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Village Books, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Village Books, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Sarratt: Village Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 9X6" 64pp. Illustrated. Enclosures of "The People of Sarratt on Midsummer's Day 21 June 1999" and a reorder form. Wear along the top edge of the dust jacket else a lovely copy of this most unusual fund raiser for two local charities. ; 8vo .

Hardback. Very Good.

1999. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. 64 p. 23 cm. B&w photos and colour art. Blue cloth in dustjacket. Moderate wear to jacket's extremites including white scuff on spine. "And other unlikely stories about Sarratt from international authors." Also includes Mikhail Lyubimov, William Petre, Kurt Willinger, "A Sarratt Insider," Alexander Norman, Rev. Edward Ryley. Enclosure: The People of Sarratt Midsummer's Day, June 21, 1999.

Village Books, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In Very Good Condition. Name Inside Front Cover. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Originally created to raise funds for two charities in the village of Sarratt in Hertfordshire. A collection of short stories. The book became well-known through the spy novels of John le Carré as the fictional location of The Nursery' Spy School. The first and most interesting story in this book is by le Carré himself. Other contributors to the book include Dennis Jenks (Editor), and Michael O'Donnell (Illustrator).

Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. c1999. Hardcover with dust jacket. Fine dark blue boards with near fine unclipped dust jacket having just a trace of creasing to the top extremities. Fold-ins have special offers that are valid to 2002 'unless there is a change of ownership' as part of the sponsorship package for the publication. Back cover has nine quotations from John le Carre's books and when published formed part of a competition to name the titles. Contents as new. Page 4 lists the contents & stories, it also suggests that there should be an enclosure 'The People of Sarratt Midsummer's Day, 21 June 1999 - this is not present. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages .

no place: Village Books, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by le Carre! First edition, 1999, hardcover with blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 64pp., illustrated in color and b&w with laid in "The People of Sarratt on Midsummer's Day 21 June 1999" pamphlet laid in. Book fine, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ fine, with publisher's sticker to front panel, in protective mylar wrap.

no place: Village Books, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by le Carre! First edition, 1999, hardcover with blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 64pp., illustrated in color and b&w with laid in "The People of Sarratt on Midsummer's Day 21 June 1999" pamphlet laid in. Book fine, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ fine, with publisher's sticker to front panel, in protective mylar wrap.

Sarratt Village Hall Trust England, 1999 UNUSUAL item for all John Le Carre collectore. Original silver lettered dark blue boards; colour pictorial (Sarratt churchyard at night) dust jacket, as issued. A fine copy. Produced by the Village of Saratt to raise funds for two local charities, this book includes illustrations by local artists and contributions from le Carré, Russian Mikhail Lyubimov (a Karla story), American Kurt Willinger, and Londoner Alexander Norman. Smiley fans will recall that Sarratt was the fictional location of the Circus's spy school. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

Published by Sarratt Village Books, Herts; 1999. 8vo. 64pp. First edition, first impression. Condition: Fine/Fine
Bound in original blue cloth boards with title in silver to the spine. The binding is square and tight and in very smart condition, with no marks or damage to speak of, save a touch of bumping to the spine ends. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and in beautiful condition, appearing barely read and practically as new.
The book is housed in its original first issue, pictorial dust jacket, with Sarratt Church by Moonlight to the front cover. It is in equally smart condition, vibrant and bright, with no signs of marking and with just a little wear to the corners.
In all, this is a very collectible and unusual item by le Carre a must-have for any collector of his work. It was produced by Sarratt village in order to raise funds for two local charities. It includes illustrations by local artists and contributions from le Carre, Mikhail Lyubimov, William Petre, Kurt Willinger, and Alexander… Read More

Village Books 1999 . FIRST EDITION (and first UK Edition) thus. Extremely rare due to private printing - to raise money for two local charities and in view of the upcoming millennium. FINE AS NEW 8vo Black Boards HB in FINE DJ with stories set in the small village. Includes village trading offers reclaimed by stamps (on flap of DJ none are stamped) - promo bookmark, list of village inhabitants as of Midsummers Day 1999 and also copy is signed by the editor Dennis Jenks to previous owners dated Dec 1999. Lovely volume, 64pp

