LE CARRÉ, John. Call for the Dead. NY, 1962. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF LE CARRE'S FIRST WORK, WITH LE CARRÉ'S SIGNATURE. A FINE COPY.
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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LE CARRÉ, John (1931-2020). Call for the Dead. New York, 1962.
8vo. Half-title. Original green cloth. In unrestored unclipped dust jacket (tiny chips to two spine flap folds, a few tiny closed tears).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF LE CARRE'S FIRST WORK, WITH LE CARRÉ'S SIGNATURE on a booklabel laid in. Call for the Dead introduced main character George Smiley, who Le Carré created as an intentional foil to James Bond. A FINE COPY.
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