Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)
The fourteenth James Bond novel, originally collecting only two short stories. The first American editions of the book (NAL hardcover and Signet paperback) also include illustrations by Paul Bacon.
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Publication History
First Editions
- London: Jonathan Cape.
Later British Hardbacks
- London: Viking, 2002. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’. ISBN 0-670-91050-3
- London: Penguin, 2008. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’. ISBN 978-0-718-15397-7
British Paperbacks
- London: Coronet, 1989. With an introduction by Anthony Burgess. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’. ISBN 0-340-41365-4
- London: Penguin, 2002. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’ (with an introduction by Peter Janson-Smith, dated April 2001). ISBN 0-141-00303-0
- London: Penguin, 2006. With an introduction by Robert Ryan. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’ (with an introduction by Peter Janson-Smith, dated April 2001). ISBN 0-141-02834-3
- London: Penguin, 2006. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’ (with an introduction by Peter Janson-Smith, dated April 2001). ISBN 0-141-18874-X
- London: Penguin, 2008? (2006). Later printing with different cover. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’ (with an introduction by Peter Janson-Smith, dated April 2001). ISBN 978-0-141-18874-4
- London: Penguin, 2009. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’ (with an introduction by Peter Janson-Smith, dated April 2001). ISBN 978-0-141-04509-2
- London: Vintage, 2012. With an introduction by Sam Leith. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’. ISBN 978-0-099-57702-7
- London: Vintage, 2012. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’. ISBN 978-0-099-57806-2
Later American Hardbacks
- Shelton, CT: First Edition Library, 1995. Slipcased replica of the British Jonathan Cape first edition.
American Book Clubs
- Octopussy. New York: New American Library.
American Paperbacks
- New York: Penguin, 2004. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’ (with an introduction by Peter Janson-Smith, dated April 2001). ISBN 0-14-200329-8
- Las Vegas: Thomas and Mercer, 2012. Also includes ‘The Property of a Lady’ and ‘007 in New York’. ISBN 978-1-61218558-3
Reviews
- Best Sellers, 1 July 1966, p. 135.
- Books and Bookmen, September 1966, p. 46.
- M. K. Grant, Library Journal, 1 October 1966, p. 4705.
- Anthony Burgess, Listener, 14 July 1966, p. 65.
- Alex Campbell, “The Very Last of 007,” New Republic, 2 July 1966, p. 29.
- Robert Taubman, New Statesman, 24 June 1966, p. 934.
- Anthony Boucher, Criminals at Large, New York Times Book Review, 10 July 1966, pp. 42–43. Book reviews of Octopussy, and Dear 007 by Bill Adler.
- Observer, 3 July 1966, p. 22.
- Publishers Weekly, 6 June 1966, p. 230.
- Publishers Weekly, 29 May 1967, p. 65.
- Leo Harris, Punch, 20 July 1966, p. 125.
- Philip Larkin, “Bond's Last Case,” Spectator, 8 July 1966, pp. 50, 52.
- “Other New Novels,” Times Literary Supplement, 7 July 1966, p. 600.