Call For The Dead.
Call For The Dead.
LE CARRE, John.
Item Number: 770
New York: Walker, 1962.
First American edition of the author’s first book. Octavo. Signed by Le Carre on the title page. Very good plus in a very good dust jacket with some browning and wear to the spine and front panel.
Call for The Dead introduces George Smiley, probably the greatest figure in all of spy fiction. The New York Times praised the novel as "[a] subtle and acute story of counter-espionage marked by restraint, indirection, and intelligence." The book was adapted nto a film entitled The Deadly Affair directed by Sidney Lumet starring James Mason as Smiley. The film received five BAFTA Awards nominations, including Best British Film and Best British Actor.
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