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The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
by Le Carre, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Maysville, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. 256 pp. Coward-McCann, Inc., New York (1963). First Book Club Edition. Early Printing (1964). Bright, clean, square, unmarked copy that appears mostly unread. No Dust Jacket. Grey boards and corners straight and sharp. Minimal shelfwear. Slight creasing of spine ends and lightest bumping of corners. Near Fine. More photos on request. Shipped in a box within a bubble wrap media mailer, with a tracking number.
Synopsis
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a novel by British author John le Carré. Set during the political tensions of the Cold War, the revolutionary espionage novel portrays the intelligence services of both Eastern and Western nations as sacrificing morality in the name of national security. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold received critical acclaim at the time of its publication and became an international bestseller. Named “Best Crime Novel” by the Crime Writers' Association in 1963 and “Best Mystery Novel” by the Mystery Writers of America in 1965, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was the first work to win the award from both writing organizations. Additionally, it was named the “Best spy novel of all-time” by Publisher’s Weekly and is listed as one of the All-Time 100 Novels by Time magazine.
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Details
- Seller
- BookRanger
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- BR-0818-1001
- Title
- The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
- Author
- Le Carre, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Sewn binding is square and tight. Block and pages are clean and unmarked. Book appears to be mostly unread.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition; Early Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction. Drama. Espionage. Cold War.
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About the Seller
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This is because we do not buy books blindly in mass purchases. All of our books are hand-picked for such qualities as condition, subject matter, scarcity, and overall appeal. On rare occasions, a book's physical condition may fall below our normal standards, due to scarcity of the particular title or edition. In any case, we make every attempt to use only the descriptive terms which accurately depict the particular book offered for sale.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Shelfwear
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- New
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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