The book's quick unexpected success in Britain attracted the attention of Viking Press in New York, who acquired the US publication rights for $365,000. The book was first published by the London-based Hutchinson Press in June of 1971, to widespread success and sales. The book was based on a real assaination attempt of de Gaulle in 1962, although Forsyth’s version is fictional. The Day of the Jackal is a political thriller by British author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organization, to kill the President of France, Charles de Gaulle.
The inscription reads, "For Paul Keller, with sincere regards, Frederick Forsyth 15/9/98." The book is signed and inscribed by the author on the title page in black ink. It is presented in its original boards and illustrated dust jacket. This book was published in 1971 by Viking Press, New York. Presented is the first American edition of The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth. Octavo, in the publisher's original boards and original illustrated dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Forsyth on the title page.
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