John Le Carre [David John Moore Cornwell] — The Honourable Schoolboy

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this award winning spy novel by John le Carre. First edition, third impression. A spy novel following George Smiley and his reconstruction of an intelligence service. He must then run a successful offensive espionage operation to save the service from being dismantled by the government. The book won the 1977 Gold Dagger award for best crime novel of the year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Written by John le Carre, or David John Moore Cornwell, a British and Irish author best known for his espionage novels and their adaption for film or television. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.