 Ian Fleming's 'Live And Let Die' Reprinted By The Folio Society, Hardback with slipcase; including interior illustrations |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York  |
4 August 2007 - 04:39
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Now on the CBn main page...
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 15 October 2006 |
4 August 2007 - 15:14
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Any desire I had to buy this book disappeared with the words:
...this reprint of the Bond novel follows the text of the first edition [Jonathan Cape] with minor emendations. Take your little PC desecration and shove it. Numbers 4 and 5 were Mr and Mrs Du Pont, rich-looking and might or might not have some of the real Du Pont money behind them. Bond guessed they would be stayers. They both had a business-like look about them and were talking together easily and cheerfully as if they felt very much at home at the big game. Bond was quite happy to have them next to him...
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 9 November 2004 From: Oxford, Michigan |
4 August 2007 - 15:51
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Fascinating illustrations... I'd almost rather have a set of those by themselves than the book...
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 20 January 2005 From: Illinois |
5 August 2007 - 03:43
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QUOTE(Mr. Du Pont @ 4 August 2007 - 10:14)  Any desire I had to buy this book disappeared with the words: ...this reprint of the Bond novel follows the text of the first edition [Jonathan Cape] with minor emendations. Take your little PC desecration and shove it. How do you figure that means being "PC"? Also.. I think the people that buy this would mostly be collectors and would most likely not read it (though would undoubtedly look at the illustrations).  |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 9 March 2007 From: Melbourne |
5 August 2007 - 04:38
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QUOTE(Mr. Du Pont @ 5 August 2007 - 01:14) Any desire I had to buy this book disappeared with the words: ...this reprint of the Bond novel ‘follows the text of the first edition [Jonathan Cape] with minor emendations.’ Take your little PC desecration and shove it. Emendations means "to improve by critical editing" - i'd like to know how they have improved the book. This post has been edited by Sbott: 5 August 2007 - 04:38 Omne ignotum pro magnifico est |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 9 November 2004 From: Oxford, Michigan |
5 August 2007 - 16:28
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QUOTE(K1Bond007 @ 4 August 2007 - 23:43) How do you figure that means being "PC"? I have to agree with Mr. DuPont in that I highly suspect that it means some PC editing has taken place. QUOTE(K1Bond007 @ 4 August 2007 - 23:43) Also.. I think the people that buy this would mostly be collectors and would most likely not read it (though would undoubtedly look at the illustrations). All the more reason to leave it unedited, in my opinion. But today is the thirteenth... |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
5 August 2007 - 21:57
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I'll have to flip through my copy and compare it to the recent unedited Penguin edition.
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Commander RNR Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 7 March 2003 From: Bronx,NY |
5 August 2007 - 23:53
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Is that man with the suitcase supposed to be Bond? If it is, by not painting any details in his coat, the artist has managed to make Bond look fat. Makes it look like an adaptation of the film version of DAF.
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 8 May 2006 From: USA |
6 August 2007 - 00:14
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Not a fan.
Some men aren't looking for anything logical. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn. |
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Commander CMG Group: Veterans Enlisted: 4 August 2006 |
6 August 2007 - 23:05
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QUOTE Take your little PC desecration and shove it. Agreed, if they did what I think they did. QUOTE Is that man with the suitcase supposed to be Bond? I hope not!  |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 9 November 2004 From: Oxford, Michigan |
12 August 2007 - 21:56
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QUOTE(Qwerty @ 5 August 2007 - 17:57) I'll have to flip through my copy and compare it to the recent unedited Penguin edition. Qwerty, Is there a suggested retail price on the book, or do you know what the original price was?... But today is the thirteenth... |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
12 August 2007 - 22:19
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Nope--I looked for what the retail price on this was when I received my copy, but didn't see any.
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 3 December 2002 From: Bristol, TN |
13 August 2007 - 16:44
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Ch. 5 - "African-American Paradise" ![[censored]](style_emoticons/default/censored.gif) ed Brit. 
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 9 November 2004 From: Oxford, Michigan |
4 October 2007 - 00:54
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QUOTE(Qwerty @ 12 August 2007 - 18:19) Nope--I looked for what the retail price on this was when I received my copy, but didn't see any. Finally found this on their website which indicates a price of $39.95. No idea why this wasn't on their site when I looked before... But |