Book Edition

Author:	Ian Fleming
Title:	Casino Royale
Publisher:	Pan
Country:	International
Date:	1967
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Thriller
Total Editions:	24
First Published:	1953
Rating:	Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	3 Own
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Notes

First published 1953 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.

This edition published 1955 by Pan Books Ltd., 33 Tothill Street, London SW1.

25th Printing 1967 - Pan X232.

Priced on the back cover as follows: United Kingdom 3/6, Australia 60c, New Zealand (4/6) 45c, South Africa 45c.

Cover ties in with the release of the spoof film in 1967. Though the film has little in common with the original novel, a tie-in release of the book still happened, complete with the film's tattooed girl film poster on the cover of the paperback.

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Ian Fleming - Casino Royale - Jonathan Cape - Hardcover - UK (1953)

Comments and Reviews


JPGR&B SUBS 2nd Nov 2023		I think the 60c is for Australia, not the US or Canada.



annaloog 1st Nov 2023		Thanks, 23skidoo, as with my comments for "From Russia, With Love", AFAIK Pan did not publish in the USA. I have a a dozen or so Pan paperbacks in my accumulation, but those I purchased in the USA are UK editions, either used, or import copies.



23skidoo 1st Nov 2023		@annaloog - 60c was also the cover price on these Pan editions in Canada and the US. I didn't scan the back cover of mine because it's identical, which (like other Pan Bonds I have) means the 60c was added for Canada/US.



annaloog 29th Oct 2023		Note the back cover: the "60c" is the price in Australia.



23skidoo 29th Oct 2023		Added variant front cover with 60c North American price.



23skidoo 4th Mar 2021		It's interesting that Pan actually acknowledges on the cover the fact the film bore little resemble to the book ("only one thing in common..."). The only part of the movie based on the book was the casino showdown between Peter Sellers' "Bond" and Le Chiffre, and there's actually a reference to the infamous "chair with no bottom" that readers of the book and those who know the more-serious 2006 film will recognize. One can only imagine readers unfamiliar with Bond who only know the 67 film and go to read the novel expecting it to be the same fun romp only to discover a rather low-key and dark story. I hope to find a copy of both this edition along with the 2006 film tie-in edition so they can make strange bedfellows on my bookshelf!