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Le Carré, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$10.23 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This first edition is in good condition without dust jacket. A few marks present to the cover and some occasional foxing present to the pages. Otherwise a very good clean copy.
Seller: Our Kind Of Books, Liphook, United Kingdom
Le Carre, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: jacket is torn and chipped. some foxing. ownership stamp, sticker and inscription. some foxing. all pages appear present and legible. [SK]. all pages and plates are clear, legible and intact. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
le Carre, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., London,, 1971.
Price: US$15.88 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo; hardcover, with gilt spine titles and upper board decoration; 416pp., top edges dyed pink. Mild wear; some marks to the text block edges. Price-clipped dustwrapper is lightly rubbed with some mild edgewear (now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film). Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.
Seller: lamdha books, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
Le Carre, John. The Naive & Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small edge tears on jacket and marked. There is a previous owner's inscription on the front end page.Tightly bound. Complete with 416 pages. [Restored]13-03-2019. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Le Carre, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jacket is shelf rubbed with a few small closed tears. Boards are slightly edge rubbed. Binding is sound. The pages are clean with no inscriptions or annotations. Presents well in cellophane. r*27/07/2023. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Le Carre, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, United Kingdom, 1971.
Price: US$18.53 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first impression 1971 near fine hardback, light foxing to page edges, in a very good dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed, small closed tears, spine lightly sunned. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 416 pages.
Seller: M. C. Wilson, Perth, WA, Australia
Le Carré, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$21.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition 1st printing hardback in unclipped jacket. Book in VG+ condition, with no inscriptions, jacket with a bit of wear. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. I am happy to supply scans.
Seller: Mungobooks, Poole, United Kingdom
John Le Carré. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$22.89 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Edition 1971. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de ce livre à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Edition 1971. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.
Seller: Ammareal, Morangis, France
Le Carre, John. The Naive And Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London, 1971.
Price: US$23.06 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Book has no inscriptions , no spine lean , usual page toning with age ,top spine tip pushed , just a handful of foxing dots to age edges , in jacket that is not spine faded , not price-clipped showing £2.25 net on flap , no tears, no wear , front flap has a tiny corner missing, , not a remainder , not an ex-library copy. All orders are sent in quality inert removable dust jacket plastic, bubble-wrapped and in a strong box. We are a full time Independent bookseller established in 1999.
Seller: Alan White Fine Books, BRIGHTON, United Kingdom
John Le Carre. The Naive & Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$23.16 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Previous owner's name on first page. Marks, from adhesive tape, on end papers. Moderate age and reading wear. 416 pages. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0340156503. ISBN/EAN: 9780340156506. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55402.
Seller: Turn The Page Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
John Le Carré. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, GB, 1971.
Price: US$24.34 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. but bit bumped at top of spine. Entire DW has slight spine end wear.
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
Le Carré, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London, 1971.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: pp. 416. 8vo. Black binding with gilt lettering to spine. Light shelfwear. Dustjacket price clipped and slightly age tned; very good+ in very good+ dustjacket.
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
le CARRÉ, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Abrasion on front pastedown, tiny scuff marks on the cover with some spotting on the topstain, very good in a very good dust jacket with moderate edgewear, light toning, and a crease on the front flap.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Le Carré. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$32.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Caffrey Books, Oundle, United Kingdom
LE CARRE, John. THE NAIVE & SENTIMENTAL LOVER. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Minor soil to foredge of pages, NEAR FINE in dust wrapper with a touch of wear at spine ends.
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Le Carre John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$38.43 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: All books outside UK sent airmail and over £40 tracked and inside UK signed. PayPal accepted. All dust wrappers are film protected. First Edition - a novel. Original black cloth, gilt titling. Foredge a little marked and spotted. In dust wrapper very slightly worn at spine edges and price clipped.
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
LE CARRE, JOHN. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$44.88 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Some light foxing to the outer page edges; tape marks to the endpages. Dustjacket is clipped.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description:
Seller: Rexon Limited LLC, Parsippany, NJ, U.S.A.
Le Carre, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$52.36 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. Full black cloth. 416 pp. A few small stains and tape removal marks to endpapers. Dust jacket is price clipped, lightly worn to spine ends and corners, lightly age toned to flaps. This is John le Carre's sixth novel and his only non-genre novel.
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover first edition - First printing. His sixth novel, and the only one not set in the world of espionage. This is the story of the rise and fall of Aldo Cassidy, a successful inventor and businessman who is caught between the two sides of his nature. 416 pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket (original price of 2.25 net on dj flap) .
