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Goodbye Mickey Mouse
by Len Deighton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1982. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A lovely first edition copy of this fascinating historical novel by Len Deighton, best known as one of the top three spy novelists of his generation. This work is set in Britain in early 1944 and is noted by critics to successfully evoke the attitudes of wartime Britain. Focusing on the 220th Fighter Group of the US Eighth Air Force in the lead up to the Allied invasion of Europe, the storyline of the novel revolves around a love affair between pilot Captain James Farebrother, and the English Victoria Cooper. The novel's title comes from the second plot line i the work, in which Lieutenant Mickey Morse races to be the first American pilot to break Eddie Rickenbacker's record of 26 kills from World War I. Complete with original unclipped dustwrapper, designed by David Pelham, the renowned Art Director of Penguin from 1968 to 1979. The dustwrapper also feature an illustration by the notable British illustrator Chris Moore, who is best known for his book cover designs for science fiction works. In the publisher's original cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, lovely, slightly faded to head of spine. Spot to front board. Very slight offsetting to endpapers. Dustwrapper, lovely with very minor shelfwear. Light scattered spots to verso of wrap, not visible to recto. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. The odd light spot to fore edge of the occasional page, only visible to textblock. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 625M27
- Title
- Goodbye Mickey Mouse
- Author
- Len Deighton
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction Deighton Pelham Moore Deighton Dustwrapper Air Force
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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