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Horse Under Water. Secret File No.2.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Cold War spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1]. Publisher's lime green softcovers with 'greek urn' device repeated in white, titles printed in black, with PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. The jacket is considerably different to the published version; the photograph..... More
Horse Under Water. Secret File No.2. A Novel by Len Deighton.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Cold War spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255; [1]. Publisher's lime green softcovers with 'greek urn' device repeated in white, titles printed in black, proof-only dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. INSCRIBED by Hawkey in black ink to reverse of jacket: 'To |..... More
The Ipcress File [IPCRESS-streng geheim].
Bern & Munich: Phoenix, 1965. [Spy thriller] FIRST GERMAN EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's black cloth in photographic dust-jacket featuring Len Deighton in conversation with Ian Fleming on the rear panel. A clean, fine book in near fine jacket with a little wear to extremities. Basis for the..... More
The Ipcress File.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1962. [Cold-War thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's orange cloth in original dust-wrapper (without reviews) designed by Raymond Hawkey. Owner name to f.e.p, minor wear and handling, a little rubbed to crown. Very good indeed. Author's debut spy novel, a landmark in the..... More
The Ipcress File.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963. [Landmark spy novel]. FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.287; [1], blank. Publisher's cloth in original dust-wrapper with the same Hawkey jacket design as the UK edition, priced at $3.95. Bookplate of art collector, philathropist and Carnegie Medal recipient Shelby White. Later pencil..... More
Len Deighton's London Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Counter-culture] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.328. Publisher's pictorial lime-green softcovers. Contents clean, brown spot to top edge, some toning to extremities of covers, spine wrinkled. A very good copy. In our experience, this is one of the most elusive Deighton proofs. Amusing guide..... More
Mamista (hardback and proof).
New York: Harper Collins, 1991. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, together with ADVANCE READING COPY. Octavos (24 x 17cm), pp.410, pp.339. Publisher's green linen-backed hardcover in illustrated dust-wrapper, or publisher's illustrated softcovers. Some spotting/toning to edges else fine. Guerilla warfare story set in 1980s South America. In the 60's, Len Deighton was..... More
Où Est Le Garlic. French Cooking In 50 Lessons. Including chapters on L'Art Culinaire, Les Viandes, Les Fromages, Les Corps Gras, La Carte des Vins, La Cuisine Francaise et Le Froid, Le Lexique, La Batterie de Cuisine, and 50 Cookstrips 50.
New York: Harper & Row, 1977. [French Cookery] FIRST U.S. EDITION, being the FIRST HARDCOVER EDITION. Oblong octavo (14 x 21cm), pp.224. With frequent in-text illustrations. Publisher's illustrated hardcovers, without jacket as issued. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Price obscured to rear else a fine copy. True first hardback, following the..... More
Spy Hook.
London: Hutchinson, 1988. [Cold War spy novel] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION, limited and numbered (404/500 copies). Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[iv]; 267; [1], blank. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. Light spotting to edges, minor wrinkles to spine. Near fine. The first in a trilogy of spy novels featuring Bernard..... More
Spy Story.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. [Cold War spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's hardback cloth, red endpapers and top edge tinted red, in a pictorial dust-wrapper designed by Ray Hawkey priced £2.25. A clean, fine copy, with strong red lettering to the spine. The fifth in the..... More
SS-GB. Nazi Occupied Britain 1941.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1978. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.350; [2], blank. Hardback in dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey, who designed the classic 1960s James Bond paperbacks for Pan Books. With accompanying booklet of promotional 1941 postage stamps, issued for the book trade; objections from the Royal..... More
SS-GB. Nazi Occupied Britain 1941.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1978. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.350; [2], blank. Hardback in dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey, who designed the classic 1960s James Bond paperbacks for Pan Books. Near fine, in similar wrapper with the usual sunning to the spine. With comparisons to Graham Greene..... More
Twinkle Twinkle Little Spy.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1976. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.240. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge blue, photographic endpapers depicting the sky at night. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey, priced at £3.25. Contents clean, no inscriptions, a few minor marks; near..... More
Great Dishes From The British Gastronomic Academy. Illustrated by Russell Barnett. Introduction by Egon Ronay.
London: MacDonald Orbis, 1988. [Cookery anthology] FIRST EDITION. Oblong quarto (20 x 23cm), pp.120. With vignette illustrations within the text, illustrated endpapers. Publisher's burgundy cloth hardcoverswith pictorial text plates laid down to covers, spine titled in gilt, priced a t£12.95. No jacket (as issued). A fine copy. A gastronomic selection..... More
The Len Deighton Companion (2 copies).
London: Grafton, 1987, 1988. [Bibliography/biography] FIRST EDITION, together with FIRST PAPERBACK. Octavos (24 x 16cm), (18 x 11cm), pp.336; 336. Publisher's hardcover in jacket and publisher's softcovers. Both books in fine condition (paperback has expected toning to paper stock, minor rubs to spine). An indispensable guide to the writings of..... More
'Codebreakers'
[No place], [1977] 2019. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977, Dir. Lewis Gilbert). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x...... More
'Computer Check'
[No place], [2006] 2016. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'Casino Royale' (2006, Dir. Martin Campbell). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition..... More
'Get On The Train'
[No place], [2012] 2016. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'Skyfall' (2012, Dir. Sam Mendes). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition, SIGNED..... More
'Licence to Travel'. A James Bond / Ian Fleming still-life.
[No place], 2016. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting of James Bond's travel reading, articles and effects, by Richard Delaporte Hearn. Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 28 x 36cm. Fine condition..... More
'Universal Exports'
[No place], [1969] 2011. [Ian Fleming / Bondiana] Illustrated digital colour print from an original painting by Richard Delaporte Hearn after 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (1969, Dir. Peter Hunt). Copyright remains with the artist. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x...... More
Black Boomerang. The Story of his secret 'Black Radio' operation in World War 2.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1962. [Wartime memoir] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Peter Barrett, priced 35/-. Contents clean, cloth covers rather mottled and discoloured, jacket near fine. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy (pencilled ownership within). A...... More
Apple Tree Yard.
London: Faber and Faber, 2013. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 348 [12]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £12.99. Edges very slightly toned, with a promotional sticker..... More
The James Bond Archives.
Koln: Taschen GmbH, 2012. [James Bond Film Reference] FIRST EDITION. Oblong folio (42 x 31cm), text in English, pp.600. Art book format, illustrated throughout with film stills, set photos, posters, books, stunt stills, and more. With a preface by 007 film producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and a...... More
Spartan.
London: Swordfish, 2011. [Espionage thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[vi] 392; [2]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at £12.99. A fine, unread copy. Breathtaking debut novel from the British spy writer and former MI6 intelligence officer. It is also..... More
Spartan.
London: Swordfish, 2011. [Espionage thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[vi]; 418; [1], imprint; [7], blank. Publisher's black softcovers. A fine copy. Scarce in proof form. Breathtaking debut novel from the British spy writer and former MI6 intelligence officer. It is also the first..... More