Smiley's People (Signed First Edition)
by John Le Carre
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394508432
- ISBN 13
- 9780394508436
- Seller
-
Tomball, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Stated First Trade Edition/First Printing; A Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket, with only light age-spotting to the top of the exterior text block, mild rubbing to the jacket edges, and a small dampstain to the lower back panel. SIGNED by the author to the 2nd free paper with provenance for the signing laid in (bookmark from the Kroch's & Brentano's First Editions Circle). A handsome copy of this novel from the espionage master, this copy looks to have been read carefully a time or two; still highly presentable and collectible. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Synopsis
Featuring George Smiley, this New York Times bestseller is the third and final installment in the Karla Trilogy, from the author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Tell Max that it concerns the Sandman A very junior agent answers Vladimir’s call, but it could have been the Chief of the Circus himself. No one at the British Secret Service considers the old spy to be anything except a senile has-been who can’t give up the gameuntil he’s shot in the face at point-blank range. Although George Smiley (code name: Max) is officially retired, he’s summoned to identify the body now bearing Moscow Centre’s bloody imprimatur. As he works to unearth his friend’s fatal secrets, Smiley heads inexorably toward one final reckoning with Karlahis dark grail.” In Smiley’s People , master storyteller and New York Times bestselling author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Our Kind of Traitor John le Carré brings his acclaimed Karla Trilogy, to its unforgettable, spellbinding conclusion. With an introduction by the author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3780
- Title
- Smiley's People (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- John Le Carre
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394508432
- ISBN 13
- 9780394508436
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- First Edition, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Signed Firsts;
Terms of Sale
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
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