Len Deighton
101 copies for sale · $20–$573 · 41 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Bomber (first edition) — Rare Aviation Books$120
AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$113
THE IPCRESS FILE; Franklin Library (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
ONLY WHEN I LAUGH (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$63
Mamista - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
Goodbye, Mickey Mouse / Len Deighton (first edition) — MW Books€25
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE SPY (first edition) — Tavistock Books$25
Mamista / Len Deighton (first edition) — MW Books€21
HORSE UNDER WATER; Secret File No. 2 — Rare Book Cellar$573
FIGHTER; The True Story of the Battle of Britain (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$83
Battle of Britain (first edition) — Rare Aviation Books$55
VIOLENT WARD (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$30
What these are worth
The Billion Dollar Brain7 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
MAMISTA6 copies · $20–$68
SPY STORY5 copies · $20–$123
MEXICO SET5 copies · $20–$63
GOODBYE MICKEY MOUSE4 copies · $43–$93
BLOOD, TEARS AND FOLLY : ; An Objective Look At World War II4 copies · $58–$73
SPY HOOK4 copies · $20–$54
LONDON MATCH4 copies · $20–$53
SPY LINE4 copies · $33–$47
FUNERAL IN BERLIN3 copies · $73–$223
FIGHTER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN3 copies · $43–$88
Berlin Game3 copies · $20–$75
BILLION-DOLLAR BRAIN3 copies · $43–$73
YESTERDAY'S SPY3 copies · $20–$73
Winter3 copies · $20
THE IPCRESS FILE; Franklin Library2 copies · $73–$293
AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE2 copies · $35–$138
CHARITY2 copies · $43–$67
CITY OF GOLD2 copies · $20–$66
The Ipcress File2 copies · $20–$32
Goodbye Mickey Mouse2 copies · $20
Market context
61 copies of Len Deighton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $48 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Ipcress File, first edition, 1962. (forum, 2026-09-03)£220
[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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