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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, 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: Jonathan Cape, 1980. [Second World War] FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.224. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Frank Wootton, priced at £8.50. Jacket sunned to spine and back panel. Near fine..... 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, 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
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 spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's hardcover, printed black endpapers, dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. A clean, fine copy. Basis for the classic film starring Michael Caine as 'Harry Palmer', produced by Harry Saltzman who made the Bond movies; mention of..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's hardcover, printed black endpapers, dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. A few small marks to edges. Essentially a fresh-looking copy but with some accidental soiling to top edge (thankfully this is mostly confined to the rear..... 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: Alfred A. Knopf and Harper Collins, 1988, 1989, 1990. [Cold War espionage saga] FIRST U.S. EDITIONS (stated on copyright page). Complete in three volumes. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers blocked in foil to spines, With the dust-jackets variously priced at $18.95 and $21.95. A little dusty and handled; a...... 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
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
London: Michael Joseph, 1968. [European culture] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), unpaginated. Publisher's glazed photographic boards with all-over design in colour. Printed on glossy paper stock, folding cloth map at rear. Lightly handled, top corners bumped, some fading to spine; a very good copy. Book Collector No.287 (pp.32-62) 'The..... More
London: Penguin 1968 [1967]. A comic novel about three con-artists. FIRST TRADE EDITION, a paperback original. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.251; [5], advertisements. Publisher's photographic card covers showing some acceptable wear, spine a trifle sunned, expected toning to cheap paper. A very good copy. The true first edition following a...... More
London: Michael Joseph, 1968. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.233; [3], blank. Publisher's cloth in dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey, priced at 25s. Top edge dusty/spotted else a lovely fine copy in fine jacket. This is the scarcer hardback trade issue comprising just 9000 copies (released as..... More
New York, NY: Mysterious Press, 1987. [Modern Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, also the FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.241; [5], blank. Publisher's green buckram blocked in gilt to spine, pale green endpapers, matching cloth slipcase. Copy No. 71 of 250, signed by Len Deighton. A fine copy in..... More