Call for the Dead.

£9,750 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

first edition of the author's first novel The exceedingly scarce first edition of the author's first novel, introducing the character of George Smiley. First edition, first impression; 8vo; small stain to fore-edge of first few leaves, light offsetting to endpapers, else unmarked internally; publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to spine, slight fading to cloth at head of spine, with the unclipped first issue dust-jacket with Bingham quotation on front panel, scattered soiling to jacket, some chipping to corners and spine ends, short split to front panel at fold, else very good.

• Printing: first
• Binding: Hardcover

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