Author: Len Deighton
Title: Close-Up
Description: London, Jonathan Cape , 1972. First edition. Cloth. A bright first impression of Len Deighton's satirical novel of Hollywood. The first edition, first impression of this work. Expose of the Hollywood film industry, inspired by Deighton's own experiences. Complete with dust wrapper featuring publisher's clippings with pricing present, as called for.The story follows ageing Hollywood star Marshall Stone as he tries to gain immortality by helping a writer write his biography, fictionalising and constructing the story of his life. Len Deighton is a British author best known for his spy novels. Several of Deighton's works have been adapted for film and other media, including 'The Ipcress File', 'Funeral in Berlin', and 'Billion Dollar Brain' among others. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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