John Le Carre – The Spy Who Came In From The Cold – First UK Edition 1963
£2,850.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’ published by Gollancz in 1963. A near fine book with one neat name to the head of the front endpaper – minimal trace of spotting to the page edges. Not faded to the spine whatsoever. In a fine unclipped wrapper with a minute rub to the top of the spine. Unfaded spine.
An amazing survivor and one of the best we have seen.
A Cold War espionage novel following British agent Alec Leamas. Sent on one last mission against East German intelligence, he becomes involved in a complex operation filled with deception, betrayal and moral ambiguity. The novel explores the psychological cost of spying and challenges the idea of clear heroes and villains. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most realistic spy novels ever written.
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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 with one neat name to the head of the front endpaper – minimal trace of spotting to the page edges. Not faded to the spine whatsoever. In a fine unclipped wrapper with a minute rub to the top of the spine. Unfaded spine.
An amazing survivor and one of the best we have seen.
A Cold War espionage novel following British agent Alec Leamas. Sent on one last mission against East German intelligence, he becomes involved in a complex operation filled with deception, betrayal and moral ambiguity. The novel explores the psychological cost of spying and challenges the idea of clear heroes and villains. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most realistic spy novels ever written.
