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Maryland: Germany Philatelic Society, Inc. 1980. [German Postage] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo. pp.135, illustrated. SIGNED 'From Len Deighton' in blue ink to half-title. Publisher's blue leather-effect boards with gilt titles to the spine and upper. A fine copy, but for a little sunning to the extremities. A collaboration between Deighton..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. [Military history] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author. 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. With presentation note..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965 and 2009. [Gastronomy] UNCORRECTED PROOF, FIRST EDITION, and REISSUE. Three volumes. Octavo (20 x 24cm, and 14 x 21cm), pp.[6] 134 [4]; pp.[6] 138; pp.320. All volumes illustrated throughout, including diagrammatic endpapers to proof and first edition. Proof in publisher's green monogrammed soft covers, with provisional..... More
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. Missing a couple of small pieces of the Dealey Plaza model. Near fine. 'This Jackdaw — originally published in..... More
London: Hutchinson, 1983, 1984, 1985. [Cold War spy saga] FIRST EDITIONS. Three volumes, octavos (23 x 15 x10cm). Publisher's black cloth with red endpapers, illustrated dust-wrappers designed by Raymond Hawkey. First volume price clipped with neat contemporary gift inscription otherwise a near fine set. Bernard Samson is a middle-aged and..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Cold War thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and white braille design to upper. With the metallic-effect dust-jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey, priced at 21s. Jacket shows some rubbing to edges, with several closed tears, and..... More
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. Bookseller's label to front pastedown. Light toning and spotting..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. [Wartime Adventure] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.494; [2], blank. Publisher's lime green wrappers, in oversized textured PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper, marked as such to rear flap. A near fine copy of the book in a very good wrapper, worn at unsupported..... More
New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1970. [Wartime Adventure] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[8] 424. Publisher's black quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine, green cloth over boards, green endpapers, top edge green, and fore-edge untrimmed. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at $7.95. Some toning to pastedowns..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. 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. Light toning to edges, with one larger soil mark to fore-edge. Jacket spine lightly..... More
London: Haymarket Press, 1964. [Literary Cocktail book] FIRST EDITION. Folio (33 x 24cm), pp.133; [1], blank. Publisher's quarter white cloth over green paper-covered sides, photographic dust-wrapper. Illustrated with photographs throughout. A very good copy in similar price-clipped wrapper with a few nicks, tears and creases. This is a superior example..... More
New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971. [Short War Stories] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[10] 180 [2]. Publisher's black quarter cloth with red titles to spine and yellow paper over boards. With the typographic dust-jacket priced at $6.95. A little spotting to top edge. Head-cap pulled. Jacket..... More
Jonathan Cape, London, 1967. FIRST EDITION. Cold War -era spy thriller, set in Paris. 8vo. Publisher's cloth in original dust-wrapper. Near fine, with a slight lean to book and jacket sunned to backstrip. Includes the original loose 'In Transit Docket', designed by Raymond Hawkey. HUBIN; CRIME FICTION IV. Milward-Oliver; Len..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Cold War spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY in oversized PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.254;[2], blank. Publisher's lime-green softcovers in jacket, with traces of the bold printed word 'ENGLISH' to extreme front edge of the flap and 'PROOF ONLY' in bold to rear with provisional..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Cold War spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY in oversized PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.254;[2] blank. Publisher's lime-green softcovers in jacket, with traces of the bold printed word 'ENGLISH' to extreme front edge of the flap and 'PROOF ONLY' in bold to rear with provisional..... More
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. [Spy Thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 312 [6]. Publisher's black quarter cloth with grey titles to spine, cream cloth over boards, and orange endpapers. Top edge orange; fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket designed by Ben Feder. A little toned..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY HAWKEY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's hardcover, printed black endpapers, dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey, priced at 18s. Very light wear to crown of spine else a clean, fine copy which appears unread. Autographed in blue ink by..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold War thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY in oversized PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey, priced at 18s. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's lime-green softcovers in jacket with bold 'PROOF ONLY' text to rear flap with provisional publication date printed below. Shows some expected handling, unsupported..... More
London: Hutchinson, 1982. [Wartime air adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.395; [5], blank. Publisher's red cloth hardcover in illustrated dust-wrapper priced at £8.50. Near fine (top edge dusty/spotted) in near fine wrapper. A popular read and certainly not a scarce book, but increasingly uncommon in anything approaching fine..... More
London: Hutchinson, 1982. [Wartime air adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.395; [5], blank. Publisher's red cloth hardcover in illustrated dust-wrapper priced at £8.50. Trivial dustiness; a lovely fine copy. A popular read and certainly not a scarce book, but increasingly uncommon in anything approaching fine condition. Milward-Oliver; Len..... More
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. [Espionage Thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, black and blind decoration to upper, and orange endpapers. Fore-edge untrimmed. With the blue illustrated dust-jacket. Quite heavy spotting to edges. Some dulling to..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Espionage fiction] FIRST EDITION. Two copies (regular and variant). Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.255;[1] blank. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Black "office stamp" motif and blind-stamped DOWNGRADED TO UNCLASSIFIED on front board, with plain black endpapers. Dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. With a...... More
Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1988. [Cold-War thriller] FRANKLIN LIBRARY EDITION. With two illustrations by Terry Widener [front cover and frontispiece]. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.279; [1], blank; [1], Colophon; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers blocked in gilt, colour plate to upper, brick wall patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. Small..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1962. [Cold-War thriller] First edition, second impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's orange cloth in original dust-wrapper (with two reviews) designed by Raymond Hawkey. Edges spotted, extremities toned, rubbed to crown, Shows well. Author's debut spy novel, a landmark in the genre, introducing the cult..... More
London: Michael Joseph, 1968. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm). Publisher's glazed photographic boards with all-over design in colour. Printed on glossy paper stock, folding cloth map at rear. A particularly fine example of an unusual 'sixties reference book, without the heavy fading to the spine that affects this title..... More