First US edition, later printing. Prelims plus 282pp. Textured endpapers. Quarter bound in brown cloth over orange card boards, top edge coloured (boards strong and square, a little worn). Dusty top text block edge. Hint of spotting on text block edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (small, flat crease from upper corner on verso). The dust jacket is now protected in an archival-quality mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. A lovely copy of this classic spy thriller. 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,
