first edition Hardcover
1972 · New York
by LE CARRÉ, John (pseud. of David Cornwell)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); tan cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; reddish-brown topstain; dustjacket; [vi],455,[1]pp. Gentle sunning to board edges, bookseller's rubber-stamp to front endpaper, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $7.95), with gentle sunning to spine, some light wear to extremities, and a few faint creases to flaps; Near Fine. Le Carré's sixth book, and his only non-genre novel. (Inventory #: 51835)