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London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. First edition of le Carre's classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, "David Cornwell aka John le Carre." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

The First UK Printing published by Gollancz, London in 1963. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a hint of fading at the lower spine tip. The gilt titling remains bright and there is none of the usually encountered ghosting to the spine and edges. Light toning to the text-block with some mild spotting to the upper text-block. Internally clean. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Some light fading and toning to the spine with a few small marks and a little light toning to a third of the rear black panel. A couple of small nicks to the upper front edge with an associated light crease. The 'Book Society Alternative (Fiction) Choice' Promotional Bands complete and is in Very Good ++ condition with just a few light markings to the rear portion. This is the much scarcer of the two promotional bands which can accompany this title. The wrapper and band look striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. Double signed by the author to the title page : 'John Le Carre… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by John Le Carre on the title page. Near Fine with very subtle lean to binding, slight wear and slight fading to cloth at spine ends, foxing to textblock edge. In a Near Fine dust jacket with fading to the spine, light foxing and soiling with light spotting to the blindside as well.

London: Gollancz, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. The book, in blue cloth, has light spotting, light fading to the lower edge and pushing to the spine ends. No inscriptions or markings. The jacket has a touch of spine fading, light creasing along the spine, faint interior markings from tape removal and some spotting A bright copy.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. First edition of le Carre's classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on a tipped-in page, "John le Carre with best wishes 16 ix 64." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1964 First edition, advance reading copy (ARC). Publisher's blue wrappers, printed in black. Very good, with light soiling and creasing to wrappers, light foxing to spine, some very shallow chipping to spine ends, and light soiling to fore edge of text block. Overall, a pleasing copy. Housed in a custom black and gray quarter morocco clamshell box. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a classic espionage novel that takes place during the Cold War. In the novel, British agent Alec Leamas wants to get out of the intelligence profession - or "come in from the cold" - but is convinced to do one last mission. For his mission, Leamas must defect to East Germany and frame Hans Dieter-Mundt, a high-ranking German intelligence officer, as a double agent for the British secret service. Time magazine included the book on its list of the top 100 novels and called it "a sad, sympathetic portrait of a man who has lived by lies and subterfuge for so long, he's… Read More

Gollancz,, [1963]. 8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, top lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy in dustwrapper, safely preserved in custom-made red cloth solander case blocked in gilt. A crisp copy of the most influential espionage novel of the twentieth century.

Victor Gollancz. First Edition, First Printing. No subsequent printings listed on copyright page. This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION published 1963 by Victor Gollancz. An attractive First Issue dustjacket that is rich in color with no wear to the edges. The book is in fantastic shape. The binding is tight with no wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO writing, foxing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy in collector's condition. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1963.

London: Gollancz, 1963. A first edition, first printing published by Gollancz in 1963. A very good book with fading to the foot of the spine. One previous owner's inscription to the front endpaper. Sporadic spotting to the prelims. In an gently faded wrapper which is not price clipped and has a couple of internal repairs to the spine. A little creasing and chipping here and there. Accompanied by the wrap-around band (with famous quote from Graham Greene and a lobby card, written by Le Carre (in a jocular fashion), 'it really was a/delightful evening/David Cornwell/Secretary of the John/Le CarreFan Club/. Rare with these attributes.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. [Espionage thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.222; [2], blank. Publisher's VARIANT brown cloth, rather than blue, with gilt titles to spine, typographic dust-jacket priced at 18s. Book is fine, jacket a little edgeworn with a few short tears. Overall an attractive copy of the author's third novel, featuring George Smiley, double-agent Mundt, and burnt-out protagonist Alec Leamas. This brown version is much less common than the blue cloth, possibly being a trial or advance binding. The noted crime collector Otto Penzler owned a similar copy in brown. The author's breakthrough, which firmly established an alternative form to the James Bond cult and a new type of hero. Graham Greene considered it the best spy story he ever read and J.B. Priestley wrote that the book was 'superbly constructed with an atmosphere of chilly hell.'.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Near Fine with light fading to cloth at spine ends, light shelf lean. Two old tape ghosts to front free end paper with offsetting to half title page from a clipping from the belly band laid in but formerly taped in, with response to quote from previous owner inked below. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with subtle and minor restoration.

