The first four Harry Palmer novels. [The Ipcress File; Horse Under Water; Funeral in Berlin; Billion-Dollar Brain.]

DEIGHTON, Len.

Published by New York & London: Simon & Schuster & Jonathan Cape, 1963-63-64-66

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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. Milward-Oliver, pp. 27-30. Four 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. Seller Inventory # 169658

Bibliographic Details

Title: The first four Harry Palmer novels. [The ...

Publisher: New York & London: Simon & Schuster & Jonathan Cape, 1963-63-64-66

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition