John Le Carre — Smiley&Apos;S People

London, Sydney, Auckland and Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of John le Carre's popular spy novel 'Smiley's People, complete in an excellent dust wrapper. This work follows George Smiley as he is forced to leave retirement in order to investigate the death of a former Soviet general and agent. Once again, this brings him face to face with his nemesis, Karla. Following 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' and 'The Honourable Schoolboy', this is the final work in the Karla trilogy.John le Carré (1931-2020) was a British author of thrillers and espionage novels, having drawn from personal experience working for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and 1960s. His most popular works include 'The Spy Who Came In from the Cold' and 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', as well as this work.Complete with the unclipped dust wrapper.A first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a touch of minor wear. Dust wrapper is a little faded to the spine, with some slight bumping to the head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Foredge has the odd spot. Near Fine . Ill.: NOne. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.