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John Le Carre (David John Moore Cornwell) | First Editions
1931
See below our stock of John Le Carre First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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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 about A Small Town In Germany
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 about The Mission Song
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 about Absolute Friends
Absolute Friends.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. [Intrigue] 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. A fine copy which appears to be unread. A theatrical masterstroke of tragi-comic writing and a.... More about Absolute Friends
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 about A Delicate Truth
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 about A Delicate Truth
![Manuscript Letter Signed]. John LE CARRÉ, born 1931, David John Moore CORNWELL](/pictures/thumb/54311.jpg?v=1564671011)
[Manuscript Letter Signed].
no place: no publisher, 31st March 1997. [Letter] MANUSCRIPT LETTER. Handwritten letter on headed with printed addresses of the author's London and Cornish homes (29 x 20cm), mounted in a smart grey cloth hardcover wallet, lettered in gilt to the spine. The letter reads: "Dear Mr Snell, | Thank you... More about Manuscript Letter Signed
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 about The Night Manager
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. [Espionage thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.222; [2]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, in typographic dust-jacket with printed price of 18/- net. Signed by the author as John le Carré to the title page. A lightly used copy with a little... More about The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. [Espionage thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.222; [2], blank. Publisher's light blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, in typographic dust-jacket priced at 18s. A clean and tidy copy with the usual toning to the edges of text block, jacket with a few small nicks... More about The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy.
1974. [Thriller]. PIRATED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[10]; 355; [3]. Green cloth, gilt titles to spine. Inscription to front pastedown, cheap paper stock slightly toned, cloth slightly scuffed to extremities, some creasing up the spine. Very good. An unusual Taiwanese pirated edition, a cheap production but a novelty nonetheless. More about Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy
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 about The Constant Gardener
The Honourable Schoolboy.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.532. With colour maps to endpapers. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £4.95 to flap. Near fine, in similar jacket, with a little edgwear and a couple of neat... More about The Honourable Schoolboy
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 about The Little Drummer Girl
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 about The Little Drummer Girl
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 scuff to cloth, couple of marks to edges. Some rubbing and marking... More about The Looking-Glass War
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 339; [6]. With a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine/as new copy. A naive young interpreter stumbles into... More about The Mission Song
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 about A Most Wanted Man
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 about The Naive and Sentimental Lover
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 about The Secret Pilgrim
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 about Smiley's People
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. A lightly handled copy in similar price-clipped wrapper with very light edgewear and a little sunning to spine; near fine. The acclaimed novel, part of the 'Quest... More about Smiley's People
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 about The Tailor of Panama
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