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Le Carre, John. The Naive & Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$64.04 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book and wrapper have light shelf wear and light spotting to page edges. NOT price clipped. Please contact for images.
Seller: Compass Books, Devon, United Kingdom
Le Carre, John. The Naive & Sentimental Lover // FIRST EDITION //. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: FIRST UK Edition with publishers pink/red tinted top edge. A Fine or Better volume. Clean, no markings at all. A near Very Good + dust jacket is NOT Price clipped, (with original price of 2.25.net (UK) on front flap.) Purple and red jacket with white flaps. Spine paper has very mildly sunned; very tiny edge nicks/crinkles to extremities. A great copy. A FIRST/FIRST. Mylar protected jacket.
Seller: Margins13 Books, Redmond, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$76.85 + shipping
Description: [Suspense] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.416. Publisher's black cloth blocked in gilt, grey endpapers, top edge tinted red, dust-jacket designed Tony Geddes. Light general handling, top edge dusty. Near fine in similar price-clipped jacket. The semi-autobiographical story of a man's post-marital existential crisis. This, Le Carré's sixth novel, was published the same year as his divorce.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
John le Carre. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stroughton, 1971.
Price: US$76.85 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition of The Naive and Sentimental Lover by John Le Carre (1971) First impression Medium format hardback in near fine condition There is a previous owner's inscription to back of front cover There is a very slight soft bump close to top of spine The top stain is unfaded No internal markings Pages clean, binding firm Some very minor wear to dust jacket, now in removable protective sleeve Published by Hodder and Stroughton
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
Le Carre, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton London 1971, 1971.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Description: 1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 416pp., Nice copy in like like unclipped & unfaded dust jacket
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Le Carré, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$96.06 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1971 Hodder & Stoughton hardback, 1st edition 1st impression near fine clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
le Carré, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$100.94 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 416 pages - unmarked black boards with facsimile signature in gilt on front - top page edges stained red - dustwrapper has very slight bumps on corners - owner's stamp on front endpaper.
Seller: Neville Wade, Berkhamsted, United Kingdom
LE CARRÉ, John.. The Naive and Sentimental Lover.. Hodder and Stoughton, London., 1971.
Price: US$121.68 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. 416 pages.Fine in near-fine, dustwrapper with a couple of small nicks.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
LE CARRE, John. The Naïve & Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971, 1971.
Price: US$121.68 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine black cloth with gilt spine lettering and facsimile signature on front board, very clean grey endpapers and equally clean pages. The dustjacket is very near fine, not price-clipped, with a fractionally lightened spine. A very nice copy of the author's sixth novel.
Seller: Shellhouse Books, Quinton, Northants, United Kingdom
Le Carre?, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. FINE- hardcover book in NEAR FINE+ dust-jacket. Gorgeous, bright dj with just a hint of edgewear. Previous owner signature on front free end paper. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not faded. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Le Carre, John.. The Naive and Sentimental Lover.. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1971.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First British Edition, First Impression. A Fine copy in black textured paper covered boards, in a Fine violet colored dustwrapper, price-clipped. 416pp. Le Carre's only "straight" novel not devoted to espionage or crime. Q17604
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Le Carré, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$158.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1971, Hardcover First Edition. A Fine unread As New Copy in a like price clipped Jacket - jacket comes in a removable, archival, mylar sleeve.
Seller: Anthony Clark, Wolfville, NS, Canada
LE CARRE, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$160.11 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Uncorrected proof copy. Some creasing, glue residue to half title (label removal?), top edge dusty, otherwise near Fine in printed wrappers with some marks and 'Canada - Musson's' in holograph on upper wrapper and date stamp on lower panel.
Seller: Kestrel Books and Gallery, Hereford, United Kingdom
Le Carre, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. London Hodder and Stoughton 1971, 1971.
Price: US$160.11 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1971. A very good book with no inscriptions - stain to the page edge. In a very good unclipped wrapper without fading and one small tape repair to the front corner. Some rubbing to the corners.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
John le Carré. The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed John le Carré. Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 1971.
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed by John le Carré First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1971. No inscriptions, no foxing or browning. Page block square and tight. Covers fine in a VG+ dust jacket, not price clipped. SIGNED by John le Carré by way of loosely inserted publicity photograph.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
John le Carré. The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed John le Carré. Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 1971.
