The Honourable Schoolboy
by le Carre, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
The Franklin Library, 1977. Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. The Honourable Schoolboy. Written by John le Carre. Illustrated by Ben F. Wohlberg. Published in 1977 by The Franklin Library. The First Edition Society. Light orange leather, gilt accents, gilded edges, moire silk endpapers, and satin ribbon bookmark.
Synopsis
The Honourable Schoolboy (1977), by John le Carré, is a spy novel wherein British SIS Chief George Smiley must reconstruct the mole-devasted London headquarters, and also launch a successful offensive espionage operation to save “The Circus” from falling to the War Hawks in Government. Unto the breach enters Gerald Westerby, “The Honourable Schoolboy” and the protagonist spy of Operation Dolphin, effected in Hong Kong.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Owl Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OCB0039
- Title
- The Honourable Schoolboy
- Author
- le Carre, John
- Illustrator
- Ben F. Wohlberg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1977
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- franklin, franklin library, limited, limited edition, gilt, leather, leather bound
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Owl Creek Books
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Edges
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