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London: Hodder and Stoughton. Good. 1971. Uncorrected Proof. Original Wraps. 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.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; NOVEL, SPY, SPYCRAFT, MYSTERY, LE CARRE, UNCORRECTED PROOF, ESPIONAGE, ROMANCE, FICTION, LITERATURE, .

RACINE WISCONSIN by way of the ISLAND OF GUERNSEY. Very Good. 1857. Decorative Cloth. "In the month of March 1857 I was advised by my friends to buy a lot and build a house, what I did, I bought a lot on Barnstable Street from Mr I. M. James, for the sum of three hundred fifty dollars payable $50 cash, and the balance in two years at the rate of 12 percent interest, and as I had no money for building a house, I was obliged to borrow fifty dollars from Mr James Langlois at 10 percent, and sixty from Mr John Langlois……." So begins this fascinating mid 19th century financial diary and journal of account of money owed and money earned - but so much more given the personality of the writer! This 7 ¼" x 6" account book was written and kept by Joseph Du Four, a blacksmith by trade who was born in 1836 on the Island of Guernsey, and who came to America in 1854, finally settling in Racine, Wisconsin on November 26, 1855. (ref: History of the First Methodist… Read More