The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£61.04£48.83
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pa.: The Franklin Library, 1977. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Limited Edition. Printed for the Members of the First Edition Society. This copy is Fine. Orange leather with gilted tiles and designs. Three raised bands to the spine. All page edges gilted. Looks and feels unread. No blemishes inside or out. Sewnin orange ribbon bookmark..
Synopsis
The Honourable Schoolboy (1977), by John le Carré, is a spy novel wherein British SIS Chief George Smiley must reconstruct the mole-devasted London headquarters, and also launch a successful offensive espionage operation to save “The Circus” from falling to the War Hawks in Government. Unto the breach enters Gerald Westerby, “The Honourable Schoolboy” and the protagonist spy of Operation Dolphin, effected in Hong Kong.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000551
- Title
- The Honourable Schoolboy
- Author
- Le Carre, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pa.
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Fine
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