Len Deighton; Arnold Schwartzman — Airshipwreck

London, Jonathan Cape, 1978. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work on the heyday of airship travel, complied by Len Deighton and Arnold Schwartzman. The first edition of this work. Held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'Airshipwreck' is one of Len Deighton's non-fiction works, being a tribute to the pioneers of airship travel in the heyday of the twenties and thirties. Len Deighton is one of the top spy novelists of his time, alongside Ian Fleming and John le Carre. As well as being an author, he followed many other pursuits during his career; these include being the cookery writer for 'The Observer' and publishing cookbooks, being the travel editor of 'Playboy', and being a film producer. Arnold Schwartzman is a film director who is best known for his documentaires. Illustrated throughout. In the original publishers cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper. Closed tear to the spine has been repaired to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.