tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193692732024-03-17T18:18:00.446+11:00Collecting Piz GloriaUpdates while building the PizGloria.com websiteBazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.comBlogger459125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-72711011439683600222024-03-17T18:17:00.001+11:002024-03-17T18:17:23.143+11:00Unexpected 007 Magazine ArrivesMy English Aunt recently discovered that her friend knows a gentleman named Graham Rye. Mr Rye is synonymous for publishing the well known James Bond "007 Magazine". In fact I, like many other Bond fans, subscribed to "007 Magazine" during the 1980's and 90's. From memory I was member number 00212, and I still have all the copies I received in my Bond room. Long story shortBazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-54885481027834039162024-03-13T22:46:00.002+11:002024-03-13T23:41:29.439+11:00Ian Fleming The James Bond CollectionA parcel arrived today. It contained the latest set of novels published in the UK by IFP (Ian Fleming Publications) packaged in an attractive box. The box set is titled "Ian Fleming The James Bond Collection" and is limited to just 250 sets.The covers were designed by Webb and Webb and initially released to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first Bond novel, "Casino Royale" in Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-21054189881778369752024-03-10T20:31:00.008+11:002024-03-10T21:12:57.405+11:00Chapter House Books Gone ?As usual during the warmer months my wife and I visit the beautiful beaches on the Mornington Peninsula. On our drive there we often stop at a few secondhand book stores along the way. One of those shops is Chapter House Books in Mornington. Here's some photos from one of my last visits on February 1st, 2023. I'm sure I've visited since but I can't find the photos.In Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-18268374182011837682024-03-06T22:01:00.006+11:002024-03-06T23:32:43.941+11:00John Gardner's "Seafire" Variation ArrivesAround the year 2012, when I first launched PizGloria.com, a fellow James Bond book collector visited the site and commented about the existence of a second cover for John Gardner's "Seafire", published in the U.S. by Berkley Books in 1995. At that time I already owned one copy of the "Seafire" paperback, which I purchased when it was first released. My cover featured the book's title Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-43136408331066729472024-02-18T22:21:00.005+11:002024-02-19T18:14:42.660+11:00Caulfield Racecourse Vintage & Modern Toy FairThis morning I visited the Caulfield Racecourse where a Vintage and Modern Toy Fair was held. I'm a regular attendee of these collector fairs as I'm always interested in what James Bond items might be out there. In the past I've purchased a couple of scale model vehicles from The James Bond Car Collection.As usual the event was extremely busy. There was a vast array of vintage Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-14759351593091540622024-02-10T12:43:00.004+11:002024-02-10T13:03:05.597+11:00New 'Australian Editions' PageA fellow James Bond book collector, Jochem G., contacted me late last year to propose adding a new page to PizGloria.com featuring Australian editions of Bond publications. Personally I'd never thought of doing this as I believed there were only a couple of Pan Books "Special Australian Editions" released back in the 1960's, plus the Penguin "Casino Royale" movie tie-in from 2006 featuring Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-64136839170139837012024-01-24T22:05:00.026+11:002024-01-25T23:19:57.261+11:00Happy 12th Birthday Piz Gloria WebsiteToday is the 12th anniversary of the launch of PizGloria.com, the website dedicated to collecting James Bond paperbacks. Normally I'd add some statistics from Google Analytics here however I'm currently unable to access my history so I'll have to skip these details this year.I'm still regularly updating the website. Recently I started working on a new page for what I've Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-32154560177951120922024-01-22T19:59:00.007+11:002024-01-23T22:11:58.878+11:00One Bond Hunt EndsI've been searching for the edition of Kim Sherwood's "Double Or Nothing" (shown below) for several months now. I knew it was available in Australia but strangely there were few copies in book stores around Melbourne.I first encountered a physical copy at Dymocks in the City, however only one copy existed on the shelves and it was damaged in the top left corner of the front cover. So Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-74830377907167425232024-01-05T00:09:00.008+11:002024-01-06T10:30:19.406+11:00The Last ParcelToday is a sad day after the news late last night of the passing of a fellow James Bond book and memorabilia collector.Back in 2012, the same year I launched PizGloria.com, I received an email from a fellow book collector, John F., who lived in New Zealand. He sent an image of an edition of Ian Fleming's "From Russia With Love" that he owned as part of his extensive James Bond collection Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-63965997780669542982023-12-23T23:22:00.004+11:002023-12-26T09:06:30.619+11:00Latest IFP Editions ArriveJames Bond is alive and well at Ian Fleming Publications (IFP). On October 5, 2023 IFP published and re-released three Bond novels. They were Raymond Benson's "Zero Minus Ten" first published in 1977, Kingsley Amis' "Colonel Sun" first published in 1968, and John Pearson's "James Bond: The Authorized Biography Of 007" first published in 1973. I think all the books Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-62595851309117952512023-12-09T13:47:00.002+11:002023-12-09T13:56:15.976+11:00"James Bond Is Missing""James Bond is missing" it exclaims from the cover of this trade paperback size copy of Kim Sherwood's "Double Or Nothing" published by Harper Collins in the UK. The reason the novel's title is absent from the cover is due to this being an uncorrected proof released in September 2022. I was fortunate to purchase this copy over a month ago and it arrived in the mail last week.The Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-76236362556010150452023-11-27T22:26:00.111+11:002023-12-10T23:14:55.356+11:00Sun Theatre Bondathon Film FestivalLast night I attended the 1983 James Bond film "Never Say Never Again" at the Sun Theatre in Yarraville with another Aussie Bond fan. The cinema is currently screening all the James Bond films as part of a 'Bondathon' from November 30 to December 3. Yesterday afternoon they also screened the Climax TV episode of "Casino Royale" from 1954 starring Barry Nelson and the comedy spoof film Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-33890343644298475072023-10-21T09:13:00.086+11:002023-11-19T10:00:01.987+11:00The