Le Carré (John, pseud. David Cornwell) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
£350
London, Gollancz, 1963.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue boards. Dust-jacket.
The first printing of Le Carré’s classic of spy fiction, ex-library unfortunately but in a very good example of the jacket.
In stock
Ex-library, with faded memorial library stamp to recto of half-title and title-page and new endpapers, title-page also slightly oxidised with some marking; boards very good; jacket also actually very good.
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