Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
by Le Carre, John (LeCarre)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Woodland Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf Publ, 1974. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. a George Smiley thriller, near fine in near fine dust jacket, in archival cover; very gentle rubbing to board edges, some browned area to rear endpapers else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; a clean bright copy; stated first edition; basis for the acclaimed films of the same name in both 1979 (with Alec Guiness) and 2011 (with Gary Oldman)
Synopsis
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a spy novel by John le Carré, first published in 1974. It is the first volume of a three-book series informally known as The Karla Trilogy, followed by The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. All three novels were published as a single-volume omnibus, The Quest for Karla.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Kaye Books & Memorabilia (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50413
- Title
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- Author
- Le Carre, John (LeCarre)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition ~1st Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Publ
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spy/Adventure Fiction;
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David Kaye Books & Memorabilia
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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...
- Tight
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
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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...