by Richard Clay & Co. / 3/6 printed
19 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / unpriced (sticker residue)
20 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
20 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed / var. - price sticker on reverse
20 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
21 / 1966 - Hawkey cover / 60c covered by 3'6 sticker
22 / 1970 - White girl cover
23 / 1972 - White girl cover
25 / 1974 - Still life cover
26 / 1976 - Still life cover
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01 / 1960 - Painted cover (green face) / 2'6 printed
01 / 1960 - Painted cover (green face) / unpriced
02 / 1960 - Painted cover (green face) / 2'6 printed
02 / 1960 - Painted cover (green face) / 2'6 yellow sticker
04 / 1961 - Coloured band (dark blue) / 2'6 printed
04 / 1961 - Coloured band (dark blue) / 2'6 yellow sticker
05 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 printed
05 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 printed (spare)
05 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / unpriced (third party 4/- sticker)
07 / 1962 - Film edition cover / 2'6 printed
08 / 1962 - Film edition cover / 2'6 printed
10 / 1963 - Film edition cover / 3'6 printed
11 / 1963 - Film edition cover / 3'6 printed
12 / 1963 - Film edition cover / unpriced *Note to Alan. Unpriced not listed on CF.*
13 / 1964 - Film edition cover / 3'6 printed
14 / 1964 - Film edition cover / 3'6 printed
14 / 1964 - Film edition cover / unpriced
15 / 1964 - Film edition cover / 3'6 printed
15 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
16 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
18 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
19 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
20 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
21 / 1970 - White girl cover
23 / 1973 - Still life cover
25 / 1975 - Still life cover
26 / 1976 - Still life cover
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01 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (purple) / 2'6 printed
02 / 1961 - Coloured band cover (purple) / 2'6 printed
06 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 printed
07 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / var. G455 on spine / 2'6 printed
08 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
09 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
10 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
10 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
13 / 1964 - Film edition cover / 3/6 printed
14 / 1964 - Film edition cover / 3/6 printed
16 / 1964 - Film edition cover / 3'6 sticker on top of pan logo sticker
17 / 1964 - Film edition cover / 3/6 printed
20 / 1965 - Film edition cover / 3/6 printed
20 / 1965 - Film edition cover / unpriced (sticker residue)
21 / 1969 - White girl cover
22 / 1972 - Still life cover
26 / 1976 - Still life cover
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01 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 printed
01 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / unpriced
02 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 printed
03 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / 2'6 printed
03 / 1962 - Yellow band cover / unpriced (sticker residue)
04 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / var. - G551 on spine / 2'6 printed
05 / 1963 - Yellow band cover / 3'6 printed
07 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
07 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / unpriced *Note to Alan. Unpriced not listed on CF.*
09 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
10 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
11 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
13 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
15 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
15 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
16 / 1966 - Hawkey cover / var. - normal paper / unpriced
18 / 1972 - White girl cover
19 / 1973 - Still life cover
21 / 1976 - Still life cover
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01 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
02 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
03 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
05 / 1963 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
08 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
08 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
09 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced (page missing)
10 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
12 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 yellow sticker
12 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
13 / 1965 - Film edition cover / 3'6 printed covered by blank yellow sticker*
14 / 1965 - Film edition cover (reset) / 3'6 printed
14 / 1965 - Film edition cover (reset) / unpriced
15 / 1966 - Still life cover
17 / 1973 - Still life cover
17 / 1976 - Still life cover (actually 19th printing)
* 6'- Australia printed on back, covered with a white price label:
United Kingdom 3'6 Australia 60c New Zealand 45c South Africa 45c
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01 / 1967 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
07 / 1972 - White girl cover
09 / 1974 - Still life cover
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01 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 60c printed (blue titles)
02 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced (blue titles)
02 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / 60c printed (blue titles)
03 / 1964 - Hawkey cover / unpriced (blue titles)
04 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6
04 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / unpriced (sticker residue)
04 / 1965 - Film edition cover
05 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
06 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / 3'6 printed
06 / 1965 - Hawkey cover/ unpriced
06 / 1965 - Film edition cover
07 / 1972 - Still life cover / var. - UK 30p Australia $1.00 New Zealand $1.00 Canada $1.25
07 / 1972 - Still life cover / var. - UK 45p Australia $1.40 New Zealand $1.30 Canada $1.75
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01 / 1965 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
02 / 1966 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
02 / 1966 - Film cover / unpriced
02 / 1966 - Still life cover
03 / 1966 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
04 / 1973 - Still life cover / var. - 1973, cropped size
04 / 1974 - Still life cover / var. - 1974
05 / 1974 - Still life cover
06 / 1976 - Still life cover
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01 / 1966 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
02 / 1967 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
03 / 1967 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
04 / 1967 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
05 / 1967 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
06 / 1968 - Hawkey cover / var. - back UK 3/6 Australia 60c Canada 85c New Zealand 45c South Africa 45c
07 / 1968 - Hawkey cover / var. - back UK 3/6 Australia 60c Canada 85c New Zealand 45c South Africa 45c
09 / 1970 - White girl cover
10 / 1972 - Still life cover
12 / 1973 - Still life cover *Note to Alan. Published date incorrect on CF.*
13 / 1974 - Film cover
14 / 1976 - Film cover
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01 / 1967 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
02 / 1968 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
03 / 1968 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
04 / 1968 - Hawkey cover / unpriced
06 / 1972 - Still life cover (brown ink) / var. - no advertising postcard / brown ink
07 / 1973 - Still life cover (brown ink)
08 / 1974 - Still life cover (brown ink)
08 / 1974 - Still life cover (green tinge)
09 / 1976 - Still life cover (green tinge)
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01 / 1970 - Hawkey / unpriced
03 / 1970 - Hawkey / unpriced
05 / 1971 - Hawkey / unpriced
07 / 1973 - Hawkey / unpriced
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This section includes books by Ian Fleming and other Bond related titles published by Pan Books.
