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  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    edited October 2023 Posts: 12,483
    Wondering where OP & TLD might be. Hopefully a winter collection thing? Anyway, happily I’ve collected all the other ones, and it’s been money well spent as I’ve been reading them all. Unless something unexpected comes up, I expect these to be the versions of these beloved books that last my lifetime. Can’t really ask for much better!
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
    Posts: 1,083
    I've been enjoying your reviews FoxRox, and like you, I'm eager to complete my collection of Folio editions.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,483
    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    I've been enjoying your reviews FoxRox, and like you, I'm eager to complete my collection of Folio editions.

    Much appreciated! :) I need to get to OHMSS soon!
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
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    On my most recent re-read, I rated OHMSS at the top, along with From Russia With Love. For me, OHMSS was Fleming's late-era masterpiece.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Posts: 7,566
    Free shipping on orders of $300 or more, which seems like a lot, but for myself my collection is complete on spending about $320, and shipping from Folio tends to cost a lot. If you've got some spare cash and a collection that needs finishing now might be the time!
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
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    For those that are (like me) just waiting on one book - I saw this post from the folio society facebook page in late October where they said 'due to reasons out of our control, Octopussy & The Living Daylights has had to be delayed. Apologies for the wait'. Will be interested to see whether they add '007 in New York' into the collection.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,483
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    For those that are (like me) just waiting on one book - I saw this post from the folio society facebook page in late October where they said 'due to reasons out of our control, Octopussy & The Living Daylights has had to be delayed. Apologies for the wait'. Will be interested to see whether they add '007 in New York' into the collection.

    Interesting. Good to at least know it should still be in the works and coming eventually. I see no reason not to include all the short stories so we have a completely complete Fleming Folio set! I just started on OHMSS in my marathon actually to kick off the new year.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Posts: 7,566
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    For those that are (like me) just waiting on one book - I saw this post from the folio society facebook page in late October where they said 'due to reasons out of our control, Octopussy & The Living Daylights has had to be delayed. Apologies for the wait'. Will be interested to see whether they add '007 in New York' into the collection.

    What would be the reason it wouldn't be included? Thanks also for the info on this missing edition!
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    Posts: 2,722
    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    For those that are (like me) just waiting on one book - I saw this post from the folio society facebook page in late October where they said 'due to reasons out of our control, Octopussy & The Living Daylights has had to be delayed. Apologies for the wait'. Will be interested to see whether they add '007 in New York' into the collection.

    What would be the reason it wouldn't be included? Thanks also for the info on this missing edition!

    Just because '007 in New York' wasn't originally released with the collection. I think it was only added in 2002? But I suspect they'll probably include it.
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
    edited January 5 Posts: 1,083
    I'm waiting for this one to complete the collection too.

    For some reason, I'm not expecting 007 in New York to be in there. I think perhaps because it was never a 'proper' short story. I'd rather it be in there of course. The more the merrier!
    And as I've said on this thread before, Property of a Lady wasn't even in the first UK hardback. It was a really slim book when it first came out.
    That's my UK 1st on top of my Folios. As you can see, it could use a bit of beefing up!

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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited January 5 Posts: 18,296
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    Major_Boothroyd wrote: »
    For those that are (like me) just waiting on one book - I saw this post from the folio society facebook page in late October where they said 'due to reasons out of our control, Octopussy & The Living Daylights has had to be delayed. Apologies for the wait'. Will be interested to see whether they add '007 in New York' into the collection.

    What would be the reason it wouldn't be included? Thanks also for the info on this missing edition!

    Just because '007 in New York' wasn't originally released with the collection. I think it was only added in 2002? But I suspect they'll probably include it.

    'The Property of a Lady' (The Ivory Hammer, 1963) also wasn't included in Octopussy until the Pan paperback edition in 1967 so hopefully* both extra stories will appear in this collection. However, the fact the Folio Society is referring to it as Octopussy and The Living Daylights, the Jonathan Cape first edition title, makes one wonder a little...

