The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
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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The Honourable Schoolboy : Publisher’s Proof Copy Signed By The Author
by Le Carre, John
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- Used - Very Good++
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- Very Good++
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- First UK Proof Edition
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- 1977
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- Proof copy
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, GBR
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A Proof copy published by Hodder & Stoughton, London in 1977. The wrappered PROOF is in Very Good++ or better condition and is bound in plain white card covers. Blue map endpapers which are slightly undersized. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The scarce proof WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. There is a little loss, creasing and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
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- Used - Good
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- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780340220429
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 532 pages (complete). Jacket is torn and marked.Creased.Stained- not affecting the text. However, it is still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[Restored]27-08-2019. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by John Le Carre
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First US Edition
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- 1977
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- Trade hardcover format
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- 9780394416458
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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1977 Knopf trade hardcover, "First Trade Edition", appears on copyright page. Not remainder marked, dj not price clipped($10.95). Dj with overall toning on the panels, 6 small dings on the front cover, else very well preserved with no rips & housed in Brodart protective sleeve. Pages clean, unmarked & bright. Black cloth covered boards clean & square. Gold lettering on… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780340220429
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Woodstock, Illinois, USA
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£126.00
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by John Le Carre
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- Used; Good
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- 08/16/1990
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- Hardcover
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- 9780340220429
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London, Greater London, GBR
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Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 08/16/1990. Hardcover. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
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- Used - Good
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- Reprint; First Printing
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- 1978
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- Paperback
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- 9780553049886
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Blagoevgrad Region, BGR
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New York: Bantam Books. Good. 1978. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Some reading and cover creases, some shelf and edge wear, concaved spine, ink name to inside front cover, paper edge toned with light foxing. ; First American paperback edition, first printing, March1978. Good reading copy. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 544 pages;… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by John Le Carre
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394416458
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Windsor, Ontario, CAN
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£243.87
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A superb first printing of the first American edition [Alfred Knopf NY 1977]. This book was signed by the late John Le Carre in 2011 directly on the title page. The book is very clean, in near fine condition. It has a small bookseller notation on the front free end paper but it has no remainder marks, a tight and… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY
by Le CARRE, JOHN.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good.
- Edition
- First English Edition
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- 1977
- Binding
- Hard Cover Black Boards
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- 9780340220429
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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£13.18
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Dust jacket has scuffs at head & tail and 1 corner. Maps as eps. Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by John le Carré
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Hardback
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- 9780340220429
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£1.68
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Hardback. Acceptable. Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 9780394416458
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Chico, California, USA
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£60.97
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Trade Edition (there was a privately-printed limited edition also published). Black cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 533 pages. Top a bit dusty, and very faintly the dustjacket has offset the author's name to the top of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First edition first printing
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780340220429
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St. Catharines, Ontario, CAN
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£121.93
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First edition first printing of the fourth novel in the George Smiley series, second novel in The Quest for Karla trilogy. Winner of the 1977 Golden Dagger award. There is a 1/2 inch closed tear to the top edge of the dustjacket's rear panel. Earlier owners name plate on the dedication page. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; Fourth impression 1977 stated
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover. Sewn binding is square and tight. Block and pages are clean and unmarked. Book appears to be gently read.
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- 9780340220429
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Maysville, Georgia, USA
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£71.54
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Hardcover. 532 pp. First Edition. Fourth printing (1977) stated on CP. Remarkably bright, clean, and unmarked copy has straight and sharp boards and corners. Price-clipped DJ has some edgewear, including three small closed tears at spine ends. Fine/Near Fine. More photos on request. Shipped in a box within a box, in bubble wrap, with a tracking number. [318-20] Item Price
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Honourable Schoolboy.
by Carre, John Le.
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1978
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780553117455
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA
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£17.88
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New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.4 inches. Softcover edition. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The binding and covers show light creasing, but are straight and tight. Electronic delivery tracking will be issued free of charge. Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint; First Printing
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780340220429
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Blagoevgrad Region, BGR
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£12.96
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London: Book Club Associates. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1977. Reprint; First Printing. Hardcover. Book Club Edition . Missing DJ, slight grime to boards, corners lightly bumped, large D inkstamp to inside rear cover, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Heavy book. ; 532… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394416458
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£406.45
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Alfred A. Knopf. Stated First Trade Edition. Unclipped, unfaded DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1977. Item Price
£406.45
THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY
by John Le Carre´
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- Used
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780340220429
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Pomona, New York, USA
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£142.22
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London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340220422 . Very Good+ in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Rubbing on panel edges and spine crown/heel. 2 inch chip with tear at bottom of rear panel. ; 8.6 X 5.4 X 1.6 inches; 532 pages . Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy .
by John Le Carre .
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition Thus in the USA (1978); unstated, in accordance wi
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- 1978.
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 9780553049886
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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£7.65
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New York, NY Bantam Books, 1978. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus in the USA (1978); unstated, in accordance with Bantam's customary practice. The Knopf hardcover edition was in its fourth printing (1977) when this Bantam edition was released. First Edition Thus in the USA (1978); unstated, in accordance with Bantam's customary practice. Very Good+… Read more about this item Item Price
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Honourable Schoolboy, The
by Le Carre, John
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- Used - Good+
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- 1990
- ISBN
- 9780553274370
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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£2.44
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532 pages, some wear to the cover, pages clean. Another story about George Smiley and his charges in the British Secret Service. Now Chief, Smiley sends out the Honourable Schoolboy in search of revenge. Item Price
£2.44
The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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£235.44
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. SIGNED by author to title page. Full black cloth. 533 pp. Fine condition. Here is John le Carre's richest, most accomplished work. Suspense, excitement, the techniques of espionage as only he has been able to make them real for us - together with a growing capacity for sustained action,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Honourable Schoolboy
by Le Carre, John
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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£175.00
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A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1977. A near fine book without inscriptions. Spotting to the text block and slight bumping to the head and base of the spine. Clean and bright internally. In a like unclipped wrapper. Item Price
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