NMLP P-015554 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

John le Carré · Hodder & Stoughton (London) · 1974

UK Hodder & Stoughton 1974 is the true first, preceding the US Knopf edition (1974). The UK first is the desirable copy; signed copies are sought. Firsts of this title are scarcer than the novels flanking it.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-015554 for "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" by John le Carré (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-015554, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).