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A Small Town In Germany.
London: Heinemann, 1968. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm) pp.306; [2], blank. Burgundy cloth hardcover in pictorial dust-jacket. Price clipped else fine in a fine wrapper. 'A Small Town In Germany' is set in Bonn, the small and provincial capital of West Germany, where Le Carré had worked..... More
A Small Town In Germany.
London: Heinemann, 1968. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm) pp.306; [2], blank. Publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket. Internally fine, some light toning and spotting to edges, small mark to flyleaf from a removed label. Cloth lightly handled. Price clipped wrapper with light bruising to..... More
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, limited issue. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 339; [6], with a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's hardback in pictorial cloth slip-case. A fine, unopened copy in the publisher's slipcase title and pictured in silver, with original shrinkwrap intact. One of..... More
Absolute Friends.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. [Intrigue] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.383; [1]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, purple endpapers, purple dust-wrapper with red and white titles, priced at £18.99. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine/as new copy. A theatrical masterstroke..... More
A Delicate Truth.
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2013. [Spy novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.310; [1], Acknowledgements; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, navy blue endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £18.99. Signed by the author to 'Exclusive Signed Edition' leaf, and with..... More
A Delicate Truth.
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2013. [Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.310; [1], Acknowledgements; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, navy blue endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £18.99 with 'As heard on BBC Radio 4' sticker present to front panel..... More
The Little Drummer Girl.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.430. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edge tinted brown, in bronze-effect dust-jacket priced at £8.95. With author's signature in black ink to title page (not dated or dedicated). A fine copy of the book..... More
The Looking-Glass War.
London: Heinemann, 1965. [Cold War thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Post-octavo (20 x14cm), pp.[x]; 246. Publisher's hardcover in dust-wrapper. With autograph in ballpoint to flyleaf. A fine copy of the book in rich red jacket, entirely free of fading. Price-clipped with minor laminate shrink else a crisp fine example. Simply stunning-..... More
The Night Manager.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1993. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.443. Publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, red endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £15.99. With autograph of John le Carré in blue ink to title page; he has also noted the month and year of..... More
The Constant Gardener.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.508. Publisher's blue cloth hardback, brown endpapers, in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £16.99. A clean, near fine copy. Le Carre's acclaimed novel was filmed during 2005 and stars Ralph Fiennes as Kenya-based English diplomat Justin Quayle, whose wife..... More
The Little Drummer Girl.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.430. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edge tinted brown, in bronze-effect dust-jacket. With author's signature in blue ink to title page (not dated or dedicated). Trivial toning to text block; jacket price clipped. An..... More
The Little Drummer Girl.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. [Spy Novel] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Large octavo (27 x 19cm), pp.[14] 430 [4]. Number 419 of just 1048 copies specially produced for the Book-of-the-Month Club, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's tan quarter buckram with green cloth over..... More
The Looking-Glass War.
London: Heinemann, 1965. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[10] 246. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the yellow and orange dust-jacket, priced at 18s. Blue ink ownership inscription to flyleaf. A few scuffs to cloth, couple of marks to edges. Some rubbing and marking..... More
A Most Wanted Man.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2008. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17 cm). Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £18.99. Minor dustiness to top edge, jacket with a few small marks; fine. Basis for the acclaimed movie starring Philip Seymour Hoffman. More
The Naive and Sentimental Lover.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971. [Suspense] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.416. Publisher's black cloth blocked in silver, grey endpapers, top edge tinted red, dust-jacket designed Tony Geddes. Jacket a touch sunned to spine else a near fine copy, with original price (£2.25) intact [often clipped]. The acclaimed novel..... More
The Naive and Sentimental Lover.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971. [Suspense] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.416. Publisher's black cloth blocked in gilt, grey endpapers, top edge tinted red, dust-jacket designed Tony Geddes. Bumped to lower corner, trivial wear to crown else a fine copy, with original price (£2.25) intact [often clipped]. The acclaimed..... More
A Perfect Spy.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1986. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.463; [1] blank. Publisher's mid blue quarter cloth over lighter blue paper covered boards, scarlet endpapers, dust-jacket designed by Howard J. Shaw with printed price of £9.95 net in UK. Signed by the author directly to the..... More
The Russia House.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1989. [Spy thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.344; [8]. Publisher's grey cloth, blue titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket priced at £12.95. Signed by the author directly to the title page. A near fine copy in like wrapper. Cold War espionage novel and..... More
The Secret Pilgrim.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1991. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.335; [1], Note. Publisher's hardback cloth with navy blue endpapers, dust-wrapper priced at £14.95. Simply a lovely fine, unread copy in jacket. More
The Secret Pilgrim.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1991. [Spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF copy of the first edition. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.335; [1], blank; [1], Note on the type; [7], blank. Publisher's printed white softcovers in dust-wrapper priced at £14.95. A fine, unused copy with some trivial surface wear. The proof contains various..... More
The Secret Pilgrim.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1991. [Spy thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.335; [1], Note. Publisher's hardback cloth with navy blue endpapers, dust-wrapper priced at £14.95. Signed by the author directly to the title page. A fine copy in like jacket. An espionage novel with George Smiley in..... More
A Small Town In Germany.
London: Heinemann, 1968. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm) pp.306; [2], blank. Publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 30s. Some spotting to edges, cloth bumped to corners, a very good copy in similar wrapper, sunned to the spine. Shows well. 'A Small Town..... More
Smiley's People.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.327; [1], blank. Publisher's blue cloth, plain endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. With author's signature in black ink to title page, contemporary to publication but without date or dedication. A lightly handled copy in similar price-clipped wrapper with..... More
Smiley's People.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.327; [1], blank. Publisher's blue cloth, plain endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Discreet blindstamp to flyleaf, marginally shot wrapper a little edgeworn else fine. The acclaimed novel, part of the 'Quest for Karla' series starring Le Carre's famous hero..... More
The Tailor of Panama.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1996. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.410. Publisher's grey quarter cloth over purple boards, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at £16.99, illustrated endpapers. Light variations in toning to the textblock otherwise a lovely fine copy. Legal thriller from the award-winning novelist. Harry..... More
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