Len Deighton
63 copies for sale · $25–$573 · 12 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Bomber (first edition) — Rare Aviation Books$120
Goodbye Mickey Mouse - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
Mamista - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE SPY (first edition) — Tavistock Books$25
Mamista / Len Deighton (first edition) — MW Books€21
Only When I Larf — Jonkers Rare Books£1,500
BATTLE OF BRITAIN (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$60
Battle of Britain (first edition) — Rare Aviation Books$55
Bomber Events relating to the last flight of an R.A.F Bomber over Germany on the night of — Rare Aviation Books$80
HORSE UNDER WATER; Secret File No. 2 — Rare Book Cellar$573
The Ipcress File — James Cummins Bookseller$450
THE IPCRESS FILE; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$293
Works on the market
GOODBYE MICKEY MOUSE4 copies · $43–$93
BLOOD, TEARS AND FOLLY : ; An Objective Look At World War II4 copies · $58–$73
FUNERAL IN BERLIN3 copies · $73–$223
FIGHTER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN3 copies · $43–$88
MEXICO SET3 copies · $43–$63
LONDON MATCH3 copies · $43–$53
SPY LINE3 copies · $44–$47
THE IPCRESS FILE; Franklin Library2 copies · $73–$293
SPY STORY2 copies · $73–$123
THE BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN2 copies · $43–$73
YESTERDAY'S SPY2 copies · $48–$73
CHARITY2 copies · $43–$67
BATTLE OF BRITAIN2 copies · A$55–A$60
SPY HOOK2 copies · $43–$54
CLOSE UP By Len Deighton *Excellent Condition*2 copies · $42–$43
Only When I Larf1 copy · £1,500
HORSE UNDER WATER; Secret File No. 21 copy · $573
The Ipcress File1 copy · $450
Billion-Dollar Brain1 copy · $150
AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE1 copy · $138
Market context
17 copies of Len Deighton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
[Game, Set & Match trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, signed presentation inscription f (forum, 2026-07-02)£320
SS-GB, first edition, signed by the author, 1978 (forum, 2026-07-02)£650
Close-Up, first edition, signed by the author, 1972; and 8 others by the same, many signed (forum, 2026-07-02)£220
The Ipcress File, first edition, 1962; and 19 others, detective fiction, (20) (forum, 2026-07-02)£260
[The Harry Palmer series], 7 vol., first editions, 2 signed by the author, 1962-76. (forum, 2026-07-02)£460
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