Len Deighton
103 copies for sale · $20–$573 · 26 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Funeral in Berlin (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
Bomber (first edition) — Rare Aviation Books$120
THE IPCRESS FILE; Franklin Library (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
Mamista - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
London Match - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
BERLIN GAME (first edition) — L. W. Currey$25
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE SPY (first edition) — Tavistock Books$25
Mamista / Len Deighton (first edition) — MW Books€21
Only When I Larf — Jonkers Rare Books£1,500
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) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$60
What these are worth
FUNERAL IN BERLIN6 copies from 4 sellers
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
FUNERAL IN BERLIN5 copies · $35–$223
SPY HOOK5 copies · $20–$54
SPY STORY4 copies · $25–$123
GOODBYE MICKEY MOUSE4 copies · $43–$93
BLOOD, TEARS AND FOLLY : ; An Objective Look At World War II4 copies · $58–$73
MAMISTA4 copies · $20–$68
MEXICO SET4 copies · $32–$63
LONDON MATCH4 copies · $20–$53
FIGHTER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN3 copies · $43–$88
BILLION-DOLLAR BRAIN3 copies · $43–$73
YESTERDAY'S SPY3 copies · $32–$73
SPY LINE3 copies · $44–$47
THE IPCRESS FILE; Franklin Library2 copies · $73–$293
AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE2 copies · $35–$138
Berlin Game2 copies · $32–$75
SPY SINKER2 copies · $32–$71
CHARITY2 copies · $43–$67
BATTLE OF BRITAIN2 copies · A$55–A$60
ONLY WHEN I LAUGH2 copies · $40–$56
Only when I Laugh - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $40
Market context
28 copies of Len Deighton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $53 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
[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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