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The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
by John Le Carre
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Good
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Walcott, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Coward-McCann. New York. 1964. First American Edition (stated), later (thirteenth) printing. Quarter-bound in red with brown paper boards. Author's name in gilt on front board, gilt lettering to spine. Price clipped jacket shows shelf wear, chipping to edges (top of spine and front) with paper loss on bottom of spine and front cover fore-edge now protected with removable mylar cover. A British spy must pretend to defect so as to frame a foreign spymaster but along the way falls in love only to be double-crossed. At 256 pages, the story line moves pretty fast and in the end, it is cold. A cold war era story at its finest. Basis for the 1965 movie starring Richard Burton and with the 1966 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor going to Oskar Werner. 8.5x6 in. 256pg.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Lamplighter Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 242
- Title
- The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
- Author
- John Le Carre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Espionage, spy, cold war
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