First US edition, first printing. Prelims plus 338pp. Quarter bound in black paper over black card-covered boards with silver lettering to spine and author's initials on front board (boards are strong, clean and square, lightly rounded at spine ends). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, with one tiny mark on front free endpaper. In its original, near fine dust jacket. The dust jacket is now protected in an archival-quality mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. Leonard Cyril Deighton is a British author whose works include cookery books, history and military history, but he is best known for his spy novels, including the series featuring the unnamed Harry Palmer. We have many books by Len Deighton in stock, including early, limited and first editions. Please inquire for discounts on multiple titles.
thrillers, Modern Fiction Firsts, spy fiction,
