Pan | Painted Series | Diamonds Are Forever X235
This artwork with X235 to the cover was used on the 10th, 11th & 12th printings
04. Diamonds Are Forever
Author : Ian FlemingPublisher : Pan / Great Pan
Format : Paperback
Series :
Edition : 10th through 12th
Year : 1963 (first published with this artwork)
Country published : UK
Artwork designer : Pat Owen
General Notes
Pan made a mistake when the red band of the earlier “directors” editions was swapped for the yellow 007 band. If you look just above the left hand side of the yellow band you can see the cut off top of Ralph Vernon-Hunts head.
Editions and pricing variants found with this artwork
10th printing 1963 with X235 to spine. Copies have been found unpriced and with 3’6 printed to the front cover. One copy has also been found with the earlier G101 cover priced at 2/6.
11th printing 1963 with X235 to spine. Copies have been found with
- 3’6 printed to the front cover
- Unpriced (found in Australia)
12th printing 1963 with X235 to spine. Copies have been found with 3’6 printed to the front cover
The 12th printing is more commonly found with the Diamond “Hawkey” cover. 12th printings with this artwork probably used up a few spare covers left over from earlier printings.
Note the artwork for the 7th through 9th printing is visually similar but has G101 to spine and GREAT PAN to front.