The Day of the Jackal (Inscribed first edition)
- SIGNED
- London: Hutchinson, 1971
London: Hutchinson, 1971. First edition. Fine. A Fine presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the half-title "To/Sir Dudley/with warmest regards/Freddie Forsyth/15.11.71." Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 3/16 inches; 213 x 132 mm.). [vi], 358 pp. Pictorially bound likely by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (unsigned), ca. 1980 in full red, blue, black and white oasis morocco, front cover with black morocco onlays and silver rule depicting a marksman and crosshairs, smooth spine lettered in silver, all edges silver, red, blue and white head- and tail bands, patterned red and black end-papers, original dust-jacket preserved at end. Although the binding is unsigned it was specially commissioned by a collector who always used S & S. Housed in the original full black morocco slipcase.
The Day of the Jackal is a griping political thriller based on the far-right paramilitary group OAS’s (Organisation armée secrete) assassination attempt against French president Charles de Gaulle in response to his granting Algerian independence. Journalist Frederick Forsyth’s 1962 reporting from the scene inspired the novel, which follows the codenamed assassin “Jackal” as he attempts to take de Gaulle’s life. Contemporary reviews praised its grittiness as making “The Manchurian Candidate and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold seem like Hardy Boy mysteries" (New York Times). Forsyth wrote with fervor, completing the book within 35 days (BBC). It would be adapted into a 1973 film by Fred Zinneman with Edward Fox in the lead.
Yaakov; Greenfieldt, 231. Fine.
The Day of the Jackal is a griping political thriller based on the far-right paramilitary group OAS’s (Organisation armée secrete) assassination attempt against French president Charles de Gaulle in response to his granting Algerian independence. Journalist Frederick Forsyth’s 1962 reporting from the scene inspired the novel, which follows the codenamed assassin “Jackal” as he attempts to take de Gaulle’s life. Contemporary reviews praised its grittiness as making “The Manchurian Candidate and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold seem like Hardy Boy mysteries" (New York Times). Forsyth wrote with fervor, completing the book within 35 days (BBC). It would be adapted into a 1973 film by Fred Zinneman with Edward Fox in the lead.
Yaakov; Greenfieldt, 231. Fine.