Lot 181
Le Carré (John) A Perfect Spy, first edition, signed by the author "John Le Carré also known as David Cornwell", 1986.
Hammer Price: £850
Description
Le Carré (John) A Perfect Spy, first edition, signed by the author "John Le Carré also known as David Cornwell" on title, Autograph Letter signed by the author loosely inserted, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, light creasing to head, a near-fine copy, 8vo, 1986.
⁂ Le Carré's semi-autobiographical novel regarded by many as his greatest. Philip Roth called A Perfect Spy "the best English novel since the war".
Description
Le Carré (John) A Perfect Spy, first edition, signed by the author "John Le Carré also known as David Cornwell" on title, Autograph Letter signed by the author loosely inserted, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, light creasing to head, a near-fine copy, 8vo, 1986.
⁂ Le Carré's semi-autobiographical novel regarded by many as his greatest. Philip Roth called A Perfect Spy "the best English novel since the war".