Len Deighton — Funeral in Berlin

London, Jonathan Cape, 1964 . First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition copy of this espionage novel about an agent in the British Intelligence Agency, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition.  In the publisher's original black paper covered boards, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper.  The third novel in Deighton's series featuring the unnamed secret agent working for the British intelligence agency. This work is preceded The Ipcress File and Horse Under Water, with Billion Dollar Brain following this novel in the series. As with the other novels, Funeral in Berlin has an intricate plot with many false leads and plot twists. The narrative follows the protagonist travelling to Berlin to facilitate the defection of a Russian scientist.  Written by British author Len Deighton, known for his novels on espionage and military history.  In the publisher's original paper covered boards, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Light shelf wear to extremities. Dust wrapper is smart, with very light sunning to spine, and shelf wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.