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The typographie comes from the novel
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I can't find a match. It could be phototype, but like many book jackets of the 1960s, I'm betting on hand lettering based on Didot, like these other Signet covers:

 

If you are seeking a digital font, check out Montage

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Similar, yes, but this digital interpretation of the Scotch style was not available in 1964.
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