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Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Co., 1957. Fine, but for 1 sm bump, bottom front and browning to front (map) endpapers (probably cause by laid-in newsprint), going through to next (blank) page, where Herb signed in ink.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Thollander, Earl. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Mysterious Press, 1984. This "tale of murderous violence precipitated by uncontrolled lust" follows other classics in this genre by the author. HB has light foxing to top of pages. Jacket shows edgewear, rubbing and a few small scrapes.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, 1956. Stated 1st ed., second state, full gray cloth; fine, but for bump to rear foreedge, w sl page browning, VG dj, few small chips, creases and sm tears bottom of rear panel. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Random House, Inc., 1994. The author's first mystery in Fine/Fine condition. A really beautiful copy.. First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Coward, McCann, 1965. First US Edition in Near Fine/Fine condition. The book has light edgewear at top edge and two small white spots at top of rear pastedown. Jacket is rubbed and shows some edgewear. First US Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Granta, 1991. This non-fiction piece by Le Carre first appeared in the paperback magazine Granta #35. The theme for this edition was titled "The Idea of Switzerland" and Le Carre chose the story of Brigadier Jean-Louis Jeanmaire as his subject. This copy is bright and clean.. First US Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Heinemann, 1965. First Edition in Fine condition, without jacket. There are two gray spots on front pastdown.. First UK. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Knopf, 1986. A very nice copy in Fine/Fine condition. Jacket is lightly rubbed, shows some edgewear, especially to top edge.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Knopf, 1972. First US edition of Le Carre's sixth book in Fine/Good condition. The jacket is not price clipped but has a significant tear and creasing at the front, top corner.. First US Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1984. Author's first novel in Near Fine/Near Fine condition. HB shows light edgewear. DJ also shows light wear and there is a small tear (1/4") at top of spine.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1964. Full blue cloth, with bright flawless white stamping on front and spine, including umbrella (for those rainy days in LA) faint dampstain top of pageblock, near foreedge (1") and 1/2" down foreedge of textblock, but NOT bleeding into pages, some darkening to edges of page block; small light spot bottom of back board; DJ VG, with edgewear and tiny tears, plus creasing and small chips to top of spine. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 1986. Book and DJ in Fine/Fine condition. DJ in mylar jacket and has slight edgewear. First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Inst, 1984. Very Near Fine, in like DJ, both first state, with requisite points of issue: ISBN lower back full red cloth binding panel, 18 lines of type on copyright page, no number row and no printing history on the copyright page, DJ has no price, ISBN bottom rear, 6 blurbs (Higgins, Wambaugh, Cussler, Beach, Moore, Turner); very little wear to cloth, just bottom of spine and (slightly) bottom front corners, boards just barely shy of completely flat when closed, silver stamped spine titles bright and flawless, tiny light spot on back board, near edge, 1" slightly dark spot top edge of back board, near spine, corresponding faint dampstain to back of DJ, which has only light edgewear and a bit of scuffing. A Darn Nice Copy!. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merririll, 1942. Very Near Fine, a few edge dings and wear, plus apparent rubbed remains of oval bookstore sticker on back pastedown, with adjacent rubbing; DJ price-clipped, with edgewear and few tiny tears and creases. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Chappell, Warren. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday and Co., 1993. The first Eva Wylie mystery in Fine/Fine condition. HB has very light edgewear. DJ lightly rubbed.. First US Edition. Cloth & Boards. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday and Co., 1992. An Anna Lee Mystery in Fine/Near Fine condition. DJ is lightly rubbed and has some light creases on the back.. First US Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribners, 1988. Liza Cody introduces a new character in this suspensce novel. A beautiful copy (F/F) in mylar cover.. First US Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribners, 1984. Third book in the Anna Lee series. Appears unread with a binding flaw to rear board, two small marks on front board, light foxing top of pages. DJ lightly rubbed and beginning to tan at top and bottom of back cover.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribners, 1985. An Anna Lee Mystery in Fine/Fine condition and signed by the author on the title page. DJ lightly rubbed, in mylar cover.. Signed by Author. First US Edition. Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Macmillan Co., 1946. Small bump top near spine, sl edgewear to spine ends, pages and ep's sl tanned; DJ few scuffs, edgewear, couple small tears, corner-clipped, $2.50 price shows at bottom of flap. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.