The Day of the Jackal Double Signed by Frederick Forsyth & Edward Fox First Edition Hutchinson 1971. No previous owner's marks or inscriptions, contents clean throughout. Lightly foxed edges. Covers are fine and without bumping or blemishes. In a fine dust jacket that has no creasing or tears and no fading or toning to spine. Not price clipped. DOUBLE SIGNED by the author to bookplate on half title page (along with personal compliments slip) and also by actor Edward Fox to loosely inserted publicity photograph.

"The Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsyth is a gripping thriller centered around an audacious assassination plot. The story unfolds as the Jackal, a professional assassin, is hired by the OAS, a French dissident group, to kill Charles de Gaulle. With meticulous detail, Forsyth chronicles the Jackal's preparation, his evasion of a relentless manhunt by French police, and the race against time to stop him before he can strike. The novel is renowned for its procedural realism, the cat-and-mouse tension between the assassin and his pursuers, and its influence on the thriller genre, captivating readers with its suspenseful narrative.