A Perfect Spy
by John Le Carre
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394551419
- ISBN 13
- 9780394551418
- Seller
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Kington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First printing with FPT to front jacket flap and 5/86 to rear jacket flap. First printing stated on copyright page. Autographed by the author with bookstore Krock's and Brentano's paper wrapper around.
Le Carre's most autobiographical novel with descriptions of his criminal father.
The book is unread, purchased many years ago. Only defect is slight sunning to the spine jacket o/w fine.
Le Carre's most autobiographical novel with descriptions of his criminal father.
The book is unread, purchased many years ago. Only defect is slight sunning to the spine jacket o/w fine.
Synopsis
A Perfect Spy (1986) by John le Carré, is a novel about the mental and moral dissolution of a secret agent.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scorpion Press (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57
- Title
- A Perfect Spy
- Author
- John Le Carre
- Format/Binding
- Black cloth over boards with gold letterimg, pages uncut..
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First printing of US edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394551419
- ISBN 13
- 9780394551418
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 5/1986
- Pages
- 475
- Size
- 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"
- Keywords
- Espionage, Spy Fiction, Cold War
Terms of Sale
Scorpion Press
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About the Seller
Scorpion Press
Biblio member since 2019
Kington, Herefordshire
About Scorpion Press
Bookseller in the late 1980's selling via catalogues and fairs. Then migrated to publishing special editions as Scorpion Press. Over 100 titles published including major crime and mystery authors: Dick Francis, Colin Dexter, Ruth Rendell, Ian Rankin, Bernard Cornwell, Len Deighton. Now concentrating on leather rebindings in runs of twelve copies - signed on an author profile page.
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