John Le Carre – The Spy Who Came In From The Cold – First UK Edition 1963 – A lovely copy
£1,450.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Spy Who Came In From The Cold’ published by Gollancz in 1963. A near fine book without inscriptions. Some very light spotting to the prelims and some darkening to the page edge. Spine is rich in blue colour. In a near fine minutely faded dust wrapper with some light wear to the corners and a very clean rear panel. Unusual to find this title in this condition.
A Cold War espionage thriller that redefined the spy genre. It follows Alec Leamas, a weary British agent sent on a dangerous mission to East Germany to undermine Communist intelligence. As he becomes entangled in deception, betrayal, and moral ambiguity, Leamas questions the ethics of espionage. Unlike glamorous spy fiction, the novel presents a grim, realistic world of duplicity and sacrifice. Its shocking twists and cynical portrayal of intelligence agencies made it a classic, cementing le Carré’s reputation as a master of the spy novel.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘The Spy Who Came In From The Cold’ published by Gollancz in 1963. A near fine book without inscriptions. Some very light spotting to the prelims and some darkening to the page edge. Spine is rich in blue colour. In a near fine minutely faded dust wrapper with some light wear to the corners and a very clean rear panel. Unusual to find this title in this condition.
A Cold War espionage thriller that redefined the spy genre. It follows Alec Leamas, a weary British agent sent on a dangerous mission to East Germany to undermine Communist intelligence. As he becomes entangled in deception, betrayal, and moral ambiguity, Leamas questions the ethics of espionage. Unlike glamorous spy fiction, the novel presents a grim, realistic world of duplicity and sacrifice. Its shocking twists and cynical portrayal of intelligence agencies made it a classic, cementing le Carré’s reputation as a master of the spy novel.
