Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (First Printing)

le Carré, John

ISBN 10: 0340188790 / ISBN 13: 9780340188798

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1974

About this Item

First edition, first impression. Very Good: firm and square binding in clean black cloth; rubbed to the bottom-edge of the boards; publisher's purple topstain, largely faded; toning and a trace of browning to the edge of the page block; a small smudgy mark and a single word in ink crossed through to the ffep; a few minor marks and a couple of short corner creases, else crisp and clean pages. The unclipped dustwrapper (£2.95 net stated) is Very Good minus: some fading to the spine, as is typical of the title; rubbing and a little surface loss to the extremities; four short (up to 1cm) closed tears sealed to the verso with archival tape; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.

Seller Inventory # M636

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (First Printing)
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340188790
• ISBN 13: 9780340188798
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • 1970s

About this title

Synopsis

From the author of THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY, SMILEY'S PEOPLE and THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, a tale of espionage in which George Smiley embarks on a mission to catch a Soviet mole who has been operating for some thirty years.

From the Publisher

John Le Carre's internationally famous hero, British Secret Service Agent George Smiley, has a world-class problem. He has discovered a mole--a Soviet double agent who has managed to burrow his way up to the highest level of British Intelligence. Under the direction of Karla, Smiley's equivelent in the Soviet Union, the agent has already blown some of the most vital secret operations and most productive networks. Now-how can Smiley use a lifetime's worth of espionage skills to ferret out a spy who posseses them as well?

"A stunning story of espionage."--The Wall Street Journal.

"Le Carre is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster."--Newsweek