Funeral in Berlin
DEIGHTON, Len. Funeral in Berlin
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964
8vo., black publisher’s cloth embossed in blue and blind with ‘downgraded to unclassified’ stamp to the upper board; lettered in gilt to spine with publisher’s device to foot; in the original unclipped dustjacket (18s. net) designed by Raymond Hawkey; decorative black and white endpapers; pp. [viii], 9-319, [i]; a very good copy with a couple of small dents and marks to boards; one tiny splash mark to the final endpaper; in the slightly creased and marginally toned dustwrapper, which has some rubbing and lifting to the acetate, and one or two dark marks to edges.
First edition of this ‘Secret File No. 3’, following the success of The IPCRESS File (1962) and Horse Under Water (1963). The novel was adapted for film in 1966, starring Michael Caine in the lead role, and directed by Guy Hamilton.
DEIGHTON, Len. Funeral in Berlin
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964
8vo., black publisher’s cloth embossed in blue and blind with ‘downgraded to unclassified’ stamp to the upper board; lettered in gilt to spine with publisher’s device to foot; in the original unclipped dustjacket (18s. net) designed by Raymond Hawkey; decorative black and white endpapers; pp. [viii], 9-319, [i]; a very good copy with a couple of small dents and marks to boards; one tiny splash mark to the final endpaper; in the slightly creased and marginally toned dustwrapper, which has some rubbing and lifting to the acetate, and one or two dark marks to edges.
First edition of this ‘Secret File No. 3’, following the success of The IPCRESS File (1962) and Horse Under Water (1963). The novel was adapted for film in 1966, starring Michael Caine in the lead role, and directed by Guy Hamilton.
DEIGHTON, Len. Funeral in Berlin
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964
8vo., black publisher’s cloth embossed in blue and blind with ‘downgraded to unclassified’ stamp to the upper board; lettered in gilt to spine with publisher’s device to foot; in the original unclipped dustjacket (18s. net) designed by Raymond Hawkey; decorative black and white endpapers; pp. [viii], 9-319, [i]; a very good copy with a couple of small dents and marks to boards; one tiny splash mark to the final endpaper; in the slightly creased and marginally toned dustwrapper, which has some rubbing and lifting to the acetate, and one or two dark marks to edges.
First edition of this ‘Secret File No. 3’, following the success of The IPCRESS File (1962) and Horse Under Water (1963). The novel was adapted for film in 1966, starring Michael Caine in the lead role, and directed by Guy Hamilton.