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The Honourable Schoolboy
de John Le Carre [David John Moore Cornwell]
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A very smart first edition of this award winning spy novel by John le Carre. First edition, third impression. A spy novel following George Smiley and his reconstruction of an intelligence service. He must then run a successful offensive espionage operation to save the service from being dismantled by the government. The book won the 1977 Gold Dagger award for best crime novel of the year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Written by John le Carre, or David John Moore Cornwell, a British and Irish author best known for his espionage novels and their adaption for film or television. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
Sinopsis
The Honourable Schoolboy (1977), by John le Carré, is a spy novel wherein British SIS Chief George Smiley must reconstruct the mole-devasted London headquarters, and also launch a successful offensive espionage operation to save “The Circus” from falling to the War Hawks in Government. Unto the breach enters Gerald Westerby, “The Honourable Schoolboy” and the protagonist spy of Operation Dolphin, effected in Hong Kong.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 902T40
- Título
- The Honourable Schoolboy
- Autor
- John Le Carre [David John Moore Cornwell]
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1977
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Honourable Schooboy Le Carre Schooboy
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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