Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

by Le Carre, John

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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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

by Le Carré, John

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Tinker,Tailor,Soldier,Spy

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1st Edition
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1974
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Hardcover
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9780394492193
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U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition (First Thus) With The Statement, Published June 17, 1974 - Second Printing Before Publication. The Book Is Bound In Black Cloth With Gilt Stamped Lettering On The Front And Spine. Blind Stamped Lettering On The Front.… Read more about this item
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Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy

by JOHN LE CARRE

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Used - NF
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First
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1974
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Original boards
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Alfred Knopf, New York, 1974 VG+/VG+. Original black boards with gilt titles on front board and spine, Top of pages red. PO's name and address stamped on first fly page. No other marks, tight clean copy. Looks to be never opened and read. DJ is gold with black and white titles to front and spine. Le Carre drew from his… Read more about this item
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1974
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1974. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.75 x 5.5". 349pp. Black cover stamped in silver has light wear to bottom edge and some spots on fore-edge. Ownership signature with address on fly leaf. Glossy price-clipped dust jacket has light edgewear, a small chip and a 2" line at fold, where the glossy coating… Read more about this item
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by John Le Carre

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First Thus
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1988
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Full cloth
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First Printing of Franklin Library (1988). Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. John le Carré. Fine, as new, unread, blue textured full cloth hardcover with silver lettering, design, and page edges. Hubbed spine and decorative endpapers. Commissioned illustrations by Herbert Tauss. An essential volume in the Franklin Masterpieces of Mystery Collection. Boxed for safe shipping. 3-2-b
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by Le Carre, John

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1974
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1974. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy garnered instant praise for Le Carre as "[t]he premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time" (Time). "Le Carre is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster" (Newsweek). Le Carre’s inspiration drew from his experience of the revealing of the Cambridge Five traitors in the 1950s and ‘60s (Anthony,… Read more about this item
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Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

by Le Carre, John

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First Edition
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1974
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Hardcover
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9780340188798
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Hodder and Stoughton, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 6x9x1. The jacket is rubbed and worn. There are closed tears, creases and chips along the edges. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. Internally, tanned end pages. Clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*25/05/2023. [AK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy

by John le Carre

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Book Club Edition
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1974
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Hardcover
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9780394492193
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New York, N.Y. : Alfred A. Knopf, Inc./Borzoi Book, 1974. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth covers with gilt print on front cover and spine. Book Cub Edition as indicated by no date on dust jacket and blindstamp square on bottom of rear book… Read more about this item
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TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

by LE CARRE, John

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The Folio Society, 2009. 8vo, 339pp. A very good hardback copy in like slipcase. Illustrated by Tim Laing.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Uncorrected Proof SIGNED using both names by the Author
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by Le Carre, John

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1974
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1974. An uncorrected proof of Le Carre's masterpiece, published in 1974 by Hodder and Stoughton. With the rare proof dust wrapper. The book is without inscriptions with some rubbing and a little browning in place to the spine. SIGNED to a bookplate affixed to the title page, 'John Le Carre, aka David Cornwall'. The rare… Read more about this item
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [with] The Honourable Schoolboy [with] Smiley's People.  THE 'KARLA' TRILOGY COMPLETE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [with] The Honourable Schoolboy [with] Smiley's People. THE 'KARLA' TRILOGY COMPLETE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

by LE CARRE John

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Hodder and Stoughton,, [1974-80]. 3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with coloured endpaper maps in the second volume; original cloth (black/blue/blue respectively), gilt backs, first volume with red top (faded as often), edges very lightly browned else a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper. First issue (with coloured endpaper maps) of 'The Honourable Schoolboy'. Bright set… Read more about this item
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

by Carre, John Le

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1974
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This is a Borzoi book published by Knopf in 1974 and this is a fifth printing. Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. DJ has some bumping, rubbing, little tears on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer edges could have tanning, browning, stians, foxing. Pages deckled. Top stain of faded red or pink. The first part… Read more about this item
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

by John Le Carre

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1974-05-12
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

by Le Carre, John (LeCarre)

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1974
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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… Read more about this item
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TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

by Le Carre, John

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FIRST
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Hodder and Stoughton Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST. A FINE FIRST EDITION IN NEAR FINE DJ. SIGNED ON BOOKPLATE. PRICE ON DJ NOT PRICE CLIPPED.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

by Le Carre, John

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First Edition
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1974
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Hardcover
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9780340188798
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Hodder and Stoughton, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 6x9x1. Publication of 349 pages. Purple top page edges. The dust jacket is shelf rubbed, damp marks and the spine is a little discolored. The boards are in good condition. There are damp marks on the top edge of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The… Read more about this item
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by Le Carre, John

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Book Club Edition
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1974
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Hardcover
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9780394492193
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Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1974. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0394492196 . ; Black cloth cover has lightly turned in spine caps but clean, bright and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Modest soiling on front end sheet. Pages are clean and pristine. Dust jacket heavy wear… Read more about this item
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

by John Le Carre

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Used - Good
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Fourth Printing
Published
1975
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Paperback
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9780330244077
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Pan Books, UK, 1975. Fourth Printing. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 315 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 1975. Fourth Printing. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: It is now beyond doubt that a mole, implanted decades ago by Moscow Centre, has burrowed… Read more about this item
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (w/Signed FDC)

by LE CARRE, John

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Used - Very Good ++
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Very Good ++ - Price Clipped
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First U.S. Edition
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1973
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Hardcover
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NY: Knopf, 1973. Bound in full black cloth, stamped in gold in gold dust jacket. The dust jacket is price-clipped. One of the author's best novels and basis for both the the 1979 BBC miniseries that starred Alec Guinness and the 2011 movie with Gary Oldman as George Smiley. A light bit of darkening to extremes, but an… Read more about this item
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