Author: Deighton, Len
Title: Only When I Larf
Description: Sphere, 1969, 1st thus. Paperback, G. 251pp, paper rather yellowed, covers likewise, small nick in the centre of the upper cover. A reading copy. Paperback , no dustjacket. ¶ Deighton's comic thriller concerning a group of confidence tricksters. The book was published privately by Deighton to secure the copyright in 1967 in an edition of 150 copies whilst the novel was being adapted into a lacklustre movie. Michael Joseph then produced a trade 1st edition in 1968.

Keywords: fiction