    * Read the possible reasons for this here:

    https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/18791/why-was-the-property-of-a-lady-1963-omitted-from-octopussy-and-the-living-daylights-1966
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
    edited January 5 Posts: 1,083
    While we're contemplating what's going to be in the final Folio book, here's a post Red Snow made on this thread a while ago, which I found very informative.
    Red_Snow wrote: »
    @ColonelAdamski this is what the Folio Society confirmed to me regarding the source material for the Fleming novels:

    "The James Bond Folio editions are taken from earlier versions of the Ian Fleming novels published in the 1960s, and most closely follow the 2012 Vintage printings with minor emendations to the text."

  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Posts: 7,566
    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    I'm waiting for this one to complete the collection too.

    For some reason, I'm not expecting 007 in New York to be in there. I think perhaps because it was never a 'proper' short story. I'd rather it be in there of course. The more the merrier!
    And as I've said on this thread before, Property of a Lady wasn't even in the first UK hardback. It was a really slim book when it first came out.
    That's my UK 1st on top of my Folios. As you can see, it could use a bit of beefing up!

    OATLD.jpg


    Beautiful collection! The UK First is an awesome inclusion too. Three away from completing my own, four including Octopussy.
  • BirdlesonBirdleson
    Posts: 2,161
    I still have another five to go. Looking forward to that last volume of short stories.
  • SomethingThatAteHimSomethingThatAteHim
    Posts: 532
    Just need Octopussy to complete the collection, and as with many of these Folio’s it’ll be my first time reading it. I imagine it got delayed due to Fay Dalton’s schedule, that’s the only factor I can think of that might throw a spanner in the works. I also think this edition will have 007 in New York and Property of a Lady due to the cost of these editions and to complete the Fleming material.
  • QsCatQsCat London
    Posts: 253
    I just thought I would let you all know that the Folio Society Limited Edition of Casino Royale is now half price.
    https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/casino-royale-limited-edition.html
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
    Posts: 3,179
    Picked up the 2007 LALD last weekend. I think the Dalton illustrations have the edge but they're both pretty nice!

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  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
    Posts: 1,083
    Nice. I'd no idea they did other Fleming editions so (relatively) recent.
    The Dalton Live and Let Die cover illustration is one of my favourites of the current Folio editions. If you study the picture, and read that scene in the book, it's spot on.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    Nice. I'd no idea they did other Fleming editions so (relatively) recent.

    I think it was only LALD, which seems a strange choice but I expect they had their reasons!
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
    edited June 18 Posts: 1,083
    Interestingly, it's also the one novel that has the most, um, 'awkward' content for modern sensibilities. I assume the 2007 edition uses the original UK text, (with the original chapter five title?).
    When it comes to Fleming, from what I've seen, Folio use the original text. And I love them for it.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    I assume the 2007 edition uses the original UK text, (with the original chapter five title?).

    It has the chapter title, but the flyleaf notes 'This edition follows the text of the first edition with minor emendations'.

    So I learned a new word :) however I'm not up for a side by side comparison at this time of night!
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
    edited July 4 Posts: 1,083
    The current Folios have these 'minor emendations' too, and from what I've seen when I've compared the text with the first editions and early paperbacks, they're all just about modernising the grammar very slightly. It's certainly not censorship.

    For example, my 1956 Pan paperback has. .

    in M's green ink that had said, you may need this.

    In my recent Folio edition, it says

    in M's green ink that had said, 'you may need this'.

    I think the minor emendations are just about grammar.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    I think the minor emendations are just about grammar.

    Interesting! Thank you.
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    edited September 7 Posts: 2,722
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Picked up the 2007 LALD last weekend. I think the Dalton illustrations have the edge but they're both pretty nice!

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    I picked this one up a while ago too, for quite cheap. A strange one-off that folio did back in the day. I agree that Dalton's illustrations are superior.

    The delay for 'Octopussy' is farcical. How long has it been now between releases? It's the only one left to complete my collection.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
    Posts: 3,179
    It's a good day to buy Folio - they're donating £1 for every book sold to BookTrust, which puts books in the hands of children who may never have owned a book of their own before.

    https://www.foliosociety.com/uk
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    edited November 29 Posts: 7,566
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    It's a good day to buy Folio - they're donating £1 for every book sold to BookTrust, which puts books in the hands of children who may never have owned a book of their own before.

    https://www.foliosociety.com/uk

    Very cool, thanks for the tip! I have to echo the Major as well, been waiting too long for Octopussy! One of my favourite books.

    Wholly agree with @ColonelAdamski as well; glad the Folios are using the original text in their editions.
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