The Ipcress File

Franklin Library, PA, United States, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Terry Widener (Fronticepiece). First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 279 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. All edges gilt in good condition. Embossed cloth, covers and spine, beautifully preserved. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. The IPCRESS File is Len Deighton's first spy novel, published in 1962 and established him as a leading writer of spy fiction in the cold war era along with Le Carre and Ian Fleming . The story involves Cold War brainwashing, includes scenes in Lebanon and on an atoll for a United States atomic weapon test, as well as information about Joe One, the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb. The story was made into a film in 1965 produced by Harry Saltzman, directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine; and a 2022 TV series, starring Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander. This is a quality Franklin library publication and features gilt edges on all sides and guilt lettering on the spine. Illustrator: Terry Widener (Fronticepiece). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Family & Relationships; Thriller; England; 1960s; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9944. .