The Looking Glass War
by Le Carre, John
"You are either good or bad, and both are dangerous." It would have been an easy job for the Circus: a can of film couriered from Helsinki to London. In the past the Circus handled all things political, while the Department dealt with matters military. But the Department has been moribund since the War, its resources siphoned away. Now, one of their agents is dead, and vital evidence verifying the presence of Soviet missiles near the West German border is gone. John Avery is the Department's younger member and its last hope. Charged with handling Fred Leiser, a German-speaking Pole left over from the War, Avery must infiltrate the East and restore his masters' former glory. John le Carre's The Looking Glass War is a scorching portrayal of misplaced loyalties and innocence lost. With an introduction by the author.
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Published by William Heinemann Ltd, London; 1965. 8vo. 246pp. First edition, first impression. Condition: Near Fine/Near Fine.
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The First UK printing published by Heinemann, London in 1965. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just some very light toning to the text-block. A hint of spotting to the lower text-block. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in near Fine condition. Some very light edge-wear at the upper spine end. The colouring to… Read more about this item Item Price
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A lovely first printing of the first American edition [Coward McCann New York (1965)], signed by author John Le Carre directly on the title page. The book has some light toning on the page edges, else fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting or marking. The dust jacket is in… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Coward-McCann, 1965. First American Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good+. Octavo. SIGNED AND DATED BY JOHN LE CARRE ON TITLE PAGE without personalization. Stated First American Edition. A very good+ copy with owner name stamp front paste-down and lower fore-edge. In a very good+ price clipped dust jacket with mild edge wear.… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Heinemann, 1965. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. FIrst UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in a fine price clipped dust jacket. The book has some spotting to the top edge. The Jacket has some light creasing to the bottom edges and sunning to the spine to light pink, less than often encountered. Signed by… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Heinemann, 1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 246 Pp. Dark Grey Boards Stamped In Silver. First Printing, 1965. Book Near Fine, No Wear, Light Foxing To Top Edge Of Page Block. Dj Price Clipped, Spine Color Faded Away Leaving Strong Author's Name, A Few Touches Of Wear, Abrasion Along Front Flap Fold With 1/2"… Read more about this item Item Price
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Coward-McCann, New York, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. JOHN LE CARRE. The Looking Glass War, New York: Coward-McCann, 1965 Octavo, first American edition, pp. 320, black cloth boards with gilt lettering and insect to spine, gilt insect on front, top edge tinted olive. Author's fourth book. Condition of this book: Fine in fine jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Heinemann, 1965. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. A signed, first edition of John Le Carre's espionage novel, 'The Looking Glass War'. This spy novel explores the unglamorous nature of espionage and the dangers of nostalgia. It follows an incompetent British Intelligence agency known as 'The Department'. The first edition, first impression.With the… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Coward-McCann, 1965. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine Minus. 8vo., 320pp. Beautiful Stated First American Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with a bit of light bumping to the heel and very lightly toned board edges. Maybe a touch better than a Near Fine. Very attractive unclipped wrapper, ($4.95), has some mild edge-wear, particularly at… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Heinemann, 1965 A very good first edition copy with foxed edges, unmarked internally. The dust jacket is price clipped, faded at the spine, edge tears and small gap. Item Price
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The Looking Glass War
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London: Heinemann, (1965). First edition. An incompetent British intelligence agency known as "The Department" and its multiple botched attempts to verify a Communist defector's story of a Soviet missile build-up in East Germany. INSCRIBED BY LE CARRE on front endpaper, "S. Sanders/ best wishes/ John le Carre." Page edges foxed and two small stains to rear pastedown otherwise near… Read more about this item Item Price
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NY: Coward-McCann, 1965. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. NY. Coward-McCann. HARDCOVER. 1965. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, Seventh Impression. AS NEW, bound in black with gold gilt titles and design with lime green endpapers and topstain in black pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD. Dust jacket is price clipped and has… Read more about this item Item Price
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HEINEMANN, 1965 Black Boards with silver blocked titles to spine, [viii] + 246 pp. First Edition 1st impression 1965. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Very Good (Book- mild dust spotting to top edge of book block. No previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- Usual fading to… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Looking-Glass War
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New York: Bantam, 1984. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x0. Reprint. Inner wrappers toned, crease to front wrapper. 1984 Mass Market Paperback. 274 pp. "Once upon a time the distinction had been clear: the Circus handled all things political while the Department dealt with matters military. But over the years, power shifted and the Circus elbowed the Department… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Looking Glass War
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The Looking Glass War
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New York: Coward-McCann, 1965. 1st USA. h/b. Very good, 1st USA edition, clipped d/j (some chipping and bumping but in protective sleeve), black clothbound boards, gilt cover design & spine titling (slightly faded); text block firm, dark green endpapers, untrimmed pages crisp and unmarked, top edges green.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). The Fourth George Smiley… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Looking-Glass War
by Le Carre, John (Pseud. David John Moore Cornwell.)
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London: Heinemann, 1965 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st.UK Ed... 'Snow covered the airfield. It had come from the north, in the mist, driven by the night wind, smelling of the sea. There it would say all Winter, threadbare on the grey earth, an icy, sharp dust; not thawing and freezing, but static like a year without seasons. The changing mist, like… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Looking-Glass War.
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London: Heinemann, 1965. First edition of the author's fourth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John le Carre on the title page. Fine in the original price-clipped dust jacket with some light fading to the spine. The Looking-Glass War is John Le Carre’s fourth George Smiley novel. Set in the early 1960s the cold war is in full swing,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Looking-Glass War
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London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1965. First British edition and first printing. Hardcover. 245 pages. The fourth book from this acclaimed writer of spy thrillers and includes in a minor role George Smiley. The basis for a Frank Pierson directed movie with a young Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Jones and Ralph Richardson. A near fine copy in a very good dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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