Books

Hodder & Stoughton. The Ipcress File; Horse Under Water; Funeral in Berlin; Billion Dollar Brain (4 volume set) London: Hodder & Stoughton/Jonathan Cape, 1962-66 8vo., 4 vols; orange, red, black and blue boards, consecutively; lettered in gilt to spines with publisher's devices to foot; Vol II and III with classification stamp in colour and blind to upper board; Vol IV with white brail design to upper cover, and in the iconic silver dustwrapper; all dustwrappers unclipped, and designed by Raymond Hawkey; decorative endpapers in all but Vol I; the books generally very good to near-fine, clean, with some mild pushing to spine tips and marking to outer edges of the text block; small stain to p. 11 of Vol I; the wrappers with some darkening to edges and pushing to spine tips; a couple of small creases, nicks and closed tears; front flap of Vol II with paper flaw causing crease and particularly obscuring the price; Vol III a little more rubbed to spine ends, and faint spotting to inside…

A brilliant and captivating spy novel by Len Deighton, continuing the adventures of his unnamed protagonist involved in a complex plot of espionage and intrigue during the Cold War.