Victor Gollancz, London., 1963. First edition. Octavo. 222 pages. Head and tail of spine a bit faded. Very good in very good indeed dustwrapper with rubbing at head and tail of spine. The spine is totally unfaded.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First UK edition, near fine in a very good+ dust jacket. Minor bumps to the top corners of both boards; small line of fading to blue cloth along top edge of spine. The page block has very minor soiling. The jacket spine is sunned to a duller red than is on the front panel, and there is a 1/2" closed tear at the bottom of the front gutter of the jacket. The white rear panel of the jacket has light soiling generally No names or other markings in the book, publisher's price ("18/-") at bottom of front flap; a tight, square copy of this classic espionage novel.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. First edition (1963 on both sides of title page, no additional printings given).Variant, trial binding of brown cloth in unclipped dust jacket with the 18 intact. 222 pp. First edition of this classic spy novel lending realism to the genre through the real life experiences of Le Carre. GOOD condition. Jacket spine faded, with rear panel browned, soiled and a bit stained. Minor toning and soiling to the front jacket panel. Extremities scuffed, with a tiny split at the lower front hinge. Book faded and bumped along the extremities. Forward lean to the binding. Minor toning to the text block. Several spots of staining in the gutter and upper edge of the first several pages.

0 First edition/First printing published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. London 1963 VG clean and bright condition. Minor water marks to 2 pages at front. No other marks or inscriptions. Clean Blue cloth covers faded to spine. Slight slant. Very clean dustjacket not price clipped (18/-) Mild fading to spine and slight tanning to rear. Protected in archive cover

London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart, first edition copy of John Le Carre's award winning novel 'The Spy who Came in from the Cold'. This novel won the 1963 Gold Dagger award and the Edgar Award in the United States. In 2005, for the fiftieth anniversary of the Dagger Awards, this novel won the 'Dagger of Daggers' an award for a Golden Dagger winner regarded as stand-out. With the publisher's original unclipped dustwrapper. This Cold War spy novel depicts Alec Leamas, a British agent who was sent to East Germany as a faux defector to feed disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer. Featuring Le Carre's already established character, George Smiley. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Minor fading to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is generally smart with chips to the head and tail of joints. Close dtear to the bottom of front… Read More

0 First edition/First printing published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. London 1963 VG clean and bright condition. Minor water marks to 2 pages at front. No other marks or inscriptions. Clean Blue cloth covers faded to spine. Slight slant. Very clean dustjacket not price clipped (18/-) Mild fading to spine and slight tanning to rear. Protected in archive cover

UK: Gollancz, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John le Carré First Edition Gollancz 1963. A VG copy with name written to ffep. No foxing to contents or edges, covers showing only light signs of wear. Near VG dust jacket is bright and without the usual toning to spine. Not price clipped. For further images please see Brought to Book Ltd.

Inscribed by Author(s) 0 Signed, warmly inscribed and dated by John Le Carre directly to Ffep. Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. London 1966. (22nd Imp.) Near Fine clean and bright condition. No other marks or inscriptions. Very occasional spotting. Clean and bright Blue cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped. Very minor wear with spotting to rear.

UK: Gollancz, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John le Carré First Edition Gollancz 1963. Name inscriptions to ffep. No foxing, contents and edges unblemished. VG covers are bright and have some toning to head of spine. In a VG price clipped dust jacket. "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" is a classic espionage novel by John le Carré. Set during the height of the Cold War, the story follows British spy Alec Leamas as he goes deep undercover in East Germany to try to bring down a high-ranking communist official. Along the way, Leamas becomes entangled in a dangerous game of espionage, where it becomes increasingly unclear who is friend and who is foe. The novel is known for its complex plot, intricate characters, and bleak portrayal of the spy game. It is considered a masterpiece of the genre.