Deighton (Len) Horse Under Water
£150
London, Jonathan Cape, 1963.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red boards with black ‘rubber stamp’ to upper cover. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A good first edition of the second ‘Harry Palmer’ spy novel (although the character is never named in the books), that began with The IPCRESS File (1962).
In stock
Jacket price-clipped, with small scratch to spine and mild browning, overall very good.
Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey.
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