Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by Le Carre, First Edition, Signed (31 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. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 355 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine olive green with black and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "$7.95". Slight age toning to edges of dust jacket. Slight wear to edges of boards, with a small bump to the rear top edge of board. Staining from non-archival tape to pastedowns and front free endpaper. Signed by Le Carré on title page. Top edge of text block dyed maroon. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 7. 1397242. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. HARDBACKS - A very good/ near fine set of titles, each of the three books have been warmly inscribed by the author without dedication. They are - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. A near fine book bound in the publisher's black cloth boards with bright unfaded gilt lettering to the spine. Clean with no bumping to the cloth, with no pushing to the spine tips. Internally, there is minor toning to the closed page block, but with no foxing or finger marks to the inner text. The red top stain has faded a little, but is still present. Inscribed by the author to the title page. The inscription reads - WITH MY BEST WISHES - / JOHN LE CARRE. The dust wrapper is in very good or better condition with some fading to the spine, but with no loss or tears, with the publisher's printed price of £ 2.95 net in UK present. The Honourable Schoolboy is a very good or better book bound in the publisher's black cloth boards with bright unfaded gilt lettering to the spine. Clean with no bumping to the cloth, but with just a little pushing to the spine tips. Internally, the page blocks are clean with a little sporadic foxing present. The inner pages a clean with no foxing or finger marks inset. Inscribed by the author to the title page. The inscription reads - WITH MY BEST WISHES - / JOHN LE CARRE. The book is the variant edition with the white end papers. The dust wrapper is in near fine condition with a hint of rubbing to the extremities, but with no loss or tears and with lovely colouring. There is a faint vertical crease line to the front end paper. No published price as printed. Smiley's People is a near fine book bound in the publisher's blue cloth boards with bright unfaded gilt lettering to the spine. Clean with no bumping to the cloth, but with just a little pushing to the spine tips. Internally, the closed page blocks are clean with a little sporadic foxing present. The inner pages a clean with no foxing or finger marks inset. Inscribed by the author to the title page. The inscription reads - JOHN LE CARRE / AKA / DAVID CORNWELL. The dust wrapper is fine condition with no loss or tears and with lovely colouring. No fading to the red portion of the lower spine. The publisher's printed price of £5.95net in UK is present to the lower front flap. An attractive set of books, each title having a lovely author inscriptions inside of them. Scarce thus. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Printed 1974" and NO later date printed on the copyright page. This copy is SIGNED by John Le Carre on a tipped in page. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with light wear to the edges. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's printed price present. The book s bound in the publisher's black cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with some discoloration to the page edges. There is NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

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: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, NICE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Decorative, blank bookplate on front pastedown. NOT A REMAINDER. FIRST PRINTING. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. 355 pages. (note: image next to listing may be a stock image not representative of Hodder dustjacket.) COLLECTIBLE COPY. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine to fine copy in black boards with gold gilt lettering on the spine and on the front board in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket showing a price of $7.95. DJ would be fine but for a crease along the front inner flap running from top to bottom ( see picture). SIGNED BY JOHN LE CARRE DIRECTLY ON THE TITLE PAGE WITH A SLIP PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR STATING " WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF JOHN LE CARRE" This is a lovely clean tight copy with no markings, rarely seen in this condition and with signature directly on the title page, with provenance. Provenance will be provided in the form of a copy of an exchange of emails with the author's representaive. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. FIRST. A FINE FIRST EDITION IN NEAR FINE DJ. SIGNED ON BOOKPLATE. PRICE ON DJ NOT PRICE CLIPPED. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1974-77-80). A SIGNED SET of the 'Karla' Trilogy. All three titles are the First UK printings published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1974, 1977 and 1980 respectively and have been signed by the late John Le Carré to the title page. The set comprises: Volume 1: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (London: Hodder & Stoughton 1974). First UK Edition. Black boards in fine condition, clean end-papers, very clean pages, no foxing whatsoever to the page block edges or to the end-papers, top-stain lightly faded in part. Signed in black by the author on the title page without dedication as "David Cornwell/ aka/ John Le Carré". The £2.95 net dustwrapper is very near fine with slight paling to the spine, and shows well. The first impression of Le Carré's first novel in the Karla Trilogy, in which George Smiley makes his fifth appearance as a 'master of the black arts of deceit' in British Intelligence. Volume 2: The Honourable Schoolboy (London: Hodder & Stoughton 1977). First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Plain (second issue) end-papers. No foxing. No offsetting. A near fine copy in like price-clipped dustwrapper with some very minor rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Signed by the Author (without dedication) as John Le Carré to the title page. Volume 3: Smiley's People (London: Hodder & Stoughton 1980). First UK Edition, First Impression. Signed by the late John Le Carré to the title page. Publisher's blue boards with gilt spine lettering. A fine copy (with NO FOXING) in like dustwrapper (priced £5.95 to the inside flap) with no spine fade. Signed in black ink by the Author to the title page as "John Le Carré". John Le Carré's magnum opus. All 3 books housed together in a quarter black morocco clamshell box. Photographs/scans available upon request. Signed by Author.

