Len Deighton

A first edition, first printing of SS-GB by Len Deighton, with an uncorrected proof copy.

• Sold as a set of 2 volumes.
• Len Deighton (British).
• London: Jonathan Cape, 1978.
• Red top stain, in dust wrapper.

Complete with the rare pack of stamps, an ephemera item issued in small numbers to promote the launch of Len Deighton's 'what if?' WW2 thriller SS-GB. The tiny item, the same size as a pack of royal mail stamps was issued alongside the book in a small number of locations on its launch date in 1978.

With the rare uncorrected Proof (which is actually titled SS -).

SS-GB is a story about what would have happened if Hitler and the Nazis had invaded Great Britain. The ephemeral pack of stamps features 18 stamps in 3 different denominations and colors. Each stamp in the style of King George VI but instead with Hitlers head. There are also adverts along with a page that states 'Observe the Curfew'. Not many of these are left due to many being recalled and destroyed - mainly by the Royal Mail, as they looked so real.