Len Deighton - Odds and Ends

Odds and Ends

This page is devoted to various off-beat and more obscure projects that Len Deighton has been (at least partially) responsible for over the years.

PESTS, A Play in Three Acts (Martin, 1994). One of a limited edition of just 226 copies, each numbered and some signed by the publisher. This play was written just after Deighton completed 'The IPCRESS File', and contains a preface by Deighton, as well as facsimile pages of the author's original manuscript. (This is the first edition and is Mint in a Mint glassine d/w as issued).

THE ASASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY (Jonathan Cape, London, 1967). Compiled and edited by Michael Rand, Howard Loxton and Len Deighton. A do-it-yourself JFK-assassination conspiracy-theory test kit. (I saw this kit set up in a bookshop in the 60's. I couldn't really afford it at the time, so it's one of the gaps in my LD collection).

THE EGYPT FLIGHT. L.Z. 127-GRAF ZEPPELIN. (German Philatelic Society, Maryland, 1980). By Fred F. Blau and Cyril Deighton. Printed in an edition of 500 copies distributed almost solely to stamp collectors. Co-written by Deighton under his real name of Cyril Deighton, this book is a study of the history of the Graf Zeppelin's flight to Egypt and the postage stamps and cancellations issued on the flight. Extensively illustrated.

THE ORIENT FLIGHT. L.Z. 127-GRAF ZEPPELIN. (German Philatelic Society, Maryland, 1980). By Fred F. Blau and Cyril Deighton. Printed in an edition of 1000 copies distributed almost solely to stamp collectors. Co-written by Deighton under his real name of Cyril Deighton, this book is a study of the history of the on-board postal service on the Graf Zeppelin. The airship's Orient flight marked the re-introduction of the airborne post office. A fascinating study of the Zeppelin, postage stamps, and cancellations.

LEN DEIGHTON'S LONDON DOSSIER. Compiled and annotated by Len Deighton. [Jonathan Cape in association with Penguin Books, (1967)] I wish I could find my copy of this book (it must be in a box somewhere). Very 60's in parts. I remember a phrase directing readers to Carnaby Street for "trousers you can't sit down in".

LEN DEIGHTON'S CONTINENTAL DOSSIER.: A Collection of Cultural, Culinary, Historical, Spooky, Grim and Preposterous Fact. Compiled by Victor and Margaret Pettit. Introduced by by Len Deighton. [Michael Joseph in association with Wylton Dickson Publishing, London, (1968)].

PLAYBOY'S GUIDE TO A CONTINENTAL HOLIDAY. Essay in Playboy magazine. May 1968. Len Deighton's first article as Travel Editor for Playboy. How long did this relationship continue?

NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN. Len Deighton is listed as one of the script writers of this 1983 James Bond flick, that saw the return of Sean Connery in the lead role.

INDEPENDENT ARTICLE: An article about Len Deighton appeared in The Independent in January 2006:

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