LE CARRÉ, John (b.1931). The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. 8° (185 x 123mm). (A few tiny stains.) Original blue cloth, red and white dust-jacket with price of 18/-, modern cloth box by the Temple Bindery (spine faded, spine of jacket rubbed, back panel stained).

LE CARRÉ, John (b.1931). The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. 8° (185 x 123mm). (A few tiny stains.) Original blue cloth, red and white dust-jacket with price of 18/-, modern cloth box by the Temple Bindery (spine faded, spine of jacket rubbed, back panel stained).

FIRST EDITION, TITLE INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR with the last three lines of the book: 'As he fell, Leamas saw a small car smashed between great lorries, and the children waving cheerfully through the window'.