The Day of the Jackal

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Age toning, primarily top and bottom edges. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Nice topstain. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Here on offer is a very nice copy of Frederick Forsyth's historical fiction novel, The Day of the Jackal, a 1972 recipient of the Best Novel Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing published by the Viking Press in 1971. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. ****************************************************************************** "THE CLASSIC THRILLER FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR FREDERICK FORSYTH 'The Day of the Jackal makes such comparable books such as The Manchurian Candidate and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold seem like Hardy Boy mysteries.'—The New York Times The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man. One man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of execution, it seems that there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal." ______________________________________________________ "Frederick McCarthy Forsyth CBE (born 25 August 1938) is an English novelist and journalist. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and The Kill List. Forsyth's works frequently appear on best-sellers lists and more than a dozen of his titles have been adapted to film. By 2006, he had sold more than 70 million books in more than 30 languages." The above text was taken from, respectivley, Penguin publishing (via Google Books) and Wikipedia. [Forsyth, Frederick. The Day of the Jackal. United States: Penguin Publishing Group, 2012.] This handsome copy would be a worthy addendum to your 1st editions library.