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Deighton, Len : Spy Line

Knopf, Knopf, 1989

B011295; 1st American ed., vg/vg

First Edition

Deighton, Len : Spy Line

Alfred A. Knopf, Alfred A. Knopf, 1989

B011546; 291 pp, 1st American Edition Hardcover, Very good contents, Very good dust jacket

DEIGHTON**, LEN: : SPY LINE.**

LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1989.

ISBN 0091737842.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[2nd novel in the SPY - HOOK,LINE & SINKER trilogy.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,white background with red,red-outlined gilt and black lettering illustrated front panel of dw/dj,red+black critics' reviews to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges very lightly speckled with dust-soiling - barely perceptible - and very light toning,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-316pp [paginated] includes 19 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Berlin-Kreuzberg: winter 1987.Through the grey streets,the British Military Police are hunting for Bernard Samson.But Berlin,beloved city of Bernard's childhood,holds innumerable hiding places for a spy on the run.From a seedy nightclub on Potsdamerstrasse to an SIS safe house in Charlottenberg,from a Ku-Damm hotel to derelict apartment blocks patched up to house shops for bean sprouts and broken bicycles. A city of masks and secrets; a city of friends - like Werner Volkmann and Lisl Hennig who will do anything for the man they have known and loved since boyhood.A city of enemies,both seen and unseen,any one of whom,may find and betray Bernard Samson.It could be Lange,the bellicose old American journalist who has lived in Berlin so long that he is a permanent fixture.Or Clemmie the young British bride looking for distraction from the 'Berlin Blues',ripe for mischief.Or even the furtive Viennese Baron who knows too much about counterfeiting valuable stamps. Only one thing is certain,that sooner or later Bernard's wife must make her move. Fiona: defector,traitor,KGB agent,but still his wife: it is her startling reappearance which proves the turning point in this novel,exploding the action in a thousand different,unexpected directions,setting the scene for what promises to become the most thrilling endgame of them all. 'Spy Line',the penultimate novel in Len Deighton's magnificent espionage sequence, is a stunning achievement on every level, from the breathtaking cat's cradle of a plot to the ever deepening layers of emotion,pathos and passion revealed through characterisation,and the almost painful depiction of the dangerous shadow world in which this great tragic saga is being played out. Want more Len DEIGHTON titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2,GENERAL and NAVAL/MILITARY catalogues. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

DEIGHTON**, LEN: : SPY LINE.**

LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1989.

ISBN 0091737842.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[2nd novel in the SPY - HOOK,LINE & SINKER trilogy.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,white background with red,red-outlined gilt and black lettering illustrated front panel of dw/dj,red+black critics' reviews to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges very lightly speckled with dust-soiling - barely preceptible - and very light toning,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-316pp [paginated] includes 19 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Berlin-Kreuzberg: winter 1987.Through the grey streets,the British Military Police are hunting for Bernard Samson.But Berlin,beloved city of Bernard's childhood,holds innumerable hiding places for a spy on the run.From a seedy nightclub on Potsdamerstrasse to an SIS safe house in Charlottenberg,from a Ku-Damm hotel to derelict apartment blocks patched up to house shops for bean sprouts and broken bicycles. A city of masks and secrets; a city of friends - like Werner Volkmann and Lisl Hennig who will do anything for the man they have known and loved since boyhood.A city of enemies,both seen and unseen,any one of whom,may find and betray Bernard Samson.It could be Lange,the bellicose old American journalist who has lived in Berlin so long that he is a permanent fixture.Or Clemmie the young British bride looking for distraction from the 'Berlin Blues',ripe for mischief.Or even the furtive Viennese Baron who knows too much about counterfeiting valuable stamps. Only one thing is certain,that sooner or later Bernard's wife must make her move. Fiona: defector,traitor,KGB agent,but still his wife: it is her startling reappearance which proves the turning point in this novel,exploding the action in a thousand different,unexpected directions,setting the scene for what promises to become the most thrilling endgame of them all. 'Spy Line',the penultimate novel in Len Deighton's magnificent espionage sequence, is a stunning achievement on every level, from the breathtaking cat's cradle of a plot to the ever deepening layers of emotion,pathos and passion revealed through characterisation,and the almost painful depiction of the dangerous shadow world in which this great tragic saga is being played out. Want more Len DEIGHTON titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2,GENERAL and NAVAL/MILITARY catalogues. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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