First US edition, first printing. Prelims plus 574pp. Deckled fore edge. Quarter bound in red cloth over cream card boards, author's initials in on front, gilt block lettering to spine (boards are strong and square, two small tape marks, gently rounded at spine tips). Remainder mark on lower text block edge, upper text block edge a tad dusty. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. There is a lovely previous owner's golden bookplate on the front free endpaper. In its original dust jacket (slight crease along front fold). 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.
thrillers, Modern Fiction Firsts, spy fiction,
