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

Smiley and his people are facing a remarkable challenge: a mole - a soviet double agent - who has burrowed his way in and up to the highest level of British Intelligence. His treachery has already blown some of their vital operations and their best networks. The mole is one of their own kind. But which one?

''His people are full-bodied, believable individuals, the minor characters as vivid as the main cast ... a stunning story'

The Wall Street Journal

About the Author

John le Carré was born in 1931. His third novel, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, secured him a wide reputation which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY and SMILEY'S PEOPLE. His other novels include THE CONSTANT GARDENER, A MOST WANTED MAN and OUR KIND OF TRAITOR.