honorable schoolboy (16 Ergebnisse)

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Used - Good. Cover not as depicted.

Zustand: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

Zustand: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75cm. Full dark orange leather binding; vibrant gilt stamping to both boards and spine with latter additionally decorated with three raised bands; minor surface scuff at front board's upper right; slight bumping to boards' fore-edge corners. All edges gilt. Sewn-in dark orange silk ribbon page marker. Dark orange silk moire endpapers. Past owner's personal bookplate with different owner's ink signature affixed to second front flyleaf; interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.

Zustand: Good. 8vo. Dust Jacket Only. Good with minor tears, scuffs to edges. [First Edition.].

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Rare Second Printing before Publication. Appears unread. Slight aging on inner jacket folds. The Honourable Schoolboy (1977) is the second novel in the famed Karla trilogy,between Tinker Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. Following the unmasking of a Soviet mole, George Smiley is placed in charge of Britain's battered intelligence service ("The Circus") and send agent Jerry Westerby - a.k.a. 'the Honourable Schoolboy" into Southeast Asia to track down a high level Soviet connection. Set in Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, this complex and richly textured novel explores Cold War politics, betrayal, and the moral cost of espionage. It's one of le Carre's most ambitious and atmospheric works.

Unknown. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Muy Bueno. El honorable colegial es una de las novelas centrales del llamado "Ciclo de Karla" de John le Carré, célebre serie de espionaje protagonizada por George Smiley. Publicada originalmente en 1977, la obra continúa los acontecimientos de Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (El topo) y profundiza en el enfrentamiento estratégico e intelectual entre los servicios secretos británicos y soviéticos en pleno contexto de la Guerra Fría.Tras una grave crisis dentro del espionaje británico, George Smiley intenta reconstruir la credibilidad del "Circus", el servicio secreto británico. Para ello pone en marcha una compleja operación destinada a golpear la red soviética dirigida por su enigmático adversario, Karla. La misión conduce la acción hacia el sudeste asiático, especialmente a Hong Kong, Laos y Camboya, escenarios atravesados por intereses geopolíticos, tráfico de influencias, operaciones encubiertas y los ecos de la guerra de Vietnam. En ese entorno entra en juego Jerry Westerby, periodista, aventurero y antiguo agente conocido como "el honorable colegial", personaje ambiguo cuya combinación de idealismo, profesionalidad y vulnerabilidad emocional constituye uno de los núcleos humanos de la novela.Le Carré despliega aquí algunas de las características más reconocibles de su narrativa: intrigas densas, burocracias opacas, personajes moralmente complejos y una visión desencantada del espionaje, alejada del heroísmo convencional del género. Más que una sucesión de persecuciones o artificios tecnológicos, la novela explora los costes psicológicos de la inteligencia política, la manipulación, la lealtad incierta y la tensión entre deber profesional y conciencia individual. Considerada por muchos lectores y críticos como una de las obras más ambiciosas del autor, El honorable colegial combina amplitud geopolítica, profundidad psicológica y una notable reconstrucción del clima internacional de finales de los años setenta. castellano.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Zustand: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Zustand: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

Three separate books, all first editions, first printings. Tinker Tailor, Soldier Spy published in 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy published in 1977; Smiley's People published 1980. All books are very good/near fine. 'Tinker Tailor' first edition first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1974. A very good book (with one small stain to the page edge) without inscriptions in a near fine clipped dustwrapper with no fading to the spine and some wear to the spine tips and corners. 'The Honourable Schoolboy' is a first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1977. A near fine book without inscriptions (crease to the half-title) in a near fine unclipped dust wrapper. 'Smiley's People' A first edition first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1980. A near fine book in a near fine unclipped wrapper - some fading to the spine. All now protected in Brodart wrappers. The first volume was the basis for the 1970s series starring Sir Alec Guinness and latterly the excellent motion picture featuring Gary Oldman. A lovely set.

Three separate books, all first editions, first printings. Tinker Tailor, Soldier Spy published in 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy published in 1977; Smiley's People published 1980. All books are all very good in like unclipped wrappers - some fading to the spines - wear to corners and a little light colour touching to the head of the spine of volume 1. A neat name and date to volumes 2 and 3. All now protected in Brodart wrappers. The first volume was the basis for the 1970s series starring Sir Alec Guinness and latterly the excellent motion picture featuring Gary Oldman. A lovely set.

Three separate books, all first editions, first printings. Tinker Tailor, Soldier Spy published in 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy published in 1977; Smiley's People published 1980. All books are near fine/near fine. 'Tinker Tailor' is not price clipped, has a small thin stain to the foot of the inside of the wrapper and no inscriptions in the book - some light spotting to the page edges and prelims. SIGNED by the Author to the title page. 'The Honourable Schoolboy' is near fine - the DJ is not price clipped and has a little wear to the spine tips. SIGNED by the Author to the tile page. 'Smiley's People' - book but is fine and has no inscriptions (some light spotting to the endpapers) - not clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the title page. All now protected in Brodart wrappers. The first volume was the basis for the 1970s series starring Sir Alec Guinness and latterly the excellent motion picture featuring Gary Oldman. A near fine set and exceptionally scarce SIGNED. All books were signed at Hatchards in 2018.