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"However closely we live together, at whatever time of day or night we sound the deepest thoughts in one another, we know nothing": Rare First Edition of the John Le Carres First Book; Signed by Him
LE CARRE, JOHN.
Call For The Dead.
London: Victor Gollancz 1961.
First edition of the author’s first book, which introduced the world to the recurring protagonist, George Smiley. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by the author on the title page in a contemporary hand, “John le Carre David Cornwell.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional example, most rare and desirable using his real name and his pen name.
Price: $32,500.00 Item Number: 94755
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Rare First Edition of the John Le Carres First Book; Signed by Him
LE CARRE, JOHN.
Call For The Dead.
London: Victor Gollancz 1961.
First edition of the author’s first book, which introduced the world to the recurring protagonist, George Smiley. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by John le Carre on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light expert restoration. With a signed letter from le Carre’s secretary stating that he will sign this first edition. A sharp example, uncommon signed.
Price: $22,500.00 Item Number: 142398
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"However closely we live together, at whatever time of day or night we sound the deepest thoughts in one another, we know nothing": Rare First Edition of the John Le Carres First Book
LE CARRE, JOHN.
Call For The Dead.
London: Victor Gollancz 1961.
First edition of the author’s first book, which introduced the world to the recurring protagonist, George Smiley. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.
Price: $17,500.00 Item Number: 139418
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"It is said that men condemned to death are subject to sudden moments of elation; as if, like moths in the fire, their destruction were coincidental with attainment": First Edition of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold; Signed by John Le Carre
LE CARRE, JOHN.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
London: Victor Gollancz 1963.
First edition of le Carre’s classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “David Cornwell aka John le Carre.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 115768
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"The more identities a man has, the more they express the person they conceal": First British Edition Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Signed by John Le Carre and his father Ronald Cornwell
LE CARRE, JOHN.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1974.
First British edition of the author’s seventh novel and what many consider to be his finest. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by author on the title page, “with best wishes John le Carre” and by the author’s father, “and much love from his father Ronnie July 1974.” Ronald Cornwell was the father of le Carre and was a known associate of the Kray twins. The family was continually in debt. The father–son relationship has been described as “difficult”. Rick Pym, a scheming con man and the father of A Perfect Spy protagonist Magnus Pym, was based on Ronnie. When his father died in 1975, Cornwell paid for a memorial funeral service but did not attend, a plot point repeated in A Perfect Spy. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed by both son and father, this is the first example we have seen.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 136011
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First Edition of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold; Signed by John Le Carre
LE CARRE, JOHN.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
London: Victor Gollancz 1963.
First edition of le Carre’s classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on a tipped-in page, “John le Carre with best wishes 16 ix 64.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 135319
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"There are moments which are made up of too much stuff for them to be lived at the time they occur": First Editions of Tinker, Tailor Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy and Smileys People; Each Signed by John Le Carre
LE CARRE, JOHN.
The Karla Trilogy] Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley’s People.
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1974-1979.
First editions of each title in the author’s acclaimed Karla Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. Each volume is signed by John le Carre on a bookplate, with two signed “John le Carre aka David Cornwell.” Each are in fine condition. Each volume is housed in a custom slipcase. An exceptional set, uncommon signed.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 135339
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"There are moments which are made up of too much stuff for them to be lived at the time they occur": First Editions of Tinker, Tailor Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy and Smileys People; Signed by John Le Carre and Alec Guiness
LE CARRE, JOHN.
The Karla Trilogy] Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley’s People.
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1974-1979.
First editions of each title in the author’s acclaimed Karla Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, 3 volumes. Each volume is signed by John le Carre on a bookplate attached to the title page and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy is signed by actor Alec Guiness, who played George Smiley in the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy series. He has signed on a slip of paper attached opposite to the title page. Each is near fine in near fine dust jackets. An exceptional set, uncommon in this condition and signed.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 143890
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"There are moments which are made up of too much stuff for them to be lived at the time they occur": First Editions of Tinker, Tailor Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy and Smileys People; Each Signed by John Le Carre
LE CARRE, JOHN.
The Karla Trilogy] Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley’s People.
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1974-1979.
First editions of each title in the author’s acclaimed Karla Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, 3 volumes. Each volume is signed by John le Carre on a bookplate to the title page. Each is near fine in near fine dust jackets. An exceptional set, uncommon in this condition and signed.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 133663
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First Edition of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold; Signed by John Le Carre
LE CARRE, JOHN.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc 1964.
First American edition of le Carre’s classic work, which went on to reinvigorate the spy genre. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 144403