Folio Society Releases Limited Edition of Casino Royale
The Folio Society/Fay Dalton
The new edition of Casino Royale
The Folio Society has release a new limited edition of Ian Fleming's Casino Royale to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the book’s original publication.
Only 750 copies of the special collector’s edition have been produced in close collaboration with the Ian Fleming estate to celebrate the first James Bond book. Released in 1953, it paved the way for a further 11 novels, two short story collections, 25 films and a dedicated fanbase worldwide.
The book features an exclusive new introduction by award-winning author Kim Sherwood, who is expanding the world of James Bond with a new trilogy of ‘Double O’ novels that began last year with Double or Nothing. Her introduction discusses how Ian Fleming changed spy fiction forever with the creation of James Bond.
Kim Sherwood says: “When Ian Fleming first sat down at his not-yet-golden typewriter, it was with the intention to "write the spy story to end all spy stories" and he achieved it. Casino Royale reinvents the genre, and this beautiful edition celebrates its explosive style and elegance perfectly.”
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The Folio Society/Fay Dalton
Pages from the new Casino Royale edition
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The Folio Society/Fay Dalton
Pages from the new Casino Royale edition
The new edition features new artwork by illustrator Fay Dalton who has combined traditional drawing methods with digital painting. It includes two striking double-page pictures and seven new black-and-white illustrations integrated throughout the text. The book is bound in leather and the cover design is a nod to one of Casino Royale’s
memorable scenes, where Bond takes on his adversary Le Chiffre over a game of baccarat.
Each edition comes in an artwork-lined clamshell box and includes an exclusive limitation label signed by the artist.
The Folio Society first published Casino Royale, Ian Fleming’s first novel, in 2015 and have since published 11 other James Bond novels from the author, as well as the short story collection For Your Eyes Only, all illustrated by Fay Dalton.
