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Colonel Sun - Pegasus Publishing Hardcover

mybudgetbondmybudgetbond The World
in Literary 007 Posts: 189
Has anyone bought the Hardcover edition of Colonel Sun from Pegasus Publishing? I’m finding it difficult to find out specific details about it online, namely:


- Does it have a dust jacket?
- if so, what colour is the book when the dust jacket is taken off
- What size is the book (ie is it in comparable height to other modern hardcovers (like Folio Society)

Thanks for any help!

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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    I have a copy of this book in my collection. It does have a dust jacket. I'll check my copy when I'm home from work and get back to you with the details you requested.
  • mybudgetbondmybudgetbond The World
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    I have a copy of this book in my collection. It does have a dust jacket. I'll check my copy when I'm home from work and get back to you with the details you requested.
    Brilliant, thank you!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited August 2023 Posts: 18,278
    To answer your questions, @mybudgetbond:

    The book boards are white when the dust jacket is removed. There is red lettering down the spine which is in the same font as the lettering on the dust jacket spine.

    I'd say that the book is about the same height as a Folio edition would be. It's not as big as new hardback books tend to be nowadays (i.e. like the Horowitz Bond novels) but it is more in keeping with the more compact sizes older hardback books used to be. I prefer this slightly more compact size as I actually think it looks more pleasing aesthetically and is more in keeping with hardback novels of yesteryear. That said, it is about an inch taller than the UK Jonathan Cape first edition of Colonel Sun.

    I hope that helps to answer your questions. :)
  • mybudgetbondmybudgetbond The World
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    Thank you very much @Dragonpol - that is very helpful! It was amazingly hard to find that detail online. Much appreciated.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Ironically, we will be getting a new cover for Colonel Sun when it gets re-released in October. Same with the other two books.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,278
    mybudgetbond wrote: »
    Thank you very much @Dragonpol - that is very helpful! It was amazingly hard to find that detail online. Much appreciated.

    It's my pleasure, @mybudgetbond. I'd imagine it is hard to find out much online unless there's any photos out there that show it without its dust jacket. I imagine a lot of listings just show the same stick image - sadly it's one of the perils of book buying on the internet!
  • mybudgetbondmybudgetbond The World
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    That’s true @MaxCasino - pity it’s a softcover

    @Dragonpol Some sellers on eBay are good for showing everything about a book, but not this one unfortunately
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,278
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Ironically, we will be getting a new cover for Colonel Sun when it gets re-released in October. Same with the other two books.

    Yes, although they are going to all be paperbacks. Hopefully they won't be edited for "sensitive" content either...
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Ironically, we will be getting a new cover for Colonel Sun when it gets re-released in October. Same with the other two books.

    Yes, although they are going to all be paperbacks. Hopefully they won't be edited for "sensitive" content either...

    I hope they aren't edited either. Colonel Sun and a lot of Raymond Benson's material can get a bit rough, with violence, language and sex.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,278
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Ironically, we will be getting a new cover for Colonel Sun when it gets re-released in October. Same with the other two books.

    Yes, although they are going to all be paperbacks. Hopefully they won't be edited for "sensitive" content either...

    I hope they aren't edited either. Colonel Sun and a lot of Raymond Benson's material can get a bit rough, with violence, language and sex.

    Yes, that's true. They did kind of push the envelope a bit in that regard. Directed by Glidrose, Gardner's Bond novels cut the violence somewhat for the initial books but then it started to creep in more and more from about Nobody Lives Forever onwards. That was no bad thing though as Gardner was great at describing violent action and the creepiness of the villain.
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