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: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Stated first edition, no later printings. Flat signed by author on title page. Book is very good or slightly better, free of former owner writing or bookplates, publisher's brown top edge. This is not the book club issue, no club blindstamp on rear board. Modest fox spots to side edges of mid to bottom front fly and light rub to spine. The vg or slightly better dust jacket has minor rub to edges. Not price clipped ($7.95). Jacket will arrive in a fresh mylar cover. It's been a long time since I have read as good a serious spy novel (no wild adventures, no super-tough guys, no improbable women--just real people in a real world of espionage that you just know has to be the way it really is) This book is the basis for the movie of the same name. * (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) * ; 8vo; Signed by Author.

First editions of each title in the authorâs acclaimed Karla Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth. From the library of English writer, editor, and broadcaster Edward Anthony Thompson, also known as Anthony Lejeune. Anthony Lejeune was known for his weekly radio talk London Letter that was broadcast in South Africa for nearly 30 years and for his crime novels and writing about the history of London's gentleman's clubs. He also produced a number of political books written from a conservative point of view. Each volume is near fine in a very good dust jacket. John le Carrà 's Karla Trilogy, consisting of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy, and Smiley's People, represents a seminal contribution to the genre of espionage literature. The trilogy is lauded for its complex narrative structure and its deep psychological insight into both its characters and the geopolitical context of the Cold War. Le Carrà 's portrayal of the Soviet intelligence operative Karla and his British counterpart George Smiley is notable for its nuanced exploration of themes such as loyalty, betrayal, and the ethical ambiguities inherent in espionage. The series is acclaimed not only for its intricate plotting and character development but also for its sophisticated critique of the moral and political dimensions of intelligence work, solidifying le Carrà 's reputation as a leading figure in modern literary fiction.

8vo. 3 volumes, set. First editions. Original hardcovers, gilt. Volume 1: text block edges a little tanned and spotted. Small stain to the lower half of the d/w spine. Volumes 2 & 3: D/ws slightly rubbed at the spine heads. Label, signed in black ink, to each title page. All jackets unclipped. Near fine in near fine d/ws. Memorably adapted for television with Alec Guinness and for film with Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor exposes a mole at the top of the British Secret Service.The Honourable Schoolboy takes the fight to Karla in the Far East. Smiley's People was dedicated to the author's sons, including Nicholas, aka Nick Harkaway, who has now published his own novel, featuring George Smiley, Karla's Choice. Three classics of espionage fiction all signed by John le Carré (David Cornwell).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A complete set of first editions, first impressions of the three books comprising the Karla Trilogy, all of which bear the cut signature of the author affixed to the front endpaper or half-title. A few isolated instances of minor rubbing to board edges, otherwise excellent. Smiley's people is price-clipped; some rubbing here and there to the edges of the other dust jackets with some of the usual fading to the spine panel of vol I. The Honourable Schoolboy shows some rubbing and chipping to edges, most notably to spine head. Very good overall. Signed by Author(s).

