Description
Signed first of The Russia House by John le Carré, published in London by Hodder & Stoughton in 1989.
Octavo, 344pp, [2]. Beige cloth spine, title stamped in blue. No additional printings noted. Appears unread. In the publisher’s fine dust jacket, retail price on the front flap, a bright example.
Signed on the dedication page by the author.
David Cornwell (1931-2020) was a British author who wrote under the pen name of John le Carré. In 1961, while working for British intelligence, le Carré, published his first novel, Call for the Dead. With his third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), le Carré, became an international best-selling author, and he soon began writing full-time. Many of the author’s works are spy novels set during the Cold War. Several were made into movies. In 2008, The Times of London included John le Carré, on its list of “50 greatest British writers since 1945.”
