Len Deighton
102 copies for sale · $20–$2,250 · 43 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Funeral in Berlin (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
Bomber (first edition) — Rare Aviation Books$120
AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$113
THE IPCRESS FILE; Franklin Library (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
ONLY WHEN I LAUGH (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$63
Battle of Britain (first edition) — Rare Aviation Books$55
Goodbye Mickey Mouse - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
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
Goodbye, Mickey Mouse / Len Deighton (first edition) — MW Books€25
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE SPY (first edition) — Tavistock Books$25
What these are worth
FUNERAL IN BERLIN5 copies from 3 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
SPY STORY5 copies · $20–$123
MAMISTA5 copies · $20–$68
FUNERAL IN BERLIN4 copies · $35–$223
GOODBYE MICKEY MOUSE4 copies · $43–$93
FIGHTER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN4 copies · $27–$88
BLOOD, TEARS AND FOLLY : ; An Objective Look At World War II4 copies · $58–$73
LONDON MATCH4 copies · $20–$53
SPY LINE4 copies · $33–$47
The Ipcress File3 copies · $20–$450
THE IPCRESS FILE; Franklin Library3 copies · $273–$293
BILLION-DOLLAR BRAIN3 copies · $43–$73
YESTERDAY'S SPY3 copies · $20–$73
MEXICO SET3 copies · $43–$63
SPY HOOK3 copies · $20–$54
AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE2 copies · $35–$138
Berlin Game2 copies · $20–$75
CHARITY2 copies · $43–$67
XPD / Len Deighton2 copies · €35–€65
BATTLE OF BRITAIN2 copies · A$55–A$60
The Ipcress File1 copy · $2,250
Market context
58 copies of Len Deighton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $40 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Ipcress File, first edition, 1962. (forum, 2026-09-03)£220
[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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