tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post30533471724821742..comments2024-03-08T20:21:22.820+00:00Comments on The Deighton Dossier: What's so special?Deighton Dossierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01764108300942425651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post-44603348752062384722018-02-21T15:01:21.256+00:002018-02-21T15:01:21.256+00:00When you are holding the first edition of a novel ...When you are holding the first edition of a novel when it was published, it is hard to see whether it is any worth holding for long at all. Most first editions appear as the products of writers who have ventured into the realm of story telling, even in thriller genre.<br />As a university student, I bought Ian Fleming’s book Dr No, and as a junior professional post-university years, I bought Len Deighton’s book The Ipcress File and Le Carre’s the Spy Who came in from the Cold, as soon as they were published. In each of those years, I was not sure about the longevity of those authors in that in what ways these authors would achieve their fame even in the near future. The films of those novels, changed my perception about the above, after I had watched the films on the first day of their release. After good reviews of the above films came out. Pressure from my friends and relatives to read the above books meant that, the books started travelling and often sub-lent, and hence were lost when I had to move changing my job. Robert Ludlum’s first edition of his first thriller The Scarlatti Inheritance was with me for a number of years and finally, I gave it as a present to one of my friend’s daughter when she graduated high school- I was then living in the US, and as a literature major, she very much liked this present above all else she received from others. Although, this novel was a best seller in the US, just like other Ludlum’s thrillers, the large number of pages of his typical thriller, deterred many of many friends from reading them, as Americans who work in leading companies generally did not take long holidays, a trait which exists even today.<br />Simon Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734467654348102230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764631039755560338.post-84016894233143617162018-02-16T01:17:56.926+00:002018-02-16T01:17:56.926+00:00Great post! How odd to see that version of An Expe...Great post! How odd to see that version of An Expensive Place to Die. That was my very first eBay purchase back in 1997. If I recall correctly, I paid about $6. There was no PayPal back then, so I had to mail a money order to the seller, who was in Ontario. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing the rest of these...I would love to find that version of Bomber someday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com