The first four Harry Palmer novels.: [The Ipcress File; Horse Under Water; Funeral in Berlin; Billion-Dollar Brain.]
by DEIGHTON, Len
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
New York & London: Simon & Schuster & Jonathan Cape,, 1963-63-64-66. I hurt, therefore I am An inscribed first US edition, first printing, of the Ipcress File, together with first UK editions, first impressions, of the three following novels in the Harry Palmer series. The Ipcress File's title page is inscribed, "For Chris & Malcolm best wishes - Len Deighton". Billion-Dollar Brain was originally published in America two months prior to the UK edition. Deighton's first novel, the Ipcress File was first published in London in 1962. The US edition followed a year later and retains Raymond Hawkey's striking jacket design, which Deighton much admired. The design "went against the prejudice of the book trade at the time in that it was monochromatic, used discreet typography and a photographic rather than a drawn illustration" (Milward-Oliver). This aesthetic was continued for the works that followed, the Billion-Dollar Brain with the additional feature of being attractively printed on metallic paper. 4 works, octavo. Original black, red, and blue boards, spines lettered in orange and gilt, final three works with illustrated front covers and endpapers. With dust jackets. Funeral in Berlin with ownership inscription and ink and blind stamps, dated 1964, of one Robin Duncan. Bumps to board edges, foxing to edges of Funeral in Berlin, all contents clean; jackets a little creased, occasional nick and mark, unclipped: a very good set in like jackets. Milward-Oliver, pp. 27-30.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169658
- Title
- The first four Harry Palmer novels.
- Author
- DEIGHTON, Len
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York & London: Simon & Schuster & Jonathan Cape,
- Date Published
- 1963-63-64-66
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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