"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
— Mark Twain
See below our stock of John Le Carre First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[8] 430 [10]. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine; top edge tinted brown. With the bronze typographic dust-jacket, priced at £8.95. A black ink ownership to front pastedown, and some minor thumb marks to..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[8]; 430; [10]. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine; top edge tinted brown. With the bronze typographic dust-jacket, priced at £8.95. Autographed in black ink to the title page. Contents clean, edges very gently toned..... More
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2010. [Spy Novel] DELUXE SIGNED EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.306 [6]. Publisher's black cloth binding lettered in gilt to spine and upper cover, yellow headbands with yellow silk ribbon marker, white endpapers, black cloth-covered slipcase blocked in gilt to upper. Signed by..... More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1964. [Spy novels] FIRST OMNIBUS EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, in original yellow dust-wrapper priced 18/-. Contents clean, no ink names, page edges toned, jacket is bright with a neat tear at joint (archivally taped to reverse), some minor..... More
London: Rolls House Publishing Co., November 1966. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Magazine (26 x 19cm), pp.96. With a colour-illustrated advertisement insert. Publisher's colour paper covers, priced at 4s / $1. Blue ink notes to inside rear cover, otherwise light general handling to covers. Near fine. A short piece on Richard..... More