Call for the Dead - 1stFirst edition, first impression of Call for the Dead by John Le Carre from 1961 Medium format hardback in near fine condition. Flat signed by John le Carre to title page. Pages are clean, binding is firm, no internal markings. There is a small bookshop sticker to the rear end page. The jacket has some very minor wear, now in removable protective sleeve. About Call for the Dead is John le Carr's first novel, published in 1961. It introduces George