HARDBACK - A very good book bound in the publisher's blue cloth boards with bright gilt lettering present to the spine. Internally clean with light toning, but with no foxing to the closed text blocks. The inner text is clean with no foxing or finger marks inset, but with a new paper clip of Len Deighton present to the half title page, also with a small news paper review of the book to the verso of the contents page. There is a contemporary owner inscription to the upper front end paper. The notoriously fragile silver foil dust wrapper is in near very good condition with a strip of tape to the upper jacket, with a smaller strip of tape to the base of the spine. There are no loss or tears with the publisher's printed price of 21s.net present to the lower front flap.