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AbeBooks Seller since 16 October 2016
First edition. Octavo, pp 312. Blue cloth covered hard boards with gilt lettering to spine and white computer punch-hole tape design to upper board. The fourth and final novel featuring the unnamed spy who was immortalized on screen by Michael Caine as Harry Palmer. Book is in Near Fine condition, clean, bright, square, unmarked. The very fragile metallic jacket is somewhat rubbed and worn as usually found, though I grade this better than usual example as Very Good. Seller Inventory # B4474
Title: Billion Dollar Brain
Publisher: London: Jonathan Cape
Publication Date: 1966
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: D2D Books, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Penguin Books 1967 paperback 254 tanned pages some shelf rubbing to covers otherwise in GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request. Seller Inventory # tla2688
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Kollectible & Rare Books, Bartlesville, OK, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Rubbing and fading to boards. Bumping along edges of boards. Spine creases. Browning throughout caused by aging. Fore edges are muffed. Seller Inventory # krb19443
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. Seller Inventory # wbb0024983835
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Kollectible & Rare Books, Bartlesville, OK, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good clean copy. Edge wear. Spine creases. Some rubbing to covers. Spine is slightly cocked. Seller Inventory # krb14053
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Book Abyss, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. No Dustjacket. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- (The fourth book in the Harry Palmer series) --- In this thriller featuring anti-hero Harry Palmer, a crazy millionaire threatens world security when he decides to wage his own private Cold War. . .See photos for additional content. . . Seller Inventory # 38160
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Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. G. P. Putnam's Sons Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123716114
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Riley Books, Oswaldtwistle, United Kingdom
Mass Market p/back. Condition: Good. Very light reading crease to the spine. One corner crease Light edge wear. A very good reading copy. Thriller. Seller Inventory # 009715
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR000607403
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR000633038
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Grants Books, Belding, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. t's only a matter of time before machines are pressing buttons to call people." as well as Comrade Colonel Stok of Red Army Intelligence who agrees, "Two not very clever men will have to decide whether to extend a hand or pull a trigger." (illustrator). Pages coming away from binding. No rips or tears on pages. The man with The Billion Dollar Brain is (almost naturally) a Texan who has constructed a huge private international espionage network, the machinations of which constitute a threat to all governments of whatever political persuasion. The heart of the menace is a computer as big as the Ritz- the horrifyingly plausible end-product of an automated society hell-bound for self-destruction through the twisted circuits of the double and triple cross. Within the pages of The Ten Billion Dollar Brain you will meet some old friends, including the tough insubordinate spy from Burnley who fought, fumbled and outwitted his way through The Ipcress File and Funeral In Berlin; Dawlish, his bumbling superior; Colonel Stok, the friendly enemy who is, like our hero, a cynically pragmatic professional, and Harvey Newbegin, the opportunistic and neurotic American agent. You will also encounter some unforgettable new characters- notably Signe Laine, a Finnish nymph who likes champagne, Sibelius, very expensive underwear, and one-upmenship (with the emphasis on the men), and General Mid-winter, a truly original creation who dominates the tale like an absurd maniacal Napoleon. The plot screams across the roof of the world from the bone freezing core of winter in Leningrad, to Helsinki, to London, New York, and the stifling damp heat of Texas. The authenticity of the technical detail makes science fiction seem oddly homely, and one believes the hero when he says, "It's only a matter of time before machines are pressing buttons to call people." as well as Comrade Colonel Stok of Red Army Intelligence who agrees, "Two not very clever men will have to decide whether to extend hand or pull a trigger." Superbly constructed, relevant, filled with brilliantly realized characters and vibrant scenes, The Billion Dollar Brain has all the stylistic glitter and sheen we have come to expect from Len Deighton. It could be described as a riveting Space Age spy thriller were it not for the strange feeling that it all really happened. Seller Inventory # 000711
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