Deighton (Len) Horse Under Water
£150
London, Jonathan Cape, 1963.
First edition. 8vo. Original red boards with black ‘rubber stamp’ to upper cover. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A very 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).
Out of stock
Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey.
A near fine copy, in price-clipped jacket with slight tanning (as usual).
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