First UK edition, first printing (true first). Prelims plus 350pp. Deep green endpapers. In black cloth-covered boards with silver titles on spine, top edge coloured. (boards a little worn on edges, small crack in cloth on fold at base of spine). Minor toning to text block edges. Internally neat, clean bright and tight, barring a book exchange stamp on the front free endpaper and hint of page creaming. In its original dust jacket (minor chapping along top edge, slightly rubbed on corners, a few small flecks on front inner flap). Not price clipped. 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,
