John Le Carre — The Looking Glass War

London, Heinemann, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of John Le Carre's espionage novel, 'The Looking Glass War&apos. This spy novel explores the unglamorous nature of espionage and the dangers of nostalgia. It follows an incompetent British Intelligence agency known as 'The Department&apos. The first edition, first impression.With the original unclipped dustwrapper in a very smart condition. The spine is sunned, as is common.Signed by Le Carre to a tipped in card on the title page. From the George Smiley series, this is a second novel written by an author best known for his espionage novels. John Le Carre, a pseudonym for David Johnn Moore Cornwall, worked for MI5 and MI6. 'The Looking Glass War' followed his bestseller 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to the head of spine. Dustwrapper is very smart with sunning to the spine, as is common with this title. Minor shelfwear to the extremities. Le Carre's signature to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.