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John Le Carre. A Murder of Quality. Gollancz, London, 1962.

Price: US$682.26 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: HARDBACK - A good only copy bound in the publisher's red cloth boards with fading to the spine. There is a mark to the front of the board where a label has been removed and general soiling. Internally, there is an owners inscription to the front end-paper. The inner text has been well read with sporadic soiling to some of the inner pages. There is a 3670B written in blue ink to the verso of the title page, but no library stamps to the copyrite page or to any of the inner text. A well read book, but the correct first edition, and not an ex-library copy. No dust wrapper.

Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom

LE CARRE_, John.. A MURDER OF QUALITY.. Victor Gollancz,, London,, 1962.

Price: US$1819.36 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 144. Original publisher's red cloth lettered gilt at the spine. A little faded at the spine, spine slightly marked. Near very good clean slightly used copy with clean text. No inscriptions. The true first edition. No d/w.

Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom

LE CARRE JOHN. A Murder of Quality. Gollancz, London, 1962.

Price: US$6491.23 + shipping

Description: First UK Edition. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Superbly rebound by the world-renowned Bayntun-Riviere of Bath. Sumptuously re-bound in full red morocco with all edges gilt, 5 raised bands (lined in gold) to the spine with title blocked in gold in panel 2 and author's name blocked in gold in panel 3, black, red and gold marbled end-papers and single-line gilt border to both the front and back boards. John Le Carre's autograph blocked in gold to the front board. Becoming very scarce indeed. Inscribed by the Author in 1997 to the title page: "For Kate,/ with my best wishes/ John Le Carre/ Cornwall/ 14 Jan '97". Further details as to the provenance can be suppled. It would grace any collection of modern first editions. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom

Le CARRE, John. A Murder of Quality. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1962.

Price: US$9500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. Tiny bookstore label on the front pastedown, foxing on the foredge and in the margins (mostly the first several leaves), and dampmark on rear endpaper, a very good copy in else near fine dustwrapper with crease to the front flap and some light restoration at the spine ends and to seal a tear on the front panel. A presentable copy of the author's very uncommon second book.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

John Le Carre. A Murder of Quality. Gollancz, London, 1962.

Price: US$12345.69 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: HARDBACK - A very good copy bound in the publisher's red cloth boards with bright gilt lettering to the spine. There is pushing to the spine tips, but with this exception, the boards are very clean indeed with no fading to the spine. Internally, there is a small book seller's label to the bottom corner of the front pastedown. The inner text is clean, but there are a couple of spots to around six pages. Free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. The neatly price clipped dust wrapper is in near fine condition. There are two small closed tears, one at the tip of the spine, the other to the base of the spine. Aside from the two small tears, the dust wrapper is in lovely condition with bright yellow panels, free of any marks or stains, also with a very clean spine.

Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom