NMLP P-015547 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
John le Carré · Victor Gollancz (London) · 1963
UK Gollancz 1963 is the true first, preceding the US Coward-McCann edition (1964). The desirable copy is the UK first in blue cloth with a crisp, unclipped Gollancz jacket; signed copies are scarce.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-015547 for "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" by John le Carré (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-015547, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).