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UK: Gollancz, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré First Edition Gollancz 1963. No previous owner's name inscriptions or marks and contents clean throughout. Some very light foxing to edges. A near fine copy with no fading to spine nor bumping to corners. Gilt lettering still very much bright. In a near fine dust jacket, not price clipped and without toning. Wrap-around band has no tears or damage. "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" is a gripping Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré. Set during the height of the Cold War, it follows Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer, who embarks on a dangerous mission to bring down an East German intelligence officer named Mundt. Leamas pretends to defect to the East, but as his mission unfolds, he becomes entangled in a web of deceit, betrayal, and moral ambiguity. The novel explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the moral cost of espionage. Le…

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1963 Cold War spy novel by the British author John le Carré. It depicts Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer, tasked with one last assignment to prove a Western intelligence asset in East Germany.

First editions with 'Victor Gollancz Ltd, London' on the title page.