Le Carre Omnibus: Comprising Call for the Dead and A Murder of Quality (First Edition) by Le Carre, John (1931-2020) - 1964

London: Gollantz, 1964. 3rd Impression. 288p, DW, slight edgewear to dust wrapper, VG

Great Britain: Gollancz, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Pages unmarked. Paper tanning. Dust jacket edge & shelf worn with scar over Le Carre's name on front cover, small tears and small pieces out along edges. Binding square & firm. .

Victor Gollancz, 1964. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1964. 3rd Impression. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Sticker and marking to front pastedown and endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/Very Good. First printing. Red boards with gilt spine lettering. Corners lightly bumped and spine heavily faded with light water spots. Contents clean and the text block is tight and square. Dust jacket with chipped corners, a couple of short tears and nicks at the edges, a large chip at spine foot affecting the publisher's name and a few faint water spots.

Gollancz, 1969-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-Library. Hardcover/Hardback. Original dust cover laminated on front cover. Well read copy with some spine wear but very useable.

London: Gollancz, 1964. A first edition, first printing published by Gollancz in 1964. A very good book without inscriptions in a very good unclipped wrapper with a little loss to the spine tips and corners and a few internal tape repairs to the foot of the spine - nicking to the edges. Rare.

Inscribed by Author(s) 0 First edition/First printing published by Victor Gollancz, London 1964. Comprising 'Call For The Dead' and 'A Murder Of Quality' VG clean and tight condition. No marks or inscriptions. Very occasional spotting. Red cloth covers are clean and bright.

Inscribed by Author(s) 0 First edition/First printing published by Victor Gollancz, London 1964. Comprising 'Call For The Dead' and 'A Murder Of Quality' VG clean and tight condition. No marks or inscriptions. Very occasional spotting. Red cloth covers are clean and bright.

London: Gollancz, 1964. A first edition, first printing published by Gollancz in 1964. A very good+ book, internally fine without inscriptions - fading to the book spine and one small stain to the spine. In a near fine supplied neatly clipped wrapper in lovely condition - no digit to the rear panel. Incorporating 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold', 'Call For The Dead' and 'Murder of Quality'.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7" by 5". None. An extremely scarce, proof copy of the Le Carre Omnibus. With a personalised presentation inscription to the title page from the author. Especially scarce with such a personalised inscription to the title page. 'For Eddy with fraternal affection - David aka John Le Carre'. Comprising two novels by John Le Carre 'Call for the Dead' and 'A Murder of Quality'.  'Call for the Dead' was Le Carre's first novel, and was first issued in 1961. It introduces John le Carre's recurring character, George Smiley. 'A Murder of Quality' was Le Carre's second novel. It continues the story of George Smiley. This is the only novel set outside the espionage community. This proof copy has Le Carre's occasional grammatical corrections in ink to the margins on pages 23 and 31.A very scarce uncorrected proof of this important espionage author's works. In the original paper wraps. Externally, sound. Chipping to the head and tail of spine.… Read More