Sarratt Village. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st edit, 1st imp, hbk, pub by Sarratt Village, mint book, no names or inscriptions, unopened, unread, 3 colour plates, black and white photographs throughout text, fine DJ, un-price clipped, the book was part of a Le Carré-sponsored project to raise funds for charities supporting the village of Sarratt, Hertfordshire, where le Carré had in his early novels set his training centre for British spies. The collection includes a story by former KGB Intelligence Officer Mikhail Lubimov. The dust jacket (with the flaps unstamped) has, printed on the rear panel, a quiz consisting of nine quotations from Le Carré's books all with some mention of Sarratt, the test being to identify the provenance of each. Accompanying this copy is the pamphlet, issued with the book, containing a list of the people of Sarratt as of 21 June 1999; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

[Village Books, Sarratt],, [1999]. 8vo., First Edition, with 3 full-page coloured illustrations and monochrome photographs in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. WITH THE 'PEOPLE OF SARRATT' BOOKLET LOOSELY INSERTED AND VOUCHER STICKER ON FRONT WRAPPER. This copy has the 'Sarratt Church by Moonlight' dustwrapper.

Sarratt: Village books, 1999. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6". None. An uncommon, first edition of this work produced by John Le Carre to raise funds for charities supporting Sarratt, Hertfordshire. This work was produced by John Le Carre and many others to raise funds for charities supporting the village of Sarratt, Hertfordshire. Le Carre set his early novels in Sarratt, as the location for his training centre for British spies. This anthology contains a story by a former KGB Intelligence officer Mihail Lubimov. With a label to the front wrap 'Gift Book of the Year'.Loosely inserted is a bookmark for this work advertising its publication, and the pamphlet listing the people of Sarratt on Midsummer's Day 21 June 1999. The flyleaf to this work remains unclipped and unstamped for coupons that can be redeemed when presenting this book to local establishments in Sarratt. For example, those dining in the local pubs can present this book for a free drink. There are small… Read More

Sarratt: Village Books 1999. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. A fine clean, square and tight copy, without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. With the additional stapled booklet laid in, as issued. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper. Signed by John Le Carré in black ink on the title page. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Sarratt; Village Books, 1999., 1999. Hard Cover. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 64. Blue cloth with silver titles to spine, with both of the TWO different issues of the unclipped pictorial dust-jackets. A Fine copy in like jackets. Boldly signed by John Le Carre to title page. A collection of short stories inspired by the beautiful English village of Sarratt, home to John Le Carre; the volume was produced to raise funds for the local parish church and village hall. Scarce.

Sarratt: Sarratt Village, 1999. Hardcover, 64 pages, illustrated with photos and reproduced paintings, 6 X 9 inches. The book comes with two different dustwrappers, also included is the booklet: " The People of Sarratt on Midsummer's day June 21 1999" and also a promotional and explanatory pamphlet for the book itself. Book and dustwrappers and both inserts are all in near fine condition. The book is flat signed by John Le Carre on the title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

[Watford: The Friends of Holy Cross Church and The Sarratt Village Hall Trust, 1999]., 1999. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Signed by le Carre. As new, unread copy in dust jacket. The basis for the book is to raise money for two charities; The Friends of Holy Cross Church for preservation of Sarratt's Holy Cross Church and The Sarratt Village Hall Trust for redevelopment and enlargement of the present village hall. John le Carre using his writer's imagination depicted Sarratt in his books as the fictional location of a training school for spies. Remember The Nursery? He has contributed an interesting short story about why he chose the village as the setting for his British spy school. Interestingly, another short story by the Russian author Mikhail Lyubimov entitled The Adventures of Colonel Karla in Sarratt sees the village as a tranquil rural backwater, where one can enjoy retirement. Also included are six other stories about the village by various authors. Beautifully illustrated in… Read More

London: Sarratt Village Books, 1999. Sarratt Village Books 1999. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED by John Le Carré on the title page, and with an enclosure listing residents of Sarratt on Midsummer's Day 21st June 1999. Publisher's blue boards with silver lettering to spine. Octavo. pp. 64. A book in Fine condition in a Fine dust-jacket which is not price-clipped.