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PAN PAPERBACKS
(1955-1963)
The face of James Bond
is depicted for the first
time on the PAN paperbacks of the late 1950s, with covers
painted by some of the leading commercial artists of the day.
PART ONE: THE ORIGINAL FACE OF JAMES BOND
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PAN PAPERBACKS
(1963-1967)
Noted graphic designer Raymond Hawkey redefines the
look of the PAN James Bond paperbacks throughout the 1960s.
PART TWO: THE RAYMOND HAWKEY
COVERS |
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PAN PAPERBACKS
FILM TIE-IN EDITIONS
(1962-1974)
The release of each new film in the
1960s and early 1970s is promoted with a movie tie-in paperback.
PART THREE: FILM TIE-IN
EDITIONS |
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PAN PAPERBACKS
(1969-1971)
The James Bond Girls become the focus of the
PAN paperback covers in the early 1970s.
PART FOUR: THE ‘WHITE-MODEL’ SERIES |
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PAN PAPERBACKS
(1972-1976)
Meticulously researched still-life
photographs redefine the PAN paperback series once again
in the 1970s.
PART FIVE: THE
‘STILL-LIFE’ SERIES |
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APPENDIX A
PAN PAPERBACKS BY TITLE
(1955-1976)
A complete checklist
by title of all cover variations for Ian Fleming's James Bond novels
published
in paperback in the UK by PAN Books. |
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TRIAD/PANTHER PAPERBACKS
(1977-1985)
Girls and Guns adorn the covers of a
new series of paperbacks as Triad/Panther take over publication
of the James Bond novels in the next decade. |
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CORONET PAPERBACKS
(1988-2002)
From a simple
silhouette and a return the painted cover, Coronet takes James Bond into the
next millennium, with new authors joining the series. |
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PENGUIN PAPERBACKS
&
PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS
(2002-2006)
Abstract photography
and stock images as the James Bond paperbacks find another new
publisher to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the debut of CASINO
ROYALE in hardback. |
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PENGUIN PAPERBACKS
(2006)
A return to a retro
style painted cover
when James Bond is re-jacketed in 2006. |
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PENGUIN CENTENARY EDITION
PAPERBACKS
(2008)
The Ian Fleming
Centenary in 2008
is celebrated with the release of his novels
with new covers by Michael Gillette. |
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PENGUIN PAPERBACKS
VINTAGE 007
(2012-2022)
A new series returns to simple graphic
covers for
the latest set of paperbacks under
the
‘Vintage 007’ imprint in 2012. |
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PENGUIN PAPERBACKS
VINTAGE BOOKS
(2012-2022)
Issued concurrently
with the ‘Vintage 007’ imprint, this series utilised black & white
stock photographs with the figure of James Bond
seen from behind holding a Walther PPK.
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IAN FLEMING
PUBLICATIONS
70TH ANNIVERSARY PAPERBACKS (2023)
To celebrate 70 years
since the publication of CASINO ROYALE, Ian Fleming Publications
issued a new set of UK paperbacks under their own imprint in April
2023. Ian
Fleming Publications also released new paperback editions of three
James Bond continuation novels on October 5, 2023. |
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CORONET PAPERBACKS
CONTINUATION NOVELS
Coronet continued the
James Bond series in 1982 with a new series of paperbacks from John
Gardner. Without uniform covers, these novels were later incorporated
into the Coronet Ian Fleming series
in the mid-1990s. The series resumed when Raymond Benson took over
authorship in 1996. |
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ORION PAPERBACKS
JOHN GARDNER NOVELS
The James Bond
continuation novels by
John Gardner were republished by Orion in 2012
with uniform covers featuring a return
to the simple graphic motif. |
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CONTINUATION NOVELS
IN PAPERBACK
The Ian Fleming
Centenary in 2008 saw the release of DEVIL MAY CARE by Sebastian
Faulks, followed by a new series of continuation novels by different
authors including Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd, Anthony Horowitz, and
most recently Charlie Higson. The paperback editions were
issued by several different publishers. |
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YOUNG BOND
IN PAPERBACK
A popular series of original novels by Charlie Higson and Steve Cole
aimed at a younger audience, following the exploits of a young James
Bond during his schooldays at Eton in the 1930s.
LICENCED
SPIN-OFF NOVELS
A new trilogy of licenced spin-off
novels written by Kim Sherwood featuring the next generation of
Double-O agents. |
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YOUNG READER EDITIONS
From the early 1970s
several publishers have issued abridged and sanitised versions of Ian
Fleming's James Bond novels and short stories, aimed at younger
readers and adult learners.
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