Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Signed by John Carré (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Signed by John le Carré First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1974. No previous owner's inscriptions or marks, contents and edges free of foxing. Top edge tint still bold. Covers are VG, in like original dust jacket. Not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR under his real name David Cornwell by way of decorative bookplate to half title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 349 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Spine is dark blue with cream lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price clipped from front flap from front flap, has mild discoloration along front tail edge, mild shelving wear along extremities including chipping to fore corners, joints, and two small closed tears along front head edge. Boards have mild bumping to fore corners and denting along spine head and tail; spine mildly cocked. Textblock head edge dyed violet; front free endpaper has large stain from publisher's adhesive. Signed flat by John Le Carré on laid-in (previously adhered) bookplate, bookplate has mild age-toning from adhesive. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 7. 1400029. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Signed by John le Carré First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1974. A near fine copy. No inscriptions or signs of ownership. Top edge tint still bold and bright, no bumping to corners or edges. In a near fine dust jacket that has no fading at all to spine. Not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR directly to half title page without dedication. Accompanying the book is a loosely inserted complementary hand written note from the author wishing the recipient a Happy Christmas from his Cornwall residence. "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" by John le Carré is a gripping espionage novel set during the Cold War. The story follows George Smiley, a retired British intelligence officer, who is brought back into the world of espionage to uncover a Soviet mole within the highest ranks of the British Secret Service, known as the Circus. Smiley must navigate a complex web of deceit, betrayal, and hidden identities as he delves into the past and present activities of his former colleagues. With meticulous detail and psychological depth, Le Carré crafts a thrilling tale of intrigue, loyalty, and the cost of espionage in a world where trust is a luxury. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The famous Karla/George Smiley Trilogy by John Le Carre. ALL BOOKS are 1st UK Editions, 1st Printings. Tinker Tailor and Honourable Schoolboy have Le Carre signatures. TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - 1st UK printing, 1974. A special Tinker Tailor genuine SIGNED card is laid in. A Near Fine/Near Fine book. Light foxing to the fore-edge and bottom edge, else a Fine unmarked book. The DJ has light foxing to the reverse side of the dust jacket, spine very lightly faded, else a beautiful clean unmarked book. Top edge stained plumb as issued. In a price clipped jacket which is nicely preserved in an archival jacket protector, though the spine has faded somewhat (as is so often the case). THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY - 1st UK printing, 1977. A Fine crisp, clean book, with a Le Carre signature affixed to the title page. In a Near Fine dust jacket with original price of £4.95 net in UK intact; the lamination is just starting to lift at the front joint. This copy in the less common black cloth binding with the much less common blank endpapers. Overall, a lovely copy. SMILEY'S PEOPLE - 1st UK Edition, 1979. A Fine unmarked book. As New. In the complete Dust Jacket with original price of £5.95 net in UK intact. The jacket is beautifully preserved and is like new. A better copy will be hard to find. A very attractive set of the 20th Century's best Cold War spy novels, with two signatures laid in. This three volume set will require extra shipping. Email for quote. Robust shipping. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st US Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by John Le Carre on a bookplate affixed to dedication page (signature only). $7.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Also includes several signed items from wonderful BBC 1979 TV Movie adaptation of novel. Attached to front end page is a B&W photo SIGNED by ALEC GUINNESS (played 'George Smiley'). Attached to first fly-page is a bookplate SIGNED by MICHAEL JAYSTON (played 'Peter Guillam') plus a another bookplate SIGNED by BERNARD HEPTON (played 'Toby Esterhase'). Attached on opposite page is a bookplate SIGNED by SIAN PHILLIPS (played 'Ann Smiley') and a cut-signature sheet SIGNED by ALEXANDER KNOX (played 'Control'). Laid-in is a handwritten thank you note SIGNED by ANTHONY BATE (played 'Oliver Lucon'); a small cut-signature return-address SIGNED by ALEC SABIN (played 'Fawn'); a card SIGNED by IAN BANNEN (played 'Jim Prideaux'); a card SIGNED by BERYL REID (played 'Connie Sachs'); a handwritten thank you note SIGNED by SIR JOHN STANDING (played 'Sam Collins'); and a image sheet SIGNED by TONY PIERCE-ROBERTS (cinematographer on series). ALSO: From the new 2011 Tomas Alfredson film adaptation of novel are laid-in a color image sheet of movie poster SIGNED and inscribed by TOMAS ALFREDSON (the film's Director); a small color photo SIGNED and inscribed by MICHAEL SARNE (was 'voice of Karla'); a color photo sheet SIGNED by CIARAN HINDS (played ' Roy Bland'); a card SIGNED by PETER STRAUGHAN (the film's Screenwriter); and a smalll color photo SIGNED and inscribed by COLIN FIRTH (played 'Bill Haydon'). Also includes original New York Times article on the 2011 film. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st Printing hardcover copy of Le Carre's novel "The Tailor of Panama"). Also laid-in is the original Philadelphia Inquirer obituary for Le Carre.Very special signed copy with unique signed movie tie-ins from some of Britain's finest actors for the Le Carre--Tinker Tailor fan or collector. Note: No International orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John le Carré ,Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Signed by John le Carré, postcard will be sent boxed and via a signed for method of postage Extra postage will be needed for overseas orders if the weight exceeds one kilo book is signed without dedication unless stated otherwise. All books come with a lifetime guarantee No Coa's issued unless the book originally came with one then it will be included with the book. