Colin Forbes — Target Five

London, Collins, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. A fast-paced first edition thriller by Colin Forbes set in the icy waters of Greenland, complete with a bright and menacing unclipped dust wrapper. A thrilling adventure novel set in the frozen expanses off Greenland's coast, detailing a struggle between American and Russian secret services.Written by Raymond Sawkins under the pseudonym Colin Forbes. This was his fourth work under this pseudonym; he also had a handful of other names which he used.Acquired from the sale of Paul Gallico's library. Paul Gallico was an American novelist best known for 'The Snow Goose' and 'The Poseidon Adventure&apos.Complete with a bright and unclipped dust wrapper designed by Charles Swithinbank.The first U.K. edition of this work.  In the publisher's original full cloth binding complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper is bright, with a small closed tear to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound; front hinge is a touch strained at page 20. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.