{"product_id":"john-le-carre-the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-1963","title":"John le Carre, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"12\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"14\" data-end=\"729\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original dust jacket shows heavy shelf wear, including bumping to corners, staining across both front and rear panels, and areas of tearing. Jacket now protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original blue cloth binding shows discolouration and fading at the head of the spine, with additional bumping to both spine ends. Gilt lettering to the spine remains clear and unblemished. Text block shows foxing to the page edges and dust staining to the upper edge, though the pages remain otherwise clean. Internally, the book is structurally sound, with pages tightly bound and well-preserved overall. Ex-library copy from John C. H. Roberts, with ownership stamp to the endpapers and a dated signature (1963).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"731\" data-end=\"745\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"1332\"\u003eSecond impression before publication, issued in 1963 by Victor Gollancz, London. A significant early printing of the breakthrough Cold War espionage novel by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, widely regarded as one of the defining works of modern spy fiction. Early impressions of \u003cem data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1068\"\u003eThe Spy Who Came in From the Cold\u003c\/em\u003e, particularly those associated with pre-publication states, are of strong interest to collectors of twentieth-century literature and Cold War narratives. The presence of provenance relating to John C. H. Roberts adds an additional layer of historical association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1709\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1369\"\u003eThe Spy Who Came in From the Cold\u003c\/em\u003e follows British intelligence officer Alec Leamas as he undertakes a final, morally ambiguous mission deep within East German intelligence networks. A bleak and psychologically complex exploration of espionage, deception, and ideological compromise, the novel dismantles romanticised notions of spycraft and remains a landmark in the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52568175935827,"sku":"2045-RM-G-14","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/57_5d77abbc-1adc-4f7e-98bb-620d0dcf68b2.jpg?v=1765459294","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/john-le-carre-the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-1963","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}