First US edition, first printing. Prelims plus 292pp. Deckled fore edge. Quarter bound in black cloth over black card boards, author's initials in silver on front, silver lettering to spine (boards strong, a little rubbed at edges; rubbed and rounded at spine tips). Dusty upper text block edge. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (a little faded around backstrip, gently bumped at edges). 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,
