According to a listing at the Penguin Australia website, a special paperback edition of Charlie Higson’s fifth Young Bond novel, By Royal Command, will be released “down under” on September 29.

These “Open Market” or “International” paperbacks can be collectible as they are printed in limited numbers for distribution in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Puffin released a Hurricane Gold international paperback last year that was identical to the UK hardcover, right down to its debossed lettering, gold leaf pages, and wrap-around banner.

International editions can be tricky to find outside the region, but limited quantities do sometimes appear on Amazon.

By Royal Command finds James Bond in action from England to the chilling heights of the Austrian Alps. This fifth novel in Charlie Higson’s bestselling Young Bond series will be released in the UK as a hardcover and audiobook on September 4, 2008.