Call for the Dead
New York: Walker and Company, 1962. First American book club edition, first printing. Publisher's quarter teal buckram over brown paper, in printed dust jacket. Fine in fine, spine-sunned dust jacket, with light shelf wear, in mylar cover. Extremely tight and square copy. Item #242099
SMILEY, WELCOME TO THE WORLD
George Smiley is the most average man; except in the ways he is not. John le Carré's first novel introduced the world to self-controlled and self-deprecating Smiley as he takes on the German spy invasion of Britain as a member of "the Circus," MI6. Originally published by Gollancz in 1961, this first American book club edition of le Carré's debut established him as a master of the spy thriller, gifting readers with the beloved character that would continue to grace his pages.
Price: $250.00