le Carré, John (1965) ‘The Looking-Glass War’, UK signed first edition

John le Carré (David Cornwell) (1965) ‘The Looking-Glass War‘, UK first edition, first printing, published by Heinemann. Signed and inscribed by the author: “John le Carré for Elias Kanner, 18 Sept 81, N.Y. [New York]”

Provenance: we obtained the books from a reputable auction house in New York along many other signed books. The signature is authentic unlike many ‘flat signed’ copies on the market where the provenance is guess work at best.

Condition: a near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. Hardly any trace of shelf wear. About one milimter of a lean. No previous owner’s scribbles, no bumps, no foxing. Dust jacket is not price clipped, but is faded on the spine as the majority of copies are. Fortunately the spine has not gone completely white.

Le Carré’s fourth novel featuring the iconic character George Smiley.