Measures 5-27/32" X 8-25/32", 279 pp -- written by Len Deighton -- cover art by TERRY WIDENER -- deluxe hardcover published by Franklin Library (NY).

Group 1-854

Light wear & chipping to edges & corners, with light scratches, indentations, rub-wear & soiling -- the gilt-edging on the lower page edges has peeled about 1-3/4" X 1" -- there is a 1" X 5/16" transparent stain at the front left midcover, with a 7/16" rub-wear mark just above it -- lower corners show slight bumping & rolling, while the upper corners are still firm & sharp -- lower spine edge shows only light bumping, while upper spine edge shows even less, if any -- held at the right angle, a light 4" scratch can be detected on the rear left midcover -- NO internal writing -- overall condition Good Plus to Very Good Minus


Until the 1965 release of the film THE IPCRESS FILE, starring MICHAEL CAINE, the impatient, bespectacled protagonist of this series of spy novels by British author LEN DEIGHTON did not have a name .  It was left to MICHAEL CAINE to dub him "HARRY" as the dullest first name he'd ever heard, and the producer decided that "PALMER" was also equally dull.  And so the series of five films featuring actor MICHAEL CAINE as the British secret agent, "HARRY PALMER" was dubbed -- and the series of novels by LEN DEIGHTON became the "HARRY PALMER" series, of which this is the first.  Be forewarned, however -- any similarities between this book and the 1965 film featuring MICHAEL CAINE are purely coincidental -- and rare!!!


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