London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, clipped, lightly rubbed at the edges. Blue boards, pushed at the corners, with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square, bound with some reading wear, clean internally. One of Le Carre's novels that see George Smiley fight against Karla, his counterpart for the Soviety KGB.

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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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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6194
Title: The Honourable Schoolboy
Author: Le Carre, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0340220422
ISBN 13: 9780340220429
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1977
Keywords: Spy, Thriller, KGB, Soviet, British Secret Service, Books to Film, Adventure

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