The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
by John Le Carre
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
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About This Item
Coward-McCann, Inc., New York, 1963. Hardcover. Condition: very good+. Dust jacket condition: very good+. First edition. 256 pp. Text ivory, clean, unmarked with no prior owner attribution. Book club edition. "It is the spy novel to end all spy novels."
Synopsis
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a novel by British author John le Carré. Set during the political tensions of the Cold War, the revolutionary espionage novel portrays the intelligence services of both Eastern and Western nations as sacrificing morality in the name of national security. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold received critical acclaim at the time of its publication and became an international bestseller. Named “Best Crime Novel” by the Crime Writers' Association in 1963 and “Best Mystery Novel” by the Mystery Writers of America in 1965, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was the first work to win the award from both writing organizations. Additionally, it was named the “Best spy novel of all-time” by Publisher’s Weekly and is listed as one of the All-Time 100 Novels by Time magazine.
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- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
- Author
- John Le Carre
- Format/Binding
- Red author's signature on grey cloth boards. Like new comdition.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 5 3/4 X 8 1/2
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Espionage
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature; Espionage;
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- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- New
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.