*TV/Film Tie-Ins: We’re continuing to introduce the new layout for our books categories, with an image for each book. This week, we return to our TV/Film Tie-Ins category, where the TV show or film pre-dated the book. Some TV shows of varying fame this week: The Expert (BBC 1968-1976) was possibly the first of many TV series based on the work of a forensic pathologist; as far as we know, there is only one novelisation. Get Smart featured the comedy spy adventures of Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon), in a hit US TV series co-created by Mel Brooks; there were nine novelisations published, with two in our listings. The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. was a popular spin-off from ‘Man From’ with Stephanie Powers and Noel Harrison; just two US paperbacks, but four UK (inc one reprinted from the US); we have two of those as well.
PICTURED:
THE EXPERT by BERNARD PICTON Sphere 1976 1st UK PB VG £3
GET SMART: GET SMART ONCE AGAIN (#3) by WILLIAM JOHNSTON Tempo 1966 1st US PB, 2nd printing GD £5
GET SMART: MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH! (#5) by WILLIAM JOHNSTON Tempo 1967 1st US PB
VG £8
THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E.: THE BIRDS OF A FEATHER AFFAIR (#2) by MICHAEL AVALLONE Souvenir Press/Four Square 1967 1st UK PB, 2nd printing GD £5
THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E.: THE GOLDEN BOATS OF TARADATA AFFAIR (#3) by SIMON LATTER Souvenir Press/Four Square 1967 1st UK PB GD £15