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The Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming:
01 / 1960 - Painted cover (blue and pink) / 2'6 printed
01 / 1960 - Painted cover (blue and pink) / unpriced
02 / 1963 - Painted cover (black with hands) / 2'6 printed
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Thrilling Cities Part 1 by Ian Fleming:
01 / 1964 - Globe cover (blue) / 3/6 printed
01 / 1964 - Globe cover (blue) / unpriced
02 / 1964 - Globe cover (blue) / 3/6 printed
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Thrilling Cities Part 2 by Ian Fleming:
01 / 1965 - Globe cover (yellow) / unpriced
01 / 1965 - Globe cover (yellow) / unpriced (spare)
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The Book of Bond by Bill Tanner:
01 / 1966 - Black cover (unpriced)
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The James Bond Dossier by Kingsley Amis:
01 / 1966 - Purple cover / unpriced
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The Life of Ian Fleming by John Pearson:
01 / 1967 - Black sculpture cover / unpriced
02 / 1968 - Black sculpture cover / unpriced
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Roger Moore as James Bond 007:
01 / 1973 - Roger Moore photo cover / unpriced
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James Bond - The authorised biography by John Pearson:
01 / 1975 - Still life cover / unpriced
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Great list - thanks for posting. Its also reassuring to know there are other people out there crazy enough to try and collect one of every edition! You are part of an exclusive club! Given the way the prices of the early 1st editions seem to be rocketing up its a good club to be in.
I think I have been collecting these longer than you and as such have all the above editions, but need to check whether my editions & their covers match up. Certainly at the cross over between the different covers (painted / hawkey / still / model etc) there are mixed up editions.
These are the editions I am missing from my collection & will happily swap / pay ridiculously over the odds for....
Casino Royale 5th / 11th / 14th / 32nd
LALD 26th
There are also a few more I am keen to get better copies of
OHMSS 6th (still life)
YOLT 3rd (still life)
YOLT 1st or 2nd with the promotional wrap around dust jacket (looks like movie edition)
I will drop you a PM as I can help you out with a few gaps.
Regards
Alan
Thanks for all the updates - it helps improve the www.collecting-fleming.com site.
Good luck with the collection, email sent as well.
Alan
Yes you need to quote the Edition number as when a newer (e.g.-film tie-in ) cover was put on,
the story pages were previous old stock revived ! You could have a 1969 OHMSS film cover with 1965 story pages.
The website pointed out the OHMSS white covers have either green or blue lettering depending on edition number.
(I have the green but not the blue.)
Bleuville.
Yes, the 1969 OHMSS film tie-in with TB film announcement is a good case in point of this.
the edition I have is a sort of odd trade paperback sized one with the cartoon cover
top left in this page: http://www.tikit.net/Chitty.htm
looks like there was a more conventional sized film tie in as well, I've never seen that one
book stores usually don't file these with the James Bond books, you have to look in the children's section
FRWL: 25th printing 1974. U.K. 35p Australia $1.10 New Zealand $1.00 Canada $1.25
DAF: 28th printing 1974. U.K. 45p Australia $1.40 New Zealand $1.30 Canada $1.75
TB: 16th printing 1974. U.K. 35p Australia $1.10 New Zealand $1.05 Canada $1.25
I bought a 2nd hand film cover FRWL but the price said 60cents instead of 3/6. I have both versions.
Must've been for the US market -or maybe Jamaica? as I got it in the UK.
Bleuville.
the PAN paperbacks are what we got new here (mostly in WH Smiths, which we had at the time) and mostly what still shows up used to this day. The American Signets also showed up used, but were less common. I don't remember ever seeing the Signets new in Canadian book shops.