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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.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, with four other volumes featuring supporting quotes by Ian Fleming.
London: Pan Books, Collins and Fontana, 1960s-70s. [Espionage thrillers] Various later printings. Octavos. A group of five novels (one hardcover), comprising The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, The Achilles Affair, The Night-comers, A Grue of Ice and One of Our Submarines. Clean copies. Close to fine throughout (the..... More
Absolute Friends.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. [Intrigue] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.383; [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, and purple endpapers. With the purple dust-jacket designed by gray318, priced at £18.99. A...... More
Call For The Dead.
New York: Walker & Co., 1962. [Crime novel] SIGNED FIRST US EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.192. Autographed by John Le Carre in blue ink to title page. Publisher's mint green boards in illustrated dust-jacket priced $3.50. Top edge a little dusty, jacket with small chip at crown..... More
A Murder of Quality.
New York: Walker & Co., 1963. [Crime novel] FIRST U.S. EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.190; [2], blank. Publisher's yellow cloth-covered boards in illustrated dust-jacket priced $3.50. Autographed by John Le Carre in blue ink to title page. A near fine copy of the book in..... More
The Night Manager.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1993. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. A pre-publication presentation copy. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.443; [5]. Publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, red endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket priced at £15.99. SIGNED and dated 'June '93' by the author to the title page (the book was published..... More
The Tailor of Panama.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. [Crime/espionage] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.410 [2]. Pictorial endpapers. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's grey quarter cloth lettered in gilt to spine, with purple cloth over boards, pictorial dust-jacket with back cover portrait of Le..... More
Absolute Friends.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION, first impression. 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. No inscriptions, contents clean, jacket lightly handled; near fine. A theatrical masterstroke of tragi-comic..... More
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
New York: Coward-McCann, 1964. [Espionage thriller] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.256. Publisher's red linen spine over grey-brown paper covered boards, light green endpapers, top edge ochre, in pictorial first state dust-wrapper, featuring three blurbs on the back panel. Printed price $4.50. Contents clean, no inscriptions, lightly handled..... More
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
London: The Reprint Society / World Books, 1964. [Spy Thriller] first UK book club edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.240. Publisher's red quarter paper with gilt titles to spine and black paper over boards. Top edge black. With the red dust-jacket, illustrated with Berlin Wall design. Some light spotting to..... More
Agent Running in the Field.
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2019. [Spy Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 281 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with bronze titles to spine and navy endpapers. With the red dust-jacket priced at £20. A fine, as-new copy. A contemporary spy thriller blending Brexit and..... More
Agent Running in the Field.
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2019. [Spy Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 281 [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink directly to the title page. Publisher's black cloth with bronze titles to spine and navy endpapers. With the red dust-jacket priced..... More
The Constant Gardener.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2001. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.508. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards with bronze titles to spine and brown endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket. Lightly aged to extremities, price-clipped; near fine. Le Carre's acclaimed novel was filmed in 2005 and stars Ralph Fiennes as Kenya-based..... More
A Legacy of Spies.
London: Viking an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] 264 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to the spine, and red endpapers. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at £20.00. Light general wear to jacket, with a split to head..... More
A Legacy of Spies.
London: Viking an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] 264 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to the spine, and red endpapers. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at £20.00. A clean copy showing some light wear to extremities. Near..... More
A Legacy of Spies.
London: Viking an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[8] 264 [2]. Exclusive signed edition: Signed by the author in black ink to a tipped-in leaf preceding half title. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, and red endpapers..... More
A Most Wanted Man.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2008. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (25 x 17 cm). Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £18.99. A fine copy in like jacket. Basis for the acclaimed 2014 movie starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rachel McAdams. More
A Most Wanted Man.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2008. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (25 x 17 cm). Publisher's hardback in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £18.99. Read once. Near fine in like wrapper. Basis for the acclaimed 2014 movie starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rachel McAdams. More
The Naive and Sentimental Lover.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971. [Suspense] PROOF COPY. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.416. Publisher's grey paper covers, decorated with the publisher's logo, and showing titles, publication date and a price of £2.25 in green. Rather bright and fresh, with one soft fold to cover and gentle toning to spine. Near..... More
The Secret Pilgrim.
London: Penguin Books, 2011. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED COPY, first thus. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[6] 423 [3]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's soft covers, priced at £7.99. A fine, as-new copy. An espionage novel with George Smiley in a supporting role. More
The Secret Pilgrim.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1991. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 335 [9]. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt titles to spine and blue endpapers. With the blue, yellow and red dust-jacket. Trivial handling, jacket price clipped. An espionage novel with George Smiley in a supporting..... More
The Secret Pilgrim.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1991. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 335 [9]. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt titles to spine and blue endpapers. With the blue, yellow and red dust-jacket. Jacket price-clipped, otherwise a crisp, near fine copy. An espionage novel with George Smiley..... More
Single and Single.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. [Legal thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.336. Publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt titles to spine, yellow endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of £16.99. Lightly handled; near fine. Following his Cold War espionage novels, John Le Carré now switches to the post-Soviet..... More
Single and Single.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. [Legal thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.336. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's burgundy cloth, with gilt titles to spine and yellow endpapers. With the pictorial dust-jacket, priced at £16.99. A crisp, clean copy showing..... More
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[Smiley vs Karla trilogy] Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, [together with]; The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1974, 1977, 1980 [November 1979]. [Espionage thriller] COMPLETE FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions, SIGNED to first volume. Three volumes complete, uniform octavos (22 x 14 x 11cm). Publisher's blue and black hardcovers lettered in gilt, purple top stain to first volume, peach-coloured endpapers to first volume, Hong..... More
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[Smiley vs Karla trilogy] Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, [together with]; The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1974, 1977, 1980 [November 1979]. [Espionage thriller] COMPLETE FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Three volumes complete, uniform octavos (22 x 14 x 11cm). Publisher's blue and black hardcovers lettered in gilt, purple topstain to first volume, peach-coloured endpapers to first volume, Hong Kong/China map endpapers to second..... More