Monday, November 11, 2013

From Russia, with Love 2nd Berkley Paperback Printing



From Russia, with Love, Ian Fleming, 2nd Berkley paperback printing, October 1982, U.S., originally priced at $2.75.



The cover art for these Berkley printings depict James Bond as a silhouette.  The silhouettes are a timeless and classic way to depict the character on the cover of one of his novels.  He isn't the actor currently playing him; he isn't not that actor.  He's James Bond.  Unfortunately, while these covers are not the ugliest -- they're not ugly at all -- they are among the most forgettable.  If it weren't for the title, the reader would have no idea which Bond novel he was looking at.  Bond is not depicted doing anything unique to that novel.  The only differences among the covers are precisely what position Bond is in and where he's pointing his gun.  You've seen one, you've seen them all.


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