London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1974

8vp, pp. 349. Original blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine and with Smiley caricatures in gilt to front panel and spine. A near fine copy in a fine supplied dustwrapper.

First edition, second impression. INSCRIBED BY LE CARRE TO FRONT FREE ENDPAPER: ‘For Paul & Jimmy with love and many warm thanks for those lovely scripts David 19 mar 75’. ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY LE CARRE TO TITLE PAGE.

The first title in the Karla trilogy.