Hunt For James Bond Continues...This afternoon my wife and I were in the City to experience the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform the soundtrack to "The Empire Strikes Back" while simultaneously screening the film. It was fantastic !Afterwards we visited Dymocks on Collins Street where I discovered the new paperback print of Kim Sherwood's "Double Or Nothing". Unfortunately one cover corner of the book was Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-36434543271059072712023-09-23T22:03:00.004+10:002023-09-23T22:05:23.074+10:00A Tale Of Two Cities - SydneyPart 1) SydneyMy wife and I have just returned from Sydney after participating in the Sydney Marathon. The weather was very warm and the City looked great as usual.During our trips interstate/overseas we always set aside time to visit a few book stores. My wife actually does all the hard work, she creates the list of stores to visit. And when we finally had a spare morning to Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-6167895466359467912023-09-04T22:58:00.001+10:002023-09-04T22:58:24.309+10:00U.S. Copy Of "With A Mind To Kill" ArrivesJust over a week ago I ordered a paperback copy of Anthony Horowitz's "With A Mind To Kill" published by Harper in the United States and today it arrived in the post.The cover is almost identical to the UK edition published by Vintage but slightly smaller in size. Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-39296554609552743302023-08-19T22:20:00.005+10:002023-08-19T22:22:57.058+10:0070th Anniversary James Bond Series ArrivesBack in April of 1953 Ian Fleming's first James Bond adventure, "Casino Royale", was published. In April of this year, to celebrate the novel's 70th anniversary, Ian Fleming Publications released a completely new series of paperbacks with cover designs by Webb & Webb. As a complete set is yet to surface for sale on book shelves here in Australia I ordered the complete set online. Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-61027383359962472892023-07-23T21:39:00.004+10:002023-08-02T21:48:49.981+10:00Latest Bond Paperbacks In OzEarlier this year, in April, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of "Casino Royale", Ian Fleming Publications released a new series of paperbacks. This series includes the 12 James Bond adventures, 2 short story anthologies and 2 non-Bond novels: "Thrilling Cities" and "The Diamond Smugglers".As I'm in Australia these books have taken a long time to hit bookshelves here. In fact I was Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-38698444163358764282023-06-07T21:53:00.006+10:002023-06-07T23:07:44.099+10:00Goldsboro Books "On His Majesty's Secret Service"To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, 2023 a new James Bond novel was released in the UK. The novel was titled "On His Majesty's Secret Service" and written by Charlie Higson who has previously written several Young Bond novels. I received my hardcover copy from the UK last week; a signed by the author and numbered (335) edition provided by Goldsboro Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-70808240235759446172023-05-31T21:40:00.090+10:002023-06-01T22:30:00.519+10:00Signet "Casino Royale" ArrivesI received a new addition to my James Bond paperback collection today, a copy of "Casino Royale" published by Signet in the US. This is the 27th printing of this title from Signet. This particular cover has a circular sticker on the cover promoting the 1967 comedy/spoof film version starring David Niven as 007. The sticker reads "Now an exciting new motion picture".I Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-24460807459965275102023-05-07T10:13:00.008+10:002023-05-07T10:21:50.486+10:00Annual Yarragon Book Fair 2023Yesterday we visited Yarragon again for the annual book fair. As usual my wife and her parents were on board, but sadly, and for the first time, my wife's sister was absent.Being a wet day we avoided the occasional idiot on the road to safely reach the Gippsland town in just over two hours.The place was packed with people who had also made the same trek.Once we reached the town hall we paidBazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-34740422656594314872023-05-04T20:37:00.003+10:002023-05-18T21:29:44.187+10:00James Bond Is EverywhereHere's a post that's a little different. My wife and I visited a plant nursery last week, and while we were looking for a particular type of rose we discovered these three other varieties. The first was named "For Your Eyes Only"... ... while the second was named after Dame Judi Dench.... and the third had a Midas touch.Our purchase ? Well they didn't have the Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-1196451036836104192023-05-01T20:34:00.009+10:002023-05-01T21:15:49.878+10:00Annual Mornington Lions Book FairA year ago my wife and I attended the annual Lions Book Fair in Mornington. And we really enjoyed the event; the books were well organised, they were great quality... and reasonably priced. So a fortnight ago we attended the fair again along with my wife's brother.I found several James Bond books, a couple of which I recognised from last year.I also found this omnibus of spy novels Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-35658213050986647272023-04-23T11:04:00.010+10:002023-04-23T13:08:54.460+10:00New "Dr No" ESL CopyLike all book collectors there are several books in my collection that I hope to eventually upgrade to a better copy. One of those is an ESL (English second language) copy of "Dr No" published by Hutchinson Bulls-Eye as it has several creases down the centre of the front cover. So when I saw a cheap copy of the same book for sale online the other day I snapped it up. Free Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-47665556126701122302023-04-08T18:22:00.007+10:002023-04-08T18:35:48.116+10:00A Box Of James Bond Box SetsMy previous post mentioned a box that I'd recently received in the mail containing two English second language James Bond books. Well there were three other items in the same box and these were considerably more exciting. All three are Bond box sets. The first is the rarest, a slipcase containing four titles published by Pan Books in 1973. The books are part of the Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19369273.post-55256151005174635452023-03-31T10:15:00.011+11:002023-04-07T19:55:53.884+10:00"What's In The Box ?"The James Bond collector John F., a frequent visitor to PizGloria.com, has decided to sell his extensive collection of quality books. It feels like every day there's a new batch of books posted on the Facebook group James Bond Collectable Books Worldwide by John to excite us collectors. I was fortunate to purchase the items in the box that arrived today.And here's two of the Bazeer Flumorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.com0