The Book of Bond by Kingsley Amis

[The Sweeney]

I've just bought this edition of The Book of Bond -



Cost me 40 quid on ebay too for this 60's Pan edition. Anyone else here read it before?

[Blowfeld]

So you were the blighter bidding against me!

I am jealous, what a wonderful find and it couldn't have a better owner either. Someone who will certainly appreciate it and take care of it.

I do not believe I had the pleasure of reading this book, I know for sure I never had my hands on the "Bill" Turner edition. Might have another edition of it if it was republished. Probably thumbed throu it if so and might have a copy since I can't help but buy most Bond related books that come across my path. To give them a good home you know

[The Sweeney]

So you were the blighter bidding against me!

I am jealous, what a wonderful find and it couldn't have a better owner either. Someone who will certainly appreciate it and take care of it.

I do not believe I had the pleasure of reading this book, I know for sure I never had my hands on the "Bill" Turner edition. Might have another edition of it if it was republished. Probably thumbed throu it if so and might have a copy since I can't help but buy most Bond related books that come across my path. To give them a good home you know

Actually no Blofeld. You must have been bidding against another Bond-crazed fan similar to me, as I bought this as a Buy Now item on ebay.

40 quid though!!!

[Kristatos]

I know for sure I never had my hands on the "Bill" Turner edition.

I think you mean Bill Tanner.


Bill Tanner


Bill Turner

See the difference?

[Blowfeld]

Wait you are only confusing me more. Wasn't Bootstrap Bill Bond's only friend in the service and why is there a starfish on Daniel Craig's face?

I do have a copy of this book


Did a little looking and found this

The Book Of Bond


This book was written by Kingsley Amis under the pseudonym of Lt-Col-William ("Bill") Tanner, the name of the Chief of Staff in the British Secret Service and one of James Bond's best friends.

Firmly tongue-in-cheek it claims to be manual to become a 007, hence the subtitle "Every Man His Own 007" and is broken into chapters such as Drink, Food, Smokes, Cars and of course Girls. With reference to the books, it sets out how anyone can become James Bond, with time studying how to be, and without the danger of being the real James Bond.

One particularly interesting feature of the British hard cover edition is the reversible cover, claiming to be "The Bible Revised To Be Read As Literature" - it features in one of the books, hollowed out to make way for a gun.

[mcbride007]

It sounds like a cool book, but if I owned the Sweeney's copy I would be selling it for £40 on Ebay.

[katied]

I know for sure I never had my hands on the "Bill" Turner edition.

I think you mean Bill Tanner.


Bill Tanner


Bill Turner

See the difference?

It DOES look like Daniel Craig(tho I know it's not)

[The Sweeney]

It sounds like a cool book, but if I owned the Sweeney's copy I would be selling it for £40 on Ebay.

It's quite a good book (if a tad short), but worth 40 quid??
Probably not, other than the fact it is a 60's Pan edition (which I am a collector of).