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The Ipcress File.
by DEIGHTON, LEN:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hodder and Stoughton. 1962 1st.. 8.0 x 5.25 inches. In orange cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Slightly rubbed along top edge. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 224 pp. This the author's first novel remains a popular yet scarce book. Only 4,000 copies were printed of this first edition. The design of the dustwrapper (black-and-white and photographic) was a novel departure for the time.
Synopsis
Len Deighton's classic first novel, whoseprotagonist is a nameless spy – later christened Harry Palmer and made famous worldwide in the iconic 1960s film starring Michael Caine.The Ipcress File was not only Len Deighton's first novel, it was his first bestseller and the book that broke the mould of thriller writing.For the working class narrator, an apparently straightforward mission to find a missing biochemist becomes a journey to the heart of a dark and deadly conspiracy.The film of The Ipcress File gave Michael Caine one of his first and still most celebrated starring roles, while the novel itself has become a classic.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92823
- Title
- The Ipcress File.
- Author
- DEIGHTON, LEN:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton. 1962 1st.
- Keywords
- Literature Dustwrapper First Edition Literature Rare / Scarce
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About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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