First edition, first printing (true first). Prelims plus 224pp. Bound in orange cloth-covered boards with gilt block titles to spine (boards strong, clean, and square; just a little rounded at corners and spine tips). Text block edges toning, as is common with this edition. Internally neat, clean, and tight, with a hint of toning on extreme margins. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. In its original, unclipped dust jacket, designed by Raymond Hawkey (lightly bumped on edges, a little rubbed on corners and spine ends and slightly soiled on verso). 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,
