Call for the Dead le Carre, John

Call for the Dead by John le Carre. Walker and Company, 1962. First edition in fine condition. book exceptionally clean, square and tight, pages crisp and unmarked. Dust jacket bright with almots no edgewear but two small archival taped tears (see photos) Call for the Dead is John Le Carre's first published novel and the first appearance of George Smiley, the quiet unassuming intelligence officer who would become one of the most enduring and human figures in espionage history.A taught and psychologically rich murder investigation set against the gray world of postwar British intelligence, this debut introduced le Carre's distinctive realism and moral complexity that would redefine the spy genre. This 1962 Walker edition preceded The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and remains one of the most sought-after espionage novels