Very silly story but the compensations are in the writing.There's a scene where Bond is searching an office which contains the observation that 'Bond knew a lot about filing cabinets.'
It's things like that that you can't get from the films.
Priceless
@ppint. - Did Moonraker go to Pan paperback before Live and Let Die? I only see Casino Royale listed as a past release on Pan. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
unless there were two near-identical simultaneous printings of this edition sharing merkin-printed covers, one with canadadian-printed carcass, this is the only printing bearing this cover art. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
first new american library, inc. edition, but not first mmpb nor first merkin edition.
first mmpb published in permabooks as "too hot to handle" 12/1956.
cover art by baryé winchell phillips (uncredited, art is signed "baryé")
cover price35¢ (this comment is from another edition of this book)