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed by John le Carré First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1971. No inscriptions, no foxing or browning. Page block square and tight. Covers near fine in like dust jacket, not price clipped. SIGNED by John le Carré by way of loosely inserted publicity photograph.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
John le Carré. The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed John le Carré. Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 1971.
Price: US$288.19 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed by John le Carré First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1971. A VG copy that's free of any foxing or toning to contents or edges. No previous owner's inscriptions or marks. Covers clean and no rubbing or fraying. In like dust jacket. Not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR by way of bookplate to half title page.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Le Carre, John. Naive and Sentimental Lover, The. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Cover worn and fragile. Chips and warped paper on spine and to cover edges. First few pages dogeared. FITZ
Seller: Sumter Books (Manly, Inc.), Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
LE CARRÉ, John.. The Naive and Sentimental Lover.. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1971, 1971.
Price: US$320.22 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, of the author's sole non-spy novel, following a young man's love affair with the wife of a novelist. Octavo. Original black boards, spine lettered in gilt, facsimile of author's signature stamped on front cover in gilt, grey endpapers, top edge pink. With dust jacket. Couple of negligible bumps, pale foxing to edges, contents unaffected and clean; jacket unclipped, mild spine sunning, else bright, edges lightly rubbed with couple of nicks, gentle vertical crease to rear panel: a near-fine copy in very good jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$320.22 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition (first printing). This copy signed by the author by way of a title-specific bookplate pasted to the front free endpaper. 8vo. 416pp. Black cloth lettered in gold at the spine and with the author's holograph signature gold-stamped to the base of the upper board, and with the publisher's purple top-edge stain, which is just a little faded in places. Backstrip ends gently bruised. Some spotting to the fore edge, and a touch more to four or five preliminary leaves, and to the lower margins of a dozen text leaves. A very good copy in virtually fine non-price-clipped dust wrapper. The author's sixth novel, and only his second not to feature spymaster George Smiley.
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
John le Carré. The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed John le Carré. Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 1971.
Price: US$320.22 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed by John le Carré First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1971. A fine book that's unmarked throughout, with no foxing to contents or edges. Covers unblemished and top edge tint still bold. In original near fine price clipped dust jacket that has none of the usual toning to the colours on spine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to bookplate on half title page. "The Naive and Sentimental Lover" is a novel written by John le Carré, published in 1971. The story follows Aldo Cassidy, a successful businessman who becomes disillusioned with his conventional life and embarks on an affair with a younger woman, the enigmatic Shamus. As Aldo navigates the complexities of love, desire, and identity, he is drawn into a web of intrigue and betrayal that forces him to confront his own naivety and sentimentality. Set against the backdrop of Europe in the 1960s, the novel explores themes of existentialism, midlife crisis, and the search for authenticity. With his trademark prose and psychological insight, le Carré crafts a compelling tale that delves into the depths of human emotion and the complexities of relationships.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hodder & Stroughton Ltd., London. 1971. 416 pages. One of LeCarre's more elusive titles. First edition, first printing, stated. Original first issue DJ with 2.25 Sterling price intact on flap. Book is near fine as no flaws of note other than light rubbing along the edges and a slightly faded topstain. Side page edges show a handful of most minor specks (barely). FFEP has erased pencil price and bookseller's code. DJ is bright. Light chipping along the foot and crown of backstrip as well as corners. LeCarre's uncommon fifth novel. NF/VG
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
LE CARRÉ, John.. The Naive and Sentimental Lover.. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971, 1971.
Price: US$480.32 + shipping
Description: Uncorrected proof copy of the author's romantic satire, his sole non-spy novel, anticipating publication on 20 September 1971. Octavo. Original wrappers printed in black. Spine slightly toned, extremities a little creased, contents clean. A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Le Carre, John LeCarre, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$489.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate on the half title page. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Originial 2.25 english pound price still on the dustjacket flap. Top page edges are purple. 416 pages. A HANDSOME COPY FOR ANY LECARRE COLLECTOR. NOT an ex-library copy or a remainder. GIFT GIVING CONDITION.
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
le CARRE, JOHN.. THE NAIVE AND SENTIMENTAL LOVER.. Hodder and Stoughton, [1971]., London, 1971.
