Code: 11714
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A Very Cool Vintage Set of the First Six Ian Fleming "James Bond" Novels in the Early Paperback Covers
Pan Paperback Editions
Each With Pre-Movie Illustrated Covers
London, Pan Books, 1959-63
6 Volumes, Octavo (17.8 x 11.2)
The Set Comprising of:-
Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No.
Increasily scarce. A vintage set of the 'Great Pan' paperbacks with their distinctive early illustrated cover designs. With the success of Dr No at the cinema in 1962 (the first movie but the 6th book), the covers began to swiftly develop on subsequent editions.
This collection consists of the following editions:
Casino Royale - 12th Printing, 1963, (Priced at 3'6) - Good copy, slight lean and fading to spine
Live and Let Die - 7th Printing, 1962, (Priced at 2'6) - Good copy, slight folds to edges of cover
Moonraker - 3rd Printing, 1959 - Fritting to spine, cover half-detaching from spine. Folds and crumples to cover. Old 50p pencil price to front endpaper.
Diamonds Are Forever - 2nd Printing, 1958, (Priced at 2'6) - Pan logo and number lost from base of spine. Previous owner's name and address to inside of cover. Pages slightly browning. Slight splitting to text block.
From Russia With Love - 9th Printing, 1962, (Priced at 2'6) - Generally good. Folds to cover and Biro '40' to just above title. Slight staining to bottom right corner throughput the text block. Slight crease on top left of cover
Dr No - 3rd Printing, 1961, (remnants of Pan's official yellow price label on Cover). Light spotting/foxing to inside cover and front endpaper. Slight lean to the spine.
