Le Carre John Preface (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo. Condition: DJ price-clipped; else fine in near fine DJ. 214 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: VG++/VG++/GD++. y First Edition, 1st. Imp. FNL. HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st. FNL.* Date of Publication: 1996* Publisher: Hamish Hamilton.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, silver title to spine. No bumps or rubs, absolutely minimal shelf wear. VG++* Jacket condition: Colour photo-illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £16.00. Slight shelf wear to top and bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. Short tear at top of front flap fold. A little grubby. GD+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Deep maroon coloured end-papers. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to top and fore-edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 198 pp. text. xvi pp. index at rear.* Description: First published in 1996, these excerpts from Alec Guinness' diaries cover a period of about 18 months from January 1995. Combining wit, anecdotes and observation, the topics range from the National Lottery to Ralph Richardson, from the Catholic Church to the Hampshire countryside.* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st./1st. fnl, with some minor faults particularly to dust jacket.* 1996-10-03. …

First edition Fine and bright in like pictorial dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Small scribbles to back flap which bothers none of the text. We also note one page with light marking. Excellent reading copy.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Very Good Plus. First Edition. Very good plus first edition first printing in very good plus price unclipped dust jacket (lb 16.00). Binding is solid. Quick flip thru of pages revealed no writing in body of book. Jacket is nice with some shelfwear. Will ship (and look great) in an archival quality clear Brodart cover. We use quality packaging materials (including boxes!) for shipping.…

Diary entries by the fine British actor. No photos. Corn. crease to bott. of frnt. endsheet.vg+/vg+ . Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American edition-4th printing. Near fine condition.Viking,1997.First American edition-4th printing(5 7 9 10 8 6 4).Cream hardback with tan borders(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the cover) with Dj(very small tear,a couple of creases,nicks and scratches on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new,date wtitten inside the back cover,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.Nice and clean book.218pp including index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph From Library Journal: In 1994, Guinness was approached by Charles Moore, the editor of the Sunday Telegraph, to keep a diary in 1995, from which he would publish two or three selections in the paper. Obviously, Moore recognized that what he got was a better product than he had bargained for, and the result is this book. Guinness was 81 during the year of his scribbling, and readers will hope that they are as vigorous and thought-provoking when they reach that age. The actor's comments on books, paintings, other actors, and the like reveal a sharp eye and an occasional endearing quirkiness?so much so that readers who finish the book will want to invite him to lunch. Perhaps as interesting as the book is the preface by John Le Carre, the author who created George Smiley and then watched Guinness bring him to life in a series of TV dramatizations. Le Carre says that Guinness is not a comfortable companion?but he says it so gracefully that Guinness forgives him, and so will you.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Near fine. First American edition-4th printing. Near fine condition.Viking,1997.First American edition-4th printing(5 7 9 10 8 6 4).Cream hardback with tan borders(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the cover) with Dj(very small tear,a couple of creases,nicks and scratches on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new,date wtitten inside the back cover,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.Nice and clean book.218pp including index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph From Library Journal: In 1994, Guinness was approached by Charles Moore, the editor of the Sunday Telegraph, to keep a diary in 1995, from which he would publish two or three selections in the paper. Obviously, Moore recognized that what he got was a better product than he had bargained for, and the result is this book. Guinness was 81 during the year of his scribbling, and readers will hope that they are as vigorous and thought-provoking when they reach that age. The actor's comments on books, paintings, other actors, and the like reveal a sharp eye and an occasional endearing quirkiness?so much so that readers who finish the book will want to invite him to lunch. Perhaps as interesting as the book is the preface by John Le Carre, the author who created George Smiley and then watched Guinness bring him to life in a series of TV dramatizations. Le Carre says that Guinness is not a comfortable companion?but he says it so gracefully that Guinness forgives him, and so will you.…

Condition: Fine. First American edition 4th printing (5 7 9 10 8 6 4) hard back binding in publisher's original dove white paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the burgundy cloth spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 214 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, $23.95. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0670875899 BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, drawings to the lining papers, silk ribbon marker. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xvi), 248 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading of the red colour to the spine, crease lines to the top of the spine, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. FOOD [Cuisine Française].…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed & dated by Alec Guinness in green ink on title page, UK 2nd printing, Fine-/Fine- DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has a light loss of glossiness, in new Mylar with price intact, no other markings found, not a remainder, slight bump at fore-edge of textblock.