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A superb later impression set of The Karla Trilogy, with all three volumes signed by the author on matching plates to the ffep: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ('This impression 1985' stated), The Honourable Schoolboy (6th impression, 1982), Smiley's People (4th impression, 1980). Each volume is Fine: tight and square binding in sharp blue boards; crisp and clean, presenting as unread (just a tiny trace of spotting to the top-edge of the page block of TTSS). The dustwrappers are Fine, or very nearly Fine (HS): bright, vibrant and unfaded; minor wrinkling to the spine tips of TTSS, a hint of rubbing to the extremities of SP, and a 6mm closed tear to the top of the spine of HS. The wrappers are presented in removable, archival-quality Brodart protective covers. Excellent copies with the distinction of the author's signature. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard. Postage within the United Kingdom is free; overseas shipping will require an additional shipping charge (to cost). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Editions, First Printings. Octavos, Three Volumes. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jackets. Volume 1 spine teal with white lettering. Volume 2 and 3 spines black with white lettering. Volume 1 dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "£2.95". Volume 2 dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price clipped. Volume 3 dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "£5.95". Minor chipping and tearing to Volume 1 dust jacket. Minor creasing to bottom right corner of front cover of Volume 1 dust jacket. Minor chipping and wear to edges and corners of Volume 2 dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to Volume 3. All volumes' spines slightly cocked. Slight age toning to edges of boards of Volume 2. Slight scuffing to edges of Volume 1 text block. Stain to outer edge of Volume 2 text block. Volume 3 text block clean. Previous bookstore sticker adhered to front pastedown of Volume 1. Volume 2 interior pages clean. All volumes signed by Le Carré on the title pages. Tinker Tailor and Honourable Schoolboy flat signed, Smiley's People signed and dated '15 iii '99'.Top edge of Volume 1 text block dyed faded red. CONTENTS: Vol. 1 "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", 349 pages - Vol. 2 "The Honourable Schoolboy", 532 pages - Vol. 3 "Smiley's People", 327 pages. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 6. 1399813. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. John le Carré aka David Cornwell (1974-79) 'The Karla Trilogy', all UK first editions, first printings, published by Hodder and Stoughton. All are signed and inscribed by the author on the respective title pages. The set consists of: 1) 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'; signed and inscribed: "For Leon | from John le Carré | 24 ii '99 | Leeds". In fine condition with just the top edge slightly faded. No previous owner's scribbles of any sorts and clean throughout. The dust jacket is NOT faded on the spine as almost always found, NOT clipped. Housed in a solander case produced by the Chelsea Bindery. 2) 'The Honourable Schoolboy'; signed and inscribed: "John le Carré | for | Harry Bracken". This is the rarer variant with blank endpapers, less common than the version with map endpapers. Near fine with Harry Bracken's name on the ffep. The dust jacket is NOT clipped. 3) 'Smiley's People'; signed and inscribed: "John le Carré | for Trevor | with best wishes | 11 Jan 85". In fine condition with no previous owner's scribbles of any sorts. All books are in great condition with light shelf wear only. The Karla Trilogy is probably the greatest achievement of spy fiction to date. A landmark book introducing and popularising an entire spy jargon to readers which is now frequently used in the genre. Largely inspired by the Cambridge Five scandal the books were an immediate success. Adapted into a British TV-series starring the great ALec Guinness, as well as a 2011 Blockbuster film starring Gary Oldman. Signed AND inscribed first editions of the Karla trilogy do not often appear on the market with the majority of specimen being 'flat signed'. Inscribed copies add the little bit of extra handwriting allowing us to verify the signatures as genuine more easily, and they bear more personality. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. John le Carré (2011) 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy', UK limited edition, published by Hodder & Stoughton. One of only 250 copies signed by the author John le Carré, the being no. 244. Designed by Paul Smith. Condition: a fine and unread copy and until recently still sealed in its original plasctic wrapper which we have opened to image the item as shown. A landmark book of spy fiction. Adapted several times as a TV-series; radio show as well as a Hollywood film. This is the only signed limited edition of the title ever produced. This first instalment of the Karla trilogy, and the novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) are the two works for which le Carré will best be remembered for. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" by John Le Carre. 1974 first UK edition first printing, double-signed by the author "John Le Carré alias David Cornwell - or the other way around!" on title, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing to head, small patch of laminate lifting at upper joint, faint rubbing to upper and lower edge, but a near-fine example generally. Rare double-signed and in such good condition without the usual fading to spine. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 spy novel by British-Irish author John le Carré. It follows the endeavours of taciturn, aging spymaster George Smiley to uncover a Soviet mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service. The novel has received critical acclaim for its complex social commentaryand, at the time, relevance, following the defection of Kim Philby. It has been adapted into both a television series and a film, and remains a staple of the spy fiction genre.[2][3] Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was followed by The Honourable Schoolboy in 1977 and Smiley's People in 1979. The three novels together make up the "Karla Trilogy", named after Smiley's long-time opponent Karla, the head of Soviet foreign intelligence and the trilogy's overarching antagonist. In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Inscribed by Author(s).

