Frederick Forsyth – The Day Of The Jackal – First Edition 1971
£285.00
First edition, first printing of The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth, published by Hutchinson in 1971. This is a near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, some bumping to the head and foot of the spine and a thin stain to the top of the text block. The near fine unclipped wrapper is superb and shows very well indeed. Wrapper design by Tom Simmonds and Trevor Vertigan.
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth is a taut, suspenseful thriller centred on an anonymous English assassin, known only as “The Jackal,” hired to kill French President Charles de Gaulle in the 1960s. As the Jackal meticulously plans the assassination, French authorities race against time to stop him. The novel explores themes of precision, politics and tension, combining detailed procedural elements with gripping action to create a masterful cat-and-mouse chase.
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First edition, first printing of The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth, published by Hutchinson in 1971. This is a near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, some bumping to the head and foot of the spine and a thin stain to the top of the text block. The near fine unclipped wrapper is superb and shows very well indeed. Wrapper design by Tom Simmonds and Trevor Vertigan.
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth is a taut, suspenseful thriller centred on an anonymous English assassin, known only as “The Jackal,” hired to kill French President Charles de Gaulle in the 1960s. As the Jackal meticulously plans the assassination, French authorities race against time to stop him. The novel explores themes of precision, politics and tension, combining detailed procedural elements with gripping action to create a masterful cat-and-mouse chase.
