Bristol: England: Scorpion Press, 1993. 1st ed. LIMITED to just 20 DELUXE COPIES (Letter K) produced for private distribution. SIGNED by both Deighton and H.R. F. Keating who wrote the the Appreciation . Very fine in transparent dust jacket. Very scarce. Bound in quarter leather with marbled boards. Gold gilting to top edge and tan end papers. A comic crime novel featuring down-on-his-luck lawyer Micky Murphy. Scorpion Press describing their De Luxe Specifications : "The de luxe presentation copies are produced in small numbers as they are intended primarily for the use of the author, contributor, editor, publisher and others associated with the authors work. These books are given a letter rather than a number and are especially handsome, bound in goatskin rather than bonded leather with five raised bands. The spine blocking is horizontal because of the raised bands. In addition these books contain the signature of the contributor. Prices vary slightly due to the costs involved, the difficulty of obtaining the signatures and overall desirability of the volumes.". Signed by Author. First Edition. Quarter-Leather. Fine/Fine. Limited / Lettered Edition.

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Bookseller: Murder By The Book (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 020149
Title: VIOLENT WARD **LETTERED EDITION**SIGNED COPY**
Author: Deighton, Len
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Scorpion Press
Place of Publication: Bristol: England
Date Published: 1993
Keywords: Mystery, Crime, Comic, Lawyer, Limited Edition, Signed, Small Press,
Bookseller catalogs: COMIC; LIMITED EDITION; Lawyer; Scorpion Press;

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