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Fighter. The True Story of the Battle of Britain.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. [Military history] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.304. Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine, red endpapers, top edge red, dust-wrapper displays a Paul Nash painting, priced at £4.95. With many photographic plates. Near fine. Deighton's acclaimed account of Germany's..... More
The Assassination of President Kennedy.
London: Jackdaw Publications, 1967. [Historical Dossier] FIRST EDITION. A blue card wallet (23 x 36cm), complete with all 18 documentary items and the contents pamphlet. Light handling and creasing to wallet. Near fine. 'This Jackdaw — originally published in England in 1967 before the facts could become blurred or adjusted..... More
![Item #65131 Battle of Britain [two copies]. Len DEIGHTON, born 1929](https://jamesbond-harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/65131.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1696868764)
Battle of Britain [two copies].
London: Jonathan Cape / Coward McGann & Geoghegan, 1980. [Second World War] FIRST EDITIONS, UK & US issues. Small quartos (26 x 20cm), pp.224. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jackets; UK by Frank Wootton US by..... More
The Billion Dollar Brain.
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. [Spy Thriller] FIRST US EDITION, the true first edition. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 312 [6]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt device to upper. Fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket (blue text variant). Contents clean, no inscriptions, light toning..... More
Blood, Tears & Folly. In the Darkest Hour of the Second World War,
London: Jonathan Cape, 1993. [Military history] FIRST EDITION, association copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.653; [1]. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine, cartographic endpapers, dust-wrapper priced at £20. With many photographic plates. A very good copy, slightly sunned to spine. From the library of Deighton's biographer..... More
City of Gold.
London: Century, 1992. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.[viii]; 323; [5], blank. Publisher's sand-coloured hardcover cloth blocked in black to the backstrip, cartographic endpapers, illustrated dust-jacket priced at £14.99. Lightly handled; near fine. A novel of conflict, espionage and love, set in Wartime Cairo, 1942. In the 60's..... More
Close-Up.
New York: Atheneum, 1972. [Modern Fiction] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.381; [1]. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver and blue, red endpapers, illustrated dust-wrapper, top edge tinted yellow. Contents clean, discreet owner label (small) to endpaper, fore edge lightly spotted, jacket a little rubbed, one soft fold/crease..... More
Declarations of War.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.205 [3]. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, and red endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Christopher Foss, priced at £1.50. A fine copy of the book in a fine jacket but for..... More
An Expensive Place to Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.254. Publisher's black cloth in original pictorial dust-jacket, priced at 21 shillings, with the original loose 'In Transit Docket', designed by Raymond Hawkey. A crisp, fine copy of the book in a near fine, slightly sunned..... More
An Expensive Place to Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.254. Publisher's black cloth in original pictorial dust-jacket, priced at 21 shillings, with the original loose 'In Transit Docket', designed by Raymond Hawkey. Minor creases to half title else a crisp, fine copy of the book..... More
Funeral in Berlin. Secret File Number 3.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[1] 319 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with blue rubber-stamp motif and blind 'downgraded to unclassified' box blocked to upper board, gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey priced at 18s..... More
Funeral in Berlin. Secret File Number 3.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1964] 1965. [Cold-war spy thriller] First edition, third impression (jacket as first). Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[1] 319 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with blue rubber-stamp motif and blind 'downgraded to unclassified' box blocked to upper board, gilt titles to spine, endpapers printed in German 'black letter' type..... More
Goodbye Mickey Mouse.
London: Hutchinson, 1982. [Wartime air adventure] FIRST EDITION, association copy. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.395; [5], blank. Publisher's red cloth hardcover in illustrated dust-wrapper priced at £8.50. Some gentle bumping to dust-jacket extremities, otherwise a fine copy. A popular read and certainly not a scarce book, but increasingly uncommon in..... More
Hope. With an Appreciation of Len Deighton by Ted Allbeury.
Bristol: Scorpion Press, 1995. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.[viii]; 296; [2], blank. Copy 90 of an edition of 99 numbered copies in a special binding and signed by the author. Publisher's gilt-titled brown leathercloth over combed marbled paper-covered sides, light brown endpapers, original acetate jacket as..... More
Horse Under Water.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and decoration stamped in black and blind to upper, plain black endpapers (earliest version -see below), dust-jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey priced at 16s. No inscriptions, contents..... More
Horse Under Water.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1963] 1966. [Thriller] First edition, third impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and decoration stamped in black and blind to upper, plain black endpapers, dust-jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey, front flap shows four reviews of this title. No..... More
Horse Under Water. Secret File No.2.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Cold War spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1]. Publisher's lime green softcovers with 'greek urn' device repeated in white, titles printed in black, with PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. The jacket is considerably different to the published version; the photograph..... More
Horse Under Water. Secret File No.2.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Cold War spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1]. Publisher's lime green softcovers with 'greek urn' device repeated in white, titles printed in black, with PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. The jacket is considerably different to the published version; the photograph..... More
Len Deighton's London Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Counter-culture] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.328. Publisher's pictorial lime-green softcovers. Contents clean, brown spot to top edge, some toning to extremities of covers, spine wrinkled. A very good copy. In our experience, this is one of the most elusive Deighton proofs. Amusing guide..... More
Mamista (hardback and proof).
New York: Harper Collins, 1991. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, together with ADVANCE READING COPY. Octavos (24 x 17cm), pp.410, pp.339. Publisher's green linen-backed hardcover in illustrated dust-wrapper, or publisher's illustrated softcovers. Some spotting/toning to edges else fine. Guerilla warfare story set in 1980s South America. In the 60's, Len Deighton was..... More
Mamista.
London: Century, 1991. [Thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Number 896 in a limited edition of 1000 copies. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 441; [1], blank. Publisher's illustrated softcovers with publication date shown as August [1991]. Edges a little dusty/spotted else a clean, fine copy. Guerilla warfare story..... More
![Item #67394 Only When I Larf [2 copies]. Len DEIGHTON, born 1929](https://jamesbond-harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/67394.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1710178050)
Only When I Larf [2 copies].
London: Penguin, 1968 [1967]. [Comic novel] FIRST TRADE EDITION, a paperback original. Two variant copies. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.251; [5], advertisements. Publisher's softcovers with either Brian Duffy's 'smiling lips' photograph or an uncredited 'seductive blonde' photograph. No ink names. Textblocks toned as expected, some spotting, covers show some use/handling..... More
Only When I Larf.
Privately printed for the author, 1967. [Modern Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, No.100 of 150 copies. Foolscap format Octavo (33 x 22cm), printed on rectos only, [5 leaves]; leaves 1-177; [1 leaf]. Signed in blue ink to title page. White plastic comb binding with printed card covers illustrated with an oversized..... More
Spy Hook.
London: Hutchinson, 1988. [Cold War spy novel] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION, limited and numbered (404/500 copies). Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[iv]; 267; [1], blank. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. Light spotting to edges, minor wrinkles to spine. Near fine. The first in a trilogy of spy novels featuring Bernard..... More
Spy Sinker.
London: Century Hutchinson, 1990. [Cold War spy novel] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION, Number 484 in a limited edition of 500 copies. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 387; [7], blank. Publisher's typographic softcovers with provisional publication date shown as September 27th [1990]. Includes the publisher's signed insert for..... More