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2017355490722083London: Viking 2017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First edition first printing. EXCLUSIVE SIGNED EDITION. Publisher's black boards with silver lettering to the spine and red end-papers. A near fine copy a couple of foxing spots to the bottom edge in a fine dustwrapper of the first edition from the initial run that features the signed tipped-in page with the printed date of September 2017. The book appears to have been read once. Photographs/scans available upon request. Viking hardcover
200846164Hodder & Stoughton 2008. 8vo. First Edition; black cloth backstrip lettered in silver red endpapers silk marker a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
20086141<p>Hodder & Stoughton. London.2008. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. SIGNED BY Le Carre on the title page. Fine unread copy in fine dustwrapper. Still with the removable bookshop "Signed First Edition" sticker on front panel.:</p> Hodder & Stoughton. London. 2008 hardcover
1962355490720681London: Gollancz 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Superbly rebound by the world-renowned Bayntun-Riviere of Bath. Sumptuously re-bound in full red morocco with all edges gilt 5 raised bands lined in gold to the spine with title blocked in gold in panel 2 and author's name blocked in gold in panel 3 black red and gold marbled end-papers and single-line gilt border to both the front and back boards. John Le Carre's autograph blocked in gold to the front board. Becoming very scarce indeed. Inscribed by the Author in 1997 to the title page: "For Kate/ with my best wishes/ John Le Carre/ Cornwall/ 14 Jan '97". Further details as to the provenance can be suppled. It would grace any collection of modern first editions. Photographs/scans available upon request. Gollancz hardcover
199146196Hodder & Stoughton 1991. Roy. 8vo. Second Impression thus page-edges very lightly tanning as ever; black cloth upper board blocked in blind gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A bright copy of this elegant edition of the author's second novel first published in 1962. The Foreword is written specially for this edition. SCARCE. Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
355490719231Signed by Author. A one-page TLS to a book collector David A Sutton Esq. in Hong Kong on his "David Cornwell" letterhead dated "Cornwall/ 9th November 1993" providing arrangements for the collector's books to be sent to Cornwall for signing. David Cornwell generously declines the offer of £50 "even for my favourite charity but if that is something you feel like doing surely a children's charity in Hong Kong would be only too glad of your contribution. Thank you for your kind words and best wishes". Signed in blue biro as "David Cornwell". A nice piece of Le Carre ephemera. Photographs/scans available upon request. unknown
198643895Hodder & Stoughton 1986. 8vo. First Edition; blue boards blue cloth backstrip lettered in gilt red endpapers a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
202246732Folio Society 2022. 8vo. First Edition thus with illustrated title and 8 full-page coloured illustrations; black cloth blocked and lettered in silver and green black top green endpapers a fine copy in publisher's blocked and printed board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
196844063Heinemann 1968. 8vo. First Edition top and fore-edge very lightly spotted; maroon cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Elegant copy of the author's fifth novel. Heinemann, hardcover
1968355490721004London: Heinemann 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's maroon boards with gilt spine lettering. A fine copy in like D/W with NO FADING WHATSOEVER TO THE SPINE. The D/W is NOT price-clipped. This title has become very hard to find in such nice attractive collector's condition. Laid in is an obituary from The Times dated December 19 2020 by Ben McIntyre wherein he speculates about who inspired Smiley Karla & Co. A lovely copy. Photographs/scans available upon request. Heinemann hardcover
201941613Viking 2019. 8vo. First Edition; black cloth backstrip lettered in bronze black endpapers a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Viking, hardcover
1961355490720680London: Gollancz 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Superbly rebound by the world-renowned Bayntun-Riviere of Bath. Sumptuously re-bound in full red morocco with all edges gilt 5 raised bands lined in gold to the spine with title blocked in gold in panel 2 and author's name blocked in gold in panel 3 black red and gold marbled end-papers and single-line gilt border to both the front and back boards. John Le Carre's autograph blocked in gold to the front board. Becoming very scarce indeed. Inscribed by the Author in 1997 to the title page: "For William/ with all good things/ John Le Carre/ Cornwall/ 14 Jan '97". Further details as to the provenance can be supplied. It would grace any collection of modern first editions. Photographs/scans available upon request. Gollancz hardcover
