John le Carre — The Looking-Glass War

London, Heinemann, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this early novel from noted espionage author John Le Carre, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.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. From the George Smiley series, this is a second novel written by an author best known for his espionage novels. 'The Looking Glass War' is the successor to le Carre's bestseller 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Dust wrapper significantly sunned to back strip, as is common with this work. Vertical crease to centre of back strip, with edge wear to wrap perimeters. Chip and small closed tear to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.