John Le Carre — The Secret Pilgrim

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of John Le Carre's episodic novel, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. This novel follows a dinner talk given by George Smiley in Sarratt, while the narrator recalls his own career as a spy, sparked by Smiley's various stories.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 an original unclipped dust wrapper.The first American edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a little general wear including bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is a little sunned to the spine, with some abrasion to the front cover and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.