Lot 166

Le Carré, John [Cornwell, David]

A full set of John Le Carré's works, many signed and in first edition, along with several proof and variant editions: 62 books

£3,500

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography

Auction: 9 October 2019 at 12:00 BST

Description

The Spy who came in from the Cold. Victor Gollancz, 1963, dustwrapper spine faded, lower panel slightly spotted, couple tiny closed tears; The Spy who came in from the Cold. Victor Gollancz, 1963, "Fourth Impression Before Publication", dustwrapper price clipped and slightly frayed and slightly spotted, owner's name on endpaper; The Le Carré Omnibus. Victor Gollancz, 1964. First edition, dustwrapper with a few short tears repaired on verso, a little dusty; Call for the Dead. Penguin, 1964, signed by the author on title, original wrappers; A Murder of Quality. Penguin, 1964, signed by the author on title, slightly rubbed; The Looking Glass War. Heinemann, 1965, signed on title, dustwrapper spine faded and very slightly rubbed at extremities; A Small Town in Germany. Heinemann, 1968, signed John le Carré aka David Cornwell on title, dustwrapper; The Naive & Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; The Naive & Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971, Uncorrected Proof, original grey patterned wrappers, wrappers slightly dampstained; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Hodder & Stoughton, 1974, author's signature on printed slip pasted to front endpaper, dustwrapper price clipped, 3mm. closed tear to head of spine; The Honourable Schoolboy. Hodder & Stoughton, 1977, author's signature on printed slip pasted to front endpaper, dust-jacket price clipped; Smiley's People. Hodder & Stoughton, 1980. First edition, author's signature on printed slip pasted to front endpaper, dustwrapper price-clipped; The Little Drummer Girl. New York: A.A.l. Knopf, 1983, number 788 of 1048 copies signed by the author, original buff and green cloth, slipcase;The Little Drummer Girl. 1983, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper spine faded; A Perfect Spy. Hodder& Stoughton/London Limited Editions Number 91 of 250 copies signed by the author and specially bound, quarter grey cloth, glassine dustwrapper worn and browned at spine; A Perfect Spy. Hodder& Stoughton 1986, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper, some faint spotting to text block, spine lightly faded; A Perfect Spy. Hodder& Stoughton 1986, Uncorrected Book Proof, original wrappers, frayed; The Russia House. Hodder& Stoughton 1989, London Limited Editions/Hodder& Stoughton 1989, number 14 of 250 copies signed by the author and specially bound, quarter green cloth, glassine dustwrapper; The Russia House. Hodder& Stoughton 1989, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; The Russia House. 1989, Presentation Book Proof, original wrappers; The Secret Pilgrim. Hodder& Stoughton 1991, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; The Secret Pilgrim. Hodder& Stoughton 1991, Publisher's Uncorrected Proof, original wrappers, a few slight marks; The Clandestine Muse. Newark: The JanusPress, for Charles Seluzicki Fine Books. Limited to 250 copies, signed by the author, original marbled wrappers; The Night Manager. Hodder& Stoughton 1993, signed on title, dustwrapper; The Night Manager. Hodder& Stoughton 1993, Uncorrected Proof, original wrappers; Our Game. Hodder& Stoughton 1995, 2nd impression, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; Our Game. Hodder & Stoughton 1995, signed by the author on title, variant dustwrapper, 3cm. split at right corner, slipcase; Our Game. Hodder& Stoughton 1995, dustwrapper; The Tailor of Panama. Hodder& Stoughton 1996, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper, couple small scratches to dustwrapper; Nervous Times. 1998, number 44 of 250 copies signed by the author, original blue morocco-backed boards; Sarratt and the Draper of Watford. 1999, 2 copies, signed by the author, one of each variant dustwrapper; Single & Single. Hodder & Stoughton, 1999, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; Single & Single. Hodder& Stoughton 1999, small format copy signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; Single & Single. 1999. Uncorrected bound proof, original wrappers; Single & Single. Hodder & Stoughton, 1999, Uncorrected bound proof, original white wrappers; The Constant Gardener. Hodder& Stoughton 2001, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; Absolute Friends. Hodder & Stoughton, 2003, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; Absolute Friends. Hodder & Stoughton, 2003 Uncorrected Advance Proof, original wrappers; The Mission Song. Hodder & Stoughton2006, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; The Mission Song. Hodder& Stoughton 2006, number 224 of 500 copies signed by the author, original black boards, slipcase;The Mission Song. Hodder & Stoughton 2006, Uncorrected bound proof, original wrappers; The Spy who Came in from the Cold. Fyfield: Oak Tree Press, [2008]. 8vo, comprising the preface and first four chapters of the book in an edition of 150 copies, this being letter 'X' of 26 copies bound in grey morocco with the embossed imprint of the Berlin Wall to the covers, signed by the author to the title-page with an autograph quotation; The Spy who came in from the Cold. Fyfield: Oak Tree Press, [2008], limited to 150 copies, this one number 30 of 124 copies in red half cloth, slipcase; A Most Wanted Man. Hodder& Stoughton 2008 number 797 of 1000 copies signed by the author for Waterstone's original black boards, slipcase; A Most Wanted Man. Hodder& Stoughton 2008, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; Our Kind of Traitor. Viking, 2010, Signed edition, original cloth, slipcase, unopened; Our Kind of Traitor. Viking/Hatchard, 2010, Number 25 of 500 copies signed by the author, original cloth, in original gilt lettered box; Our Kind of Traitor. Viking, 2010, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; Our Kind of Traitor. Viking, 2010, original wrappers; The Spy who came in from the Cold. Penguin, 2013, signed by author on title, dustwrapper, slipcase; A Delicate Truth. Viking, 2013, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; A Delicate Truth. 2013, Limited Edition Proof Copy; The Pigeon Tunnel. Viking, 2016, signed by the author, dustwrapper; The Pigeon Tunnel. Penguin/Viking, 2016, signed copy, original cloth, slipcase; The Pigeon Tunnel. Viking, 2016, Advance Uncorrected Proof, original wrappers; A Legacy of Spies. Viking/Penguin, 2017, limited edition, signed by the author, original grey cloth, slipcase, unopened; A Legacy of Spies. Viking, 2017, signed by the author, dustwrapper; all first editions except for 2 paperbacks & where noted; [Morrab Library, Penzance, Cornwall] Typescript of speech given by Le Carré at his election as President, dated 26 February 1997,13ppp., signed by le Carré at the head of page 1; Sisman, Adam John le Carré, 2015, signed by the author; and 1 volume by Peter Lewis on John le Carré (62)

Footnote

Note: A comprehensive collection of the works of John Le Carré, the nom de plume of David John Moore Cornwell. A former employee of MI5 & Mi6, Le Carré has written 24 novels, with the latest, Agent Running in the Field, due to be released on 15th October 2019. Le Carré's third novel, The Spy who came in from the Cold (1963) became an international best-seller and attracted some controversy in the depiction of western espionage methods as morally dubious. More recently, Le Carré's The Night Manager and The Little Drummer Girl have become critically acclaimed television adaptations.

Alongside many first editions of John Le Carré's novels, this collection includes several proof and limited editions, which are often difficult to come by. Only 100 copies of the limited signed edition of The Pigeon Tunnel were produced, whilst Our Game is a first edition first impression of the work and is included with its unusual cancelled dustwrapper.