BOOK CONDITION | THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD | 1963 | The original dust jacket is clean with minor wear along top and bottom edges. There are two small linear tears along the front and back flap hinges and some minor chipping to the top & tail of the spine - however the book title and publishers logo are fully legible. The spine has been sunned and therefore has a lightened tone from its original red. The internal, lower front turn and back turn has a small water mark, however this is isolated to the dust jacket only and is not present on the exterior boards or the interior of the book itself. It has not been price clipped and displays the original price tag ‘18/- net’. The external boards are clean with some minor shelf wear top and tail of spine. The interior papered boards are clean, however there is a previous owners inscription/name in ink on the front free endpaper. All pages clean and tightly bound. No spillage marking or underlining within text. Burnt orange cloth covered hard boards with gold gilt lettering on spine. BOOK CONDITION | THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD | 2013 | The original dust jacket is in excellent condition with some minor shelf wear along top and tail of dust jacket. It has not been price clipped and displays the original price tag ‘£20.00’ to the front flap. The external grey cloth covered hardback boards feature titles in red gilt to the spine. The boards are clean with minimal shelf wear to the top and tail of spine. The internal paste downs are in excellent condition. The spine is straight & the binding is tight. Internally, the pages are clean and free from any previous owners marks or inscriptions. The copy has been signed to title page by the author John Le Carré.