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Close Up; XPD
by Len Deighton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; New York: Jonathan Cape; Alfred A. Knopf, 1972-1981. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 6". None. A pair of first edition novels by British author Len Deighton. These novels are both first editions, with XPD being the first US edition, published during the same year as the UK edition. Close Up is the first UK edition. XPD is in quarter cloth binding with paper boards with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Close Up has a black full cloth binding with a price-clipped dust wrapper. Len Deighton is a British author known for his novels on espionage and military history. His other works include The Ipcress File, Horse Under Water and Funeral in Berlin. He is also known for writing a number of cookery books. XPD is one of Deighton's spy novels, and is set in 1979, following a group of former SS officers as they plan to seize power in West Germany. Close Up explores a rarely seen theme in Deighton's work, featuring an internationally known, Hollywood actor at a dangerous crossroads in his life. Close Up has the remnants of a booksellers label to the front paste down. Both works are in original publisher's binding, with Close Up in full cloth and XPD in quarter cloth and paper boards. Dust wrapper to Close Up has been clipped but the wrap to XPD remains unclipped. Externally, excellent, with a few light marks to XPD, mainly to the tail near the spine. Some light rubbing to the cloth of XPD. Light offsetting to the endpapers of XPD. Remnants of a bookplate or bookseller's label to the front paste down of Close Up. The odd mark to the fore edge. Dust wrapper smart with chipping to the extremities and the odd tear. Loss to the wrap at the head of the spine on Close Up. Marks to the wrap of XPD, with light chipping and the odd closed tear, mainly to the front top edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 872Q49
- Title
- Close Up; XPD
- Author
- Len Deighton
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape; Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- London; New York
- Date Published
- 1972-1981
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Len deighton novels fiction dust wrapper novels
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Chipping
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- First Edition
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- New
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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