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One book (Le Carre, first edition, signed) has gone missing from our shop.

08 March 2025

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Full Description and Details of the Incident

The book (Le Carre, first edition, signed) went missing sometime between February and March, either at our former location on 18 Upper Brook Street or at our new premises at 22 Charing Cross Road.

If any of the listed items have been found or if any further information is available, please contact ILAB or the reporting organisation / business.
REPORTING ORGANISATION / BUSINESS: Henry Sotheran Ltd
Contact: Chris Saunders
Email: books@sotherans.co.uk
Phone: 02074396151

Missing Items

A Murder of Quality

John LE CARRE

Original red boards, gilt to spine, in original dustwrapper; pp. [vi], 7-189, [iii]; upper board of wrapper with light crease towards foot; spine a little cocked, spine of wrapper slightly sunned, an attractive copy, nonetheless, of the author's very uncommon second book, the second to feature George Smiley.

Identifying Characteristics

Signed by John Le Carre to title page.

Edition First Edition
Imprint London
Publication Date 1962
Status missing
Publisher Victor Gollancz Ltd.
Lost in Transit Yes