I recently purchased this fine looking book titled "James Bond After Fleming - The Continuation Novels".   Written by Mark Edlitz it chronicles the further adventures of James Bond from all authorised continuation novels written since Ian Fleming's untimely passing in 1964.The book appears to be very comprehensive, and also features several illustrations including this one of Bond by ..read more

It's taken a while but I've finally managed to acquire a box set of Ian Fleming paperbacks published by Signet.  The US based publisher released several different Fleming box sets during its tenure in the l960's.  The set I've acquired contains the first 11 James Bond adventures from "Casino Royale" to "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".Occasionally I see single Ian Fleming Signet ..read more

In 2004 Penguin Books released a second series of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels under the Modern Classics imprint.  I was unaware of any accompanying promotional material until I came across this postcard, which I purchased online, that was released at the same time as the aforementioned series.I'm now have several promotional items released at the same time as James Bond series or novels ..read more

Yesterday my website PizGloria.com celebrated it's 13th Anniversary.  When I launched the website back in 2012 I had no idea how long it would last and I'm both pleased and very appreciative to everyone who has visited.  I hope you enjoyed your time at the site and found it a great James Bond resource.Here's some stats from Google Analytics from the last 12 months:I'm constantly ..read more

During our recent holiday to Halls Gap my wife and I not only visited a number of secondhand book stores, which I mentioned in my last blog post, but also dropped in on a number of other book stores and op-shops.1) Ballarat Vintage & Collectables Market, BallaratThis large undercover market has hundreds of stalls including several selling secondhand books.Web: https ..read more

Last month my wife and I spent a week in Halls Gap in the Grampians.  It's a lovely part of Victoria with many hiking trails that feature beautiful views and the chance to spot Australian wildlife.  We both had a great time.  Sadly now, just a month later, the National Park is closed to both locals and tourists as a huge bushfire rages through the area, threatening homes ..read more

Three more recent arrivals to add to my collection.  The first is the standard paperback edition of Charlie Higson's "On His Majesty's Secret Service" with this terrific cover:Next is the most recent reprint of Ian Fleming's "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" with new illustrations by Thomas Gilbert who has also signed this copy:Last is another paperback copy of Charlie Higson's "On His Majesty's ..read more

Recently while my parents were travelling through rural Victoria they purchanced upon a small second-hand book store.  Inside they found several Jonathan Cape - Ian Fleming first edition hardbacks for sale.  They quickly rang me to discuss their finds and upon leaving several minutes later had in their possession a first edition "Octopussy And The Living Daylights" from 1966 and a ..read more

I purchased Kim Sherwood's "A Spy Like Me" last week.  This is the same paperback I wrote about in my last post.  The cover is great and it sits well with the paperback edition of "Double Or Nothing".   I'll be adding the cover image to PizGloria.com shortly.I purchased this copy from "Thesaurus Books".  It was great to finally visit this Brighton store again.  Good ..read more

Hot on the heels of the release in Australia of the latest edition of Ian Fleming's "From Russia With Love" comes the trade size paperback of Kim Sherwood's "A Spy Like Me".  Apart from advanced reading copies this is the first time "A Spy Like Me" has appeared in paperback.I found this copy at QBD Books at Southland Shopping Centre.  The spine looks great next to the trade paperback of ..read more