IAN FLEMING Penguin 2008 Centenary Edition James Bond 007 Set - 14 Books

Avail Jan 2025 ULTRA RARE holy grail set for collectors. IAN FLEMING Penguin 2008 Centenary Edition James Bond 007 Set - 14 Books *Complete 14 book HARDCOVER set *Highly coveted covers by Michael Gillette *Brodart protective dust jacket cover carefully applied to each *8 Volumes 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14 are 1st Editions *6 Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 10 are 2nd Editions *Published by Penguin in 2008 *Only 4000 printed *New, unread *Excellent condition *None are "ex-library" 2008 saw the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ian Fleming. To commemorate this, Penguin Books in the UK published a limited edition set of “Centenary Edition” hardbacks. For the cover artwork they turned to the UK born, US based “pop-art” artist Michael Gillette. His designs feature “bond girls” on the cover with the title written as body art. The different colours, designs of text and of course the different bond girls work brilliantly well as a set yet each one manages to reflect the individual story of the book.  The appeal / popularity of the artwork has seen it re-used many times on different series of books, prints and postcards. Despite being only published a few years ago they are already highly collectable and prices are rising. This is due no doubt in part to the appeal of the artwork, but also due to the limited print run. When Casino Royale was first published by Jonathan Cape 1953 there were 4750 copies of the first edition. For the Centenary edition only 4000 copies were printed.