A first edition, first printing of 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1974. A very good book without inscriptions - SIGNED without dedication to the title page by Le Carre. Some spotting to the page edge. In a very good unclipped wrapper with a touch of fading to the spine. Some rubbing to the corners and extremities. With Hodder's review slip included. Also accompanied by a treen shoe snuff box, mid-19th century, with brass piqué inlay and sliding cover. The snuff box is from the estate John Le Carre (David Cornwell), having previously been sold by Rosebery Auctions.

A first edition, first printing of 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1974. A very good book without inscriptions - topstain a little faded with a little spotting to the page edges. In a very good lightly spine faded dust wrapper with some off-setting to the top of the front panel. Some rubbing to the corners. With a SIGNED portrait photograph of John Le Carre included.

A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1974. A fine book with one neat name to the half-title - SIGNED without dedication to the title page by Le Carre. In a fine neatly clipped wrapper WITHOUT fading to the spine. One touch of rubbing to the top of the spine - certainly the best example we have ever handled.

An uncorrected proof of Le Carre's masterpiece, published in 1974 by Hodder and Stoughton. With the rare proof dust wrapper. The book is without inscriptions with some rubbing and a little browning in place to the spine. SIGNED to a bookplate affixed to the title page, 'John Le Carre, aka David Cornwall'. The rare proof dust wrapper has wear to the corners and edges and a little sunning to the spine. Exceptionally scarce.

Three separate books, all first editions, first printings. Tinker Tailor, Soldier Spy published in 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy published in 1977; Smiley's People published 1980. All books are near fine/near fine. 'Tinker Tailor' is not price clipped, has a small thin stain to the foot of the inside of the wrapper and no inscriptions in the book - some light spotting to the page edges and prelims. SIGNED by the Author to the title page. 'The Honourable Schoolboy' is near fine - the DJ is not price clipped and has a little wear to the spine tips. SIGNED by the Author to the tile page. 'Smiley's People' - book but is fine and has no inscriptions (some light spotting to the endpapers) - not clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the title page. All now protected in Brodart wrappers. The first volume was the basis for the 1970s series starring Sir Alec Guinness and latterly the excellent motion picture featuring Gary Oldman. A near fine set and exceptionally scarce SIGNED. All books were signed at Hatchards in 2018.