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. 1st Edition. First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a fine unclipped dust jacket. The book is not signed by the author. Includes a loose first page from the novel, annotated and signed by the author in his hand "John Le Carre burnt the first version of this novel. This was the beginning of the new beginning.John Le Carre". Le Carre offered an explanation for the writing of this novel in a 2011 introduction to a later edition of the novel as he originally began to compose the story without flashbacks. Frustrated with the attempt, Le Carre burnt the first version of the manuscript and reworked, with flashbacks, and published in 1974 the final version. 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).

[Espionage thriller] ALL FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED in 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 Kong/China map endpapers to second volume (the earliest issue), photographic dust-wrappers. Signed directly to title page (without dedication) in blue ballpoint. A moderately used set with some acceptable wear, dustiness/spotting to edges, jackets not clipped, some edge wear, gently sunned to spines, a few short tears to crown of second volume with a few small tape strips to reverse side. Shows well. The author's masterwork, a thrilling elegy for post-imperial Britain. 'Tinker Tailor.' was the basis for the Oscar-nominated 2011 film starring Gary Oldman. From the collection of distinguished French literature scholar Artine Artinian (1907-2005), with his elegant bookplate to pastedown. Artinian edited and published the complete short stories of Guy de Maupassant, plus criticism and bibliography. Listed in The Observer's All-Time 100 Best Novels [2003] and The Times' NovelList 60 Greatest Books Poll [2013]. See also Haining: Crime Fiction, p.208.

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 fatherâ"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. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy garnered instant praise for Le Carre as "[t]he premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time" (Time). "Le Carre is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster" (Newsweek). Le Carre's inspiration drew from his experience of the revealing of the Cambridge Five traitors in the 1950s and '60s (Anthony, 2009), and the novel's popularity can be seen in relation to those shocking events. In 2011, the novel was adapted into a successful film, starring Gary Oldman and Colin Firth, and it received three nominations at the 84th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Actor. This successful production is but one of Le Carre's numerous accolades in espionage fiction. He was awarded both the Helmerich Award and the Goethe Medal, and, in 2008, The Times ranked Le Carré 22nd on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.".

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. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy garnered instant praise for Le Carre as "[t]he premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time" (Time). "Le Carre is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster" (Newsweek). Le Carre's inspiration drew from his experience of the revealing of the Cambridge Five traitors in the 1950s and '60s (Anthony, 2009), and the novel's popularity can be seen in relation to those shocking events. In 2011, the novel was adapted into a successful film, starring Gary Oldman and Colin Firth, and it received three nominations at the 84th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Actor. This successful production is but one of Le Carre's numerous accolades in espionage fiction. He was awarded both the Helmerich Award and the Goethe Medal, and, in 2008, The Times ranked Le Carré 22nd on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.".

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. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy garnered instant praise for Le Carre as "[t]he premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time" (Time). "Le Carre is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster" (Newsweek). Le Carre's inspiration drew from his experience of the revealing of the Cambridge Five traitors in the 1950s and '60s (Anthony, 2009), and the novel's popularity can be seen in relation to those shocking events. In 2011, the novel was adapted into a successful film, starring Gary Oldman and Colin Firth, and it received three nominations at the 84th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Actor. This successful production is but one of Le Carre's numerous accolades in espionage fiction. He was awarded both the Helmerich Award and the Goethe Medal, and, in 2008, The Times ranked Le Carré 22nd on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST. ALL THREE VOLUMES ARE VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTINGS WITH TIPPED IN SIGNATURE IN VOLUME ONE. LAID IN SIGNATURE. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by John Le Carre on a laid in signature. An attractive dustjacket that has some fading to the spine. The book is bound in the publisher's black cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy in collector's condition. Signed 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 - 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.