The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.
by LE CARRÉ, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Victor Gollancz, 1965. . First edition, first impression; 8vo; initials to front free endpaper, else unmarked internally; publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, slight discolouration to cloth at foot of spine, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, spine slightly faded, minor toning to rear panel and flap edges, light rubbing to extremities, else very good.
'Superbly constructed with an atmosphere of chilly hell' (J.B. Priestley). Le Carré's Cold War spy thriller sees British agent Alan Leamas sent to East Germany to sow disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer. The novel was quickly turned into a film, directed by Martin Ritt, starring Richard Burton as Leamas.
'Superbly constructed with an atmosphere of chilly hell' (J.B. Priestley). Le Carré's Cold War spy thriller sees British agent Alan Leamas sent to East Germany to sow disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer. The novel was quickly turned into a film, directed by Martin Ritt, starring Richard Burton as Leamas.
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- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112075
- Title
- The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.
- Author
- LE CARRÉ, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Victor Gollancz, 1965.
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