015657No Binding. Fine. Literary Anniversaries 1971 signed by John Le Carre Frederick Forsyth Tom Stoppard Alan Bennett Antonia Fraser Alan Ayckbourn Claire Francis and Pam Ayres <br/> <br/> unknown
184903Hodder & Stougton 2001. New uniform edn 1st printings. 7 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth Fine dustwrapper Fine not price clipped. Pp. various no inscriptions. Hodder & Stougton, 2001 unknown
1995355490722077London: Hodder & Stoughton 1995. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition Third Impression with printing number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Third Impression with coloured endpaper maps; black boards burgundy cloth back gilt purple silk marker a near fine copy in like unclipped dustwrapper. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE TITLE PAGE: "To Tony/ with my very best ---/ John Le Carre/ 25th August '95/ Penzance". Laid in is the Our Game Hodder Bookmark. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
199543872Hodder & Stoughton 1995. 8vo. First Edition Second Impression with coloured endpaper maps; black boards bungundy cloth back gilt purple silk marker a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright copy of the true UK first edition. The book was prepared by H&S with number line 1. No-one seems certain how many but around 1200 copies were printed before the author objected to the dustwrapper design as a result of which these copies were made available only at airports and overseas. Thus the 'first UK edition' ie. the first sold in the UK is technically the second impression with number line 2 as here. Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
199536388Hodder & Stoughton 1995. 8vo. Second Impression with coloured endpaper maps; black boards burgundy cloth back gilt purple silk marker a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
201042312Viking 2010. 8vo. Uncorrected US Proof Copy; original printed wrappers wrappers faintly age-soiled else a near fine copy. PROOF COPIES ARE SCARCE. Viking, unknown
199943956Village Books Sarratt 1999. 8vo. First Edition with 3 full-page coloured illustrations and monochrome photographs in the text; blue cloth backstrip lettered in silver a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. WITH THE 'PEOPLE OF SARRATT' BOOKLET LOOSELY INSERTED AND VOUCHER STICKER ON FRONT WRAPPER. This copy has the 'Sarratt Church by Moonlight' dustwrapper. [Village Books, Sarratt], hardcover
202149082Viking 2021. 8vo. First Edition thus with 2 full-page photographs in the text and patterned endpapers; green cloth backstrip lettered in white a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The Waterstones edition of the author's final work includes Afterword by Niok Cornwell Nick Harkaway full page photograph of the author and full-page facsimile of a leaf of the manuscript. Viking, hardcover
199946778Hodder & Stoughton 1999. 8vo. First Edition thus; red cloth gilt back blue endpapers gold silk marker a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The true UK first edition with striking 'Juggling' wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Andy Bridge and issued as a promotional release before the standard trade edition with the usual 'Staircase' artwork. Some copies were released with a boxed set of Single and Single juggling balls but these are not present here. EXTREMELY SCARCE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
1999355490722079London: Hodder & Stoughton 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. SIGNED COPY. First Edition first printing. This copy signed by the author by way of a title-specific bookplate pasted to the title page. 8vo. 336pp. Publisher's maroon boards lettered in gold at the spine. Ribbon place marker. Yellow end-papers. Right-hand edge of the front board a little worn possibly a production fault and minor foxing to both sets of end-papers otherwise VG indeed in a near fine dustwrapper. ISBN: 0-340-73897-9. Printing number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
199539034Hodder & Stoughton 1995. Roy. 8vo. First Edition; plum cloth gilt back ivory endpapers yellow silk marker a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
199941349Hodder & Stoughton 1999. 8vo. First Edition; plum cloth gilt back gold silk markerivory endpapers a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
199929660Hodder & Stoughton 1999. 8vo. Third Impression; maroon cloth gilt back ivory endpapers gold silk marker a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON BOOKPLATE MOUNTED ON TITLE. Published in the same year as the first edition. Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
