the karla trilogy

A superior, smart set housed in a black slipcase.

John Le Carré's magnum opus. George Smiley, master spy, comes up against his Soviet nemesis known only as Karla; as the action moves across the globe. Tinker Tailor is regarded by many as the greatest espionage novel of all time.

First editions, first impressions; 3 vols, 8vo (220 x 140mm); pages to all volumes are crisp, clean, without blemishes or spotting; publisher's cloth (black, blue and blue respectively), only volume one has embossed design depicting a rather portly Smiley to upper board, gilt lettering to spines, slight fading only to 1st volume jacket, rubbing to tail and head, but apart from this, jackets to volumes two and three in remarkable condition, all three unclipped, overall near fine condition.