Collecting Piz Gloria

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Saturday, April 24, 2021

City Basement Books Visit

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I'm currently relaxing with a beer while waiting for friends at the Transport Bar at Fed Square in the City.   Prior to arriving here I ...
Friday, April 23, 2021

John Gardner's "For Special Services"

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Last November, Orion Books republished John Gardner's second James Bond novel "For Special Services" almost 40 years after it ...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Lego James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Completed

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Last May I received a Lego James Bond Aston Martin DB5 as a birthday gift from some very generous friends.  I started construction in June ...
Sunday, April 18, 2021

"Never Say Never Again" Japanese Film Programme

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Back in the 1980's my family used to spend two weeks every Summer camping at Wilsons Promontory National Park found at the southern-most...
Saturday, April 17, 2021

Part 2: More Jonathan Capes Arrive

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After purchasing the copy of "Dr. No" mentioned in my previous post  I also noticed another couple of Jonathan Cape hardbacks at r...
Friday, April 16, 2021

Part 1: Jonathan Cape "Dr. No" Arrives

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A few weeks ago I noticed a nice hardback copy of Ian Fleming's "Dr. No" for sale on eBay.  Printed in the UK by Jonathan Cape...
Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Rosebud Vintage Bazaar

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Yesterday my wife and I visited the Rosebud Vintage Bazaar which is just off Point Nepean Road on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.  It wa...
Saturday, February 06, 2021

I Finally Visit The Frankston Book Exchange

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The Frankston Book Exchange has long been on my list of second hand book stores to visit.  And today I was finally able to... eventually. On...
Sunday, January 24, 2021

Piz Gloria Website Celebrates 9th Birthday

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Today is the ninth anniversary of the PizGloria.com website.  Despite only a few additions and changes in recent months I'm pleased that...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

A Victim Of Lockdown ?

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When lockdown ended in November it meant that I could finally return to bookstores again.  But on my first visit to Southland Shopping Centr...
Saturday, November 07, 2020

First Bookhunt After Melbourne Lockdown Ends

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After more than 110 days confined to our homes, with nightly 8pm curfews and a 5km radius (and more recently 25km) outside of which we were ...
Saturday, October 24, 2020

New Bond Paperback In My Collection

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It's the AFL Grand Final long weekend and normally I'd be in Metung, Gippsland with my wife and sister-in-law on our annual getaway ...
Monday, October 19, 2020

Elusive Pan Cover

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It's not a first.  It's not even a second.  But when I saw this "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" published by Pan Boo...
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Bazeer Flumore
Long time collector of James Bond paperback novels, most of which are displayed on the accompanying website PizGloria.com
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