Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
by LE CARRÉ, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London. Hodder & Stoughton, 1974. . First edition, flat signed by the author on the title-page; 8vo ; Heywood Hill card loosely inserted; publisher's blue boards, device to upper board and titles to spine gilt, illustrated dust-jacket, slight rubbing to extremities, fading to spine and slightly along top edge of upper panel, small closed tear to head of rear panel, otherwise a very good copy, not price-clipped and internally fine.
British spymaster George Smiley squares off against his Soviet nemesis, known only as Karla.
British spymaster George Smiley squares off against his Soviet nemesis, known only as Karla.
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- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111167
- Title
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
- Author
- LE CARRÉ, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London. Hodder & Stoughton, 1974.
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Shapero Rare Books
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London, London
About Shapero Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....