why the change in cover art

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• Sir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,757Chief of Staff

  July 2011

  Mister Greene wrote:

  I was just wondering why the UK seems to get the better cover art for the books.

  
  Well...not all the time...a couple of years back the US got some great covers to the re-printed Fleming novels...it took awhile for them to get to the UK....

  YNWA 97
  
• Napoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent

  July 2011

  
  
  "Because, dear boy, we have taste and finesse."
  
  Actually, that's one of the few colour pictures of Fleming I've seen, come to think of it.

  "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."
  
  Roger Moore 1927-2017
• Mister Greene Posts: 224MI6 Agent

  July 2011

  maybe I should move to the UK then
• Napoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent

  July 2011 edited July 2011

  Well, leave it a while, it's supposed to be raining the rest of the summer.
  
  Actually you're right, those 1950s books are great in the UK pan editions but the US ones don't prompt one to get out the wallet. One exception is an outrageous Live And Let Die cover with two lithe black men holding Bond down while a white and virginial Solitaire writhes before him and Mr Big looks on... I quite liked that one, it's so unPC.
  
  Oh, here we are:
  
  
  
  Just one black guy holding Bond down, hmm, I 'misspoke'.

  "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."
  
  Roger Moore 1927-2017