What ya' think of the PULP style P/Backs?

KissyLover

With my recent interest in all things Fleming I have started to look around some of the local bookstores and came across some recently published paper backs of Flemings work...and I must say I liked the look of them. These are the larger format p/b's, published by Penguin around 2002 I think, and have a great "pulp style" artwork on the covers.

I couldn't resist and picked up the two titles (Thunderball and For Your Eyes Only) that were in stock so I think I'll start looking for these and try to get the whole set. They certainly have a nice style about them and I do prefer the larger format compared to the normal, smaller paper back size.

Anyone else collecting these, or got them already?

Napoleon Plural

Yeah, they're good, better than the Penguin ones in the UK which were very non-descript. That said, you can't really beat the original Pan 1950s covers imo, except they stopped doing them by the time they got to Thunderball... so you can't complete the set. Someone enterprising, some fanboy, should mock up some Pan covers for the later novels, though there's a hardback of OHMSS with Bond escaping from Piz Gloria against a firework sky which looks like it would do the trick.

KissyLover

Hi Napoleon, your right about those 50's Pan p/b's, they do look really nice from the few I've seen...too bad they didn't publish all of the titles. I like the idea of one of the fanboys (as we all are to some extent :007) ) on this forum mocking up the last of the covers for titles that weren't published. {[]

I have found out that the pulp style covers were first used on the Penguin USA releases, these seem to be larger format books and look about the same size as a hardback, and that Penguin UK later used the same artwork on their published Fleming "BOND" titles.

You are sooo right about the current covers from Penguin though, and with this I assume you mean the plain silver ones that are out now, they are VERY non-descript and boring. 8-)

Napoleon Plural

I mean these ones here:


http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141187570,00.html?sym=SYN

Sir Miles

KissyLover wrote:

Anyone else collecting these, or got them already?

I really wanted this set of covers for a long time and managed to bag a couple of sets towards the end of last year - there is a great collection of these in a lovely looking box set. You could pick this set up for around the £15 mark.

Mark Hazard

Sir Miles wrote:

KissyLover wrote:

Anyone else collecting these, or got them already?

I really wanted this set of covers for a long time and managed to bag a couple of sets towards the end of last year - there is a great collection of these in a lovely looking box set. You could pick this set up for around the £15 mark.

It looks as if you still can:

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&pageSize=10&beginIndex=0&searchScope=SimpleSearch&resultType=2&resultCatEntryType=1&catgrpSchemaType=2&vipStatus=&fromPage=basicSearch&layout=oneColumn&pageNumber=&pageSizeOption=&format=&sortOption=&ageRange=&onlySets=&categoryName=&categoryPath=&categoryId=&luceneSearchType=BASIC&searchTerm=fleming

KissyLover

Napoleon Plural wrote:

I mean these ones here:


http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141187570,00.html?sym=SYN

Yes, that's the boring cover art....certainly wouldn't attract me to buy a copy. 8-)

KissyLover

Mark Hazard wrote:

Sir Miles wrote:

KissyLover wrote:

Anyone else collecting these, or got them already?

I really wanted this set of covers for a long time and managed to bag a couple of sets towards the end of last year - there is a great collection of these in a lovely looking box set. You could pick this set up for around the £15 mark.

It looks as if you still can:

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&pageSize=10&beginIndex=0&searchScope=SimpleSearch&resultType=2&resultCatEntryType=1&catgrpSchemaType=2&vipStatus=&fromPage=basicSearch&layout=oneColumn&pageNumber=&pageSizeOption=&format=&sortOption=&ageRange=&onlySets=&categoryName=&categoryPath=&categoryId=&luceneSearchType=BASIC&searchTerm=fleming

Thanks Sir Miles and Mark hazard for the links. {[]

This book set looks great and is very nicely presented and must be the same one that the friendly lady at one of the book shops I walked into mentioned, it is going to Aust $ 75.00 for that one if they order it for me. Hmmm, I think I may have to get one as a late birthday present for myself.

Does anyone know if the US editions were available in the same sort of boxset? I've only ever seen these as individual copys.

Sir Miles

KissyLover wrote:

Thanks Sir Miles and Mark hazard for the links. {[]

No problem, Mark Hazard did all the hard work in providing the link. I managed to get them through the 'Books For Schools' scheme.
They are a lovely set to own.

Mark Hazard

For those in the UK, it's always worth checking with

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk

as they often have offers for Bond books, and you don't have to buy a certain number of books per year.

Sir Miles

Mark Hazard wrote:

For those in the UK, it's always worth checking with

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk

as they often have offers for Bond books, and you don't have to buy a certain number of books per year.

They also did the '12 audiobooks in a tin' very cheap too.

Golrush007

That set for £15 looks like an incredible bargain. It's such a pity they don't deliver overseas!