Price: US$575.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Fine in fine, bright, unfaded dust jacket. The rise and fall of Aldo Cassidy, a man caught between the two sides of his aspiring nature in his search and aspirations for life to provide him "something more." An exceptional copy.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
John Le Carre. THE NAIVE AND SENTIMENTAL LOVER. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$589.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Uncorrected proof copy, very scarce as such, of Le Carre's first novel departing from his famed espionage novels. The original cover is in somewhat poorer shape than the interior pages but overall good.
Seller: Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc., Cochrane, AB, Canada
Le Carre, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, U.S.A., 1971.
Price: US$727.38 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Near Fine Book & Near Fine Jacket, closed tear, rub to top edge, Signed ,First Edition First Print, in protective cover
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
LE CARRE, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$736.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Near Fine in dustwrapper (without the usual fading to spine).
Seller: Kestrel Books and Gallery, Hereford, United Kingdom
Le Carre, John. The Naà ve and Sentimental Lover.. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1971.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of le Carrà 's classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John le Carre on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Geddes. Loosely based on Le Carre's relationship with James and Susan Kennaway following the breakdown of his first marriage, The Naà ve and Sentimental Lover follows the story of Aldo Cassidy, a young entrepreneur who meets an aging writer and his beautiful wife with whom he develops a passionate relationship. Upon its release, the novel received mixed reviews, and prompted Le Carre's return to the spy genre and his most famous character George Smiley with the acclaimed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and subsequent sequels in The Quest for Karla trilogy.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$896.60 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first impression. Octavo, pp 416. Bound in black colour cloth covered hard boards with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt facsimile of the author's signature to the upper board. Complete with the original dust jacket which is unclipped (£2.25 net). SIGNED by the Author in black ink to the title page. Near Fine condition book which has a few scattered foxing spots to the edges of the page block only, and is clean and unmarked internally with no inscriptions etc other than the author's signature. In a Fine condition jacket.
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom
John le Carré. The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed John le Carré. Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 1971.
Price: US$960.65 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Naive and Sentimental Lover Signed by John le Carré First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1971. A fine copy with no name inscriptions or signs of previous ownership. Contents clean and unblemished throughout and no foxing to edges. Covers unmarked and have no bumping to corners. In a near fine dust jacket with no creasing, tears or loss. Not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR directly to title page without dedication.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$960.65 + shipping
Description: [Suspense] PROOF COPY. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.416. Publisher's grey paper covers, decorated with the publisher's logo, and showing titles, publication date and a price of £2.25 in green. Black ink ownership to reverse of front cover. Covers starting to come away from the spine towards the head. Toning and light staining to spine, with a few minor marks and light wear to covers. Light spotting and toning to edges; internally clean. Very good. This acclaimed novel follows Aldo Cassidy (the naive and sentimental lover), a successful, judicious man, wrenched away from the ordered certainties of his life by a sudden encounter with Shamus, a wild, carousing artist and Helen, his nakedly alluring wife. Cassidy, plunged into a whirlpool of recklessness and spontaneity, becomes a man bewildered and agonised as he is torn between two poles of a nature more complex than he had ever imagined.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
le Carré, John. The Naive and Sentimental Lover. Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.
Price: US$1024.69 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first impression (Hodder & Stoughton, 1971). Signed by the author to the title page. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and author's signature to upper board in gilt. A fine copy with a few marks to top edge; purple top-stain still nice and bright in a fine dust jacket with minimal fading to spine panel. A beautiful, crisp copy of the author's sixth novel.
Seller: Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Price: US$1857.25 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, UK, 1971. 1st edition. Original cloth gilt. Dustwrapper. Pp. 416. His fifth novel. Inscribed by the author to the title page: 'For Mr Johnson of W. H. Smith from John Le Carre with best wishes August 71'. Whilst we have been unable to discover more about 'Mr Johnson', we do know that Le Carre had been well-supported by the firm of W. H. Smith in his early career. Binding nice and tight with minor rubbing and creasing to the cloth to the spine. Pages very nice and clean. A near fine, tight clean copy in fine, very slightly rubbed, price-clipped dustwrapper. Inscribed copies in the year of publication of his novels are very scarce and this is a very nice copy indeed.
Seller: Hornseys, Ripon, United Kingdom
Price: US$1921.30 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Naive and Sentimental Lover Inscribed Signed by John le Carré First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1971. Completely unblemished throughout. Covers are near fine with gilt still very much bold. In a near fine dust jacket, which is without fading to spine and not price clipped. CONTEMPORARY SIGNATURE by John le Carré with date and location (Cafe Royal, July 1971) directly to title page. Attributes seldom seen.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom