Books

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd 1963 8vo, Original boards lettered in gilt to spine with original red printed dust wrapper; pp. 222; old ownership inscription has been removed from front flyleaf and spine slightly sunned; jacket a little stained; booksellers label 'Henry Sotheran Ltd...' to inside frontcover, otherwise very good. First Edition of the best-selling crime novel, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold , the breakthrough in Carre's literary career. Set against the backdrop of Post-War Berlin, the book is no ordinary spy thriler- Le Carre's history as a British Intelligence officer grants this story extra dramatic authentcity as it investigates the very act of espionage itself amidst the terrifying environment of the Cold War. The book was adapted into a 1965 film starring Richard Burton, who was Oscar nominated for his performance as MI6 agent Alec Leamas.

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.