First US edition (preceded by UK edition). Prelims plus 312pp. Textured orange endpapers. Signed by the author on the title page. There is a Certificate of Authenticity laid in with the corresponding marker on the copyright page. Bound in decorated blue cloth-covered boards (boards a little rubbed at edges, rounded at spine tips, no longer bright). Internally neat, clean and tight, barring a mark on the front free endpaper, pages a little creamy). In its original dust jacket (bumped at edges, a couple of tiny flat creases, shelf wear). Not price clipped. The dust jacket 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.
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