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John Le Carre. The LeCarre Omnibus. Victor Gollancz london, 1964.
Price: US$116.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: second printing includes Call for the dead, A murder of Quality, dj a bit tattered now protected. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada
Price: US$131.94 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$307.86 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST OMNIBUS EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE, NO JACKET. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 288 PAGES. CLOTH SPINE SLIGHTLY FADED WITH A CREASE TO BOTTOM OF SPINE, NAME TO FRONT ENDPAPER WITH VERY LIGHT BROWNING TO ENDPAPERS, VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR BLEMISH TO PAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH MAJORITY OF PAGES CLEAN & FREE OF FOXING. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Le Carre, John. The Le Carre Omnibus. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1964.
Price: US$346.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$378.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Omnibus Edition / Third Print. Hardback copy in red cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (18/-net) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 288pp. Signed and inscribed by author in blue ink to bookplate pasted to title page. Not library copy, foxing to page block, wear and marks to dustjacket. (59/2)
Seller: CURIO, Grimsby, N. E. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Price: US$410.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST OMNIBUS EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL & CORRECT FIRST EDITION DUST JACKET PRICED AT 18s WITH X25 TO REAR OF JACKET. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES. TWO SMALL MARKS TO INNER FLAPS OF JACKET, SMALL MINOR TAPE MARKS TO CORNER OF BOARDS WITH SIMILAR SMALL TAPE MARKS TO ENDPAPERS & HALF TITLE, PAGE FORE-EDGES FOXED WITH THE VERY ODD SPOT OF LIGHT FOXING TO TEXT PAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY WITH JACKET VERY BRIGHT WITH NO CHIPPING OR TEARS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JACKET HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVER THAT MAY SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS OR WRINKLES IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Le Carre, John. The Le Carre Omnibus. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1964.
Price: US$423.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Dust jacket is not price clipped (retaining publisher's printed price of 18/-), and has minor tanning in bands on the rear panel. After the resounding success of "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold", this omnibus edition collects Le Carre's first two novels. 288 pages. A very nice copy.
Seller: Purpora Books, Comox, BC, Canada
Price: US$506.69 + shipping
Description: (London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1964). First UK Edition. Publisher's red boards with gilt spine lettering. A fine bright copy in a near fine price-clipped D/W. The D/W does not have the "X 25" to the rear panel although is, otherwise, identical to the first impression D/W in every respect. The D/W has NO TONING, NO STAINING and NO DARKENING and is a SUPERIOR EXAMPLE of a FRAGILE DUST WRAPPER and needless to say, NO RESTORATION. A very nice copy indeed. This is the Author's fourth book which is a re-issue of his first two books neither of which had sold particularly well in their original first editions. With the success of "The Spy who Came in from the Cold" the publisher (Gollancz) wanted to capitalise on the huge success and issued this Omnibus edition. Nothing like as scarce as "Call for the Dead" or "A Murder of Quality" but still an uncommon book. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Price: US$606.32 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Red boards with gilt spine lettering. Binding is firm and square. Inside clean, no foxing, marks or inscriptions. In the original, first issue, unclipped dust jacket priced 18/-, and X25 on rear panel. Dust jacket with light toning, neatly repaired tear to back panel, 2 small closed tears to rear side and slightest wear to extremities. 288 pp., 19 x 12,5 cm. Dust jacket now in removable protective sleeve. Fine book in very good/near fine dust jacket.
Seller: Concept Books, Veldhoven, Netherlands
Le Carre, John. Le Carre Omnibus. London Gollancz 1964, 1964.
Price: US$769.66 + shipping
Description: 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'.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
John Le Carré. Le Carré Omnibus. Victor Gollancz, 1964.
Price: US$833.80 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: LE CARRÉ, John. The Le Carré Omnibus. London, Victor Gollancz, 1964. First joint edition of Le Carrés first two novels, Call for the Dead and A Murder of Quality, in the original bright dust jacket. Following the success of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), two of Le Carrés earlier novels were re-released together for the first time in The Le Carré Omnibus. Originally published in 1961, Call for the Dead is the authors debut novel; it introduces his recurring character George Smiley and the Circus, a fictional version of British Intelligence based on MI6. A Murder of Quality, Le Carrés second novel from 1962, continues Smileys story and is his only book set outside the espionage community. Octavo, pp. 288; near fine; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, near fine yellow dust jacket printed in black and red (dust jacket slightly creased and stained, trace of sticker to spine).
Seller: CASSIUS&Co., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$5066.91 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: HARDBACK - A near fine book that has been boldly signed by the author to the title page. The red cloth boards are very clean indeed with the most minor bumping to the spine tips, with no bumping to the books corners. Internally, the pages are clean with no foxing or finger marks present to the inner text. Signed JOHN LE CARRE / AKA / DAVID CORNWELL. The dust wrapper is in very good or better condition with no toning to the spine, also with a clean rear panel. There is a small chip to the bottom corner of the front panel, with the dust wrapper neatly price clipped. The X25 is present to the bottom corner of the rear panel, denoting the correct first issue dust wrapper. A most attractive example, and quite scarce in such nice condition, made much scarcer with the authors signature present
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom
John Le Carre. The Le Carre Omnibus. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1964.
Price: US$8658.64 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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. Light tidemarks to the head and tail of front wrap and to the spine. Proof stamp to the front wrap. Front hinge is tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Gift inscription from the author to the title page. Le Carre's grammatical correction to page 23 and 31. Pages are bright and clean. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom