THE TAILOR OF PANAMA
by le Carré, John
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0679454462
- ISBN 13
- 9780679454465
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 1996. American "First Edition". Cloth and boards. As New/As New. Tall 8vo, gray quarter cloth (with gold lettering on spine & author's name on front cover) over Navy blue boards; frontispiece map of Panama; archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; price $25.00) with lightened photo of a tailor's sheares + B&W photo of seasoned JLC on rear panel; pictorial color endpapers depicting construction on the Panama Canal; 331, [332] pages + [2] Acknowledgements + [2] A Note on the Type [blanks ignored]. AS NEW CONDITION! Very tight, clean, bright copy in a sharp, immaculate dj. No marks by previous owner(s). Stated "First Edition" without number line.<br/> <br/> The first American edition of John Le Carre's novel. <br/> <br/> Harry Pendel, Brit Intel, is a spy disguised as a tailor in drug-infested, corrupt Panama just before its government took over the Canal in '99.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7522
- Title
- THE TAILOR OF PANAMA
- Author
- le Carré, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- American "First Edition"
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679454462
- ISBN 13
- 9780679454465
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Smiley, spies, Russians, murder, assassination, London, MI-5, intelligence, satire, humor
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....