Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [SIGNED AMERICAN FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING - BOOK AND DUST JACKET NEAR FINE, WITH PROVENANCE]

Le Carre, John

ISBN 10: 0394492196 / ISBN 13: 9780394492193

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1974

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # 004462

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [SIGNED AMERICAN FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING - BOOK AND DUST JACKET NEAR FINE, WITH PROVENANCE]
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394492196
• ISBN 13: 9780394492193
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

George Smiley is assigned to uncover the identity of the double agent operating in the highest levels of British Intelligence

Review

A great thriller, the best le Carré has written (Spectator)

John le Carré is the great master of the spy story . . . the constant flow of emotion lifts him above most novelists now practising (Financial Times)

A stunning story (Wall Street Journal )

Many readers obviously love reading their work. At a public appearance earlier this year, John le Carre confessed that he so loved doing the voices of certain characters that he had to stop himself writing them excessive parts. When you hear le Carre read, you realise how much all of his books are of a piece, all part of his creation of a consistent fictional world, with the same rhythms and ventriloquisms , sometimes almost croonings . . . great stuff. (Evening Standard)