The classic Cold War thriller, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Alec Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters, and has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment. He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a ...
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The classic Cold War thriller, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Alec Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters, and has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment. He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a young woman Leamas has befriended, Leamas's mission may prove to be the worst thing he could ever have done. In le Carr???'s breakthrough work of 1963, the spy story is reborn as a gritty and terrible tale of men who are caught up in politics beyond their imagining. 'Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell' J.B. Priestley 'The best spy story I have ever read' Graham Greene 'The master storyteller ... has lost none of his cunning' A. N. Wilson 'I have re-read The Spy Who Came In From The Cold over and over again since I first encountered it in my teens, just to remind myself how extraordinary a work of fiction can be' Malcolm Gladwell 'One of those very rare novels that changes the way you look at the world. Unflinching, highly sophisticated, superb' William Boyd
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Inscribed by Author(s) 5th or later Printing. Signed, warmly inscribed and dated by John Le Carre directly to Ffep. Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. London 1966. (22nd Imp. ) Near Fine clean and bright condition. No other marks or inscriptions. Very occasional spotting. Clean and bright Blue cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped. Very minor wear with spotting to rear.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Inscribed by Author(s) 5th or later Printing. Signed, warmly inscribed and dated by John Le Carre directly to Ffep. Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. London 1966. (22nd Imp. ) Near Fine clean and bright condition. No other marks or inscriptions. Very occasional spotting. Clean and bright Blue cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped. Very minor wear with spotting to rear.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 1st Printing. First edition/First printing published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. London 1963 VG clean and bright condition. Minor water marks to 2 pages at front. No other marks or inscriptions. Clean Blue cloth covers faded to spine. Slight slant. Very clean dustjacket not price clipped (18/-) Mild fading to spine and slight tanning to rear. Protected in archive cover.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 1st Printing. First edition/First printing published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. London 1963 VG clean and bright condition. Minor water marks to 2 pages at front. No other marks or inscriptions. Clean Blue cloth covers faded to spine. Slight slant. Very clean dustjacket not price clipped (18/-) Mild fading to spine and slight tanning to rear. Protected in archive cover.