Frederick Forsyth — (1975) the Shepherd; (2015) the Outsider

London; Toronto; Sydney; Auckland; Johannesburg, Hutchinson & Co Ltd; Bantam Press, 1975-2015. First edition. Cloth. Smart two-volume collection of two illustrated first editions from best-selling thriller writer Frederick Forsyth. Smart two-volume collection of two illustrated first editions from best-selling thriller writer Frederick Forsyth.Collection comprised of:(1975) The Shepherd - first edition;(2015) The Outsider - first edition.In publisher's original cloth bindings, each with the original unclipped dust wrapper.The Shepherd contains a number of full-page illustrations, including a frontispiece, by prominent British artist and science-fiction illustrator Chris Foss. The Outsider contains a frontispiece and sixteen pages of photographic plates in black and white and colour. Collated, complete.Frederick Forsyth began his career as a Royal Air Force pilot before turing to journalism and publishing a number of best-selling thriller novels, including The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Cobra and The Kill List. Forsyth draws from his pilot days in the gripping short story The Shepherd and reflects on his life more generally in the fascinating autobiography The Outsider. In publisher's original cloth bindings, each with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely condition with only minor bumping and rubbing, including subtle loss of cloth to the front top spine tip of The Outsider, and the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. A few spots to the front and last few pages of The Shepherd, otherwise very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Chris Foss. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.