Deighton Len Intro (9 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: vg. Dust Jacket Condition: vg. 189 pages; text clean, pages toned; binding solid; light shelf wear to dj with color illustrations. Hardcover (dj).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Very taned pages and fore-edges; Sticker remainder to DJ; 190 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Blue boards, with gilt decorative insignia, near pristine. Protected, price unclipped, dustjacket sharp and bright, with general age toning. Book firm in binding, 211 pages, b&w and color photographs and illustrations. Gift inscription in French on front endpaper. Else -- Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 211 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd impression. Green hardback with gold titles to front and spine, in glossy dust-jacket. 250 x 313 x 24mm. 200pp. Numerous illustrations in b/w and colour; with 2-page 'Gazetteer'. Very light wear/darkening to top edge of jacket; minor bump to top corners of cover and pages; otherwise as new - apparently unused. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Introduction by Len Deighton. Unclipped jacket. Foxing on the page block and to a lesser extent on the inside of the jacket. Page edges lightly tanned; all text and black and white images are clear. CM. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Light brown cloth, lettered in gold foil. As issued. Pale yellow dust jacket lettered in brown, black and green shows slightly sunned spine but is otherwise essentially as issued, now in mylar. No. 283 of an edition limited to 350 copies hand-numbered and signed by Deighton on rear colophon. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed Associational. Book.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Espionage] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.242; [2], blank. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine. In photographic dust-wrapper priced at £14.95. Some minor handling. Near fine. Revealing memoir from the Cold War spy John Peet. This copy is from the collection library of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within).

['Thunderball' film reference] Royal octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[i]-[xi]; 12-251; [5], adverts. Revised edition (first thus). Publisher's illustrated softcovers. With photographs and reproductions of documents. A fine, unread copy. The Battle for Bond is the story of the much-discussed Thunderball dispute. Includes a foreword by the renowned spy novelist Len Deighton, as Bond novelist Raymond Benson has suppressed his essay printed in the original edition; the replacement 'no holds barred' Deighton intro, titled 'Quantum of Tolerance' sets forth the publisher's case for persisting with publication of the book.

['Thunderball' film reference] Royal octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[i]-[xi]; 12-251; [5], adverts. Revised edition (first thus). Publisher's illustrated softcovers. With photographs and reproductions of documents. Very gently used. Jon Gilbert's copy (pencil signature within), with a loose note to fellow bibliographer Dr Philip Errington, to whom this copy was once lent. The Battle for Bond is the story of the much-discussed Thunderball dispute. Includes a foreword by the renowned spy novelist Len Deighton, as Bond novelist Raymond Benson has suppressed his essay printed in the original edition; the replacement 'no holds barred' Deighton intro, titled 'Quantum of Tolerance' sets forth the publisher's case for persisting with publication of the book.