John Le Carré is the pen name for author, "David John Moore Cornwell". He is best known for his espionage & spy novels.
In this fictional book, Single & Single is a London firm of financiers dragged into criminal activity involving a Russian crime syndicate and the repercussions and risks for those involved. Mix of corruption, gangsters, murder, Cold War spycraft, deceipt; and perseverance.
Reviews of "Single & Single":-
- 'Single & Single manages to make some serious points about history amid a riot of whoops and skips, genre flourishes and delighted winks to the gallery' - The Guardian
The first US Edition of "Single & Single" was published by Scribner on 2 March 1999 (ISBN10: 0670884715). The first UK Edition was also published in 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (ISBN10: 0340738979). The US and UK editions have different dustjackets.
The Fine Art Hut offers for sale the first UK edition, first printing of "Single & Single", (ISBN10: 0340738979), noting the number line 1 to 10 on the copyright page, published in 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton, London.
Single & Single | John Le Carré (First UK edition, First printing)
Title: Single & Single
Author: John Le Carré
Edition: First UK edition, first printing
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London | Printed & bound in Australia by Griffin Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336 pages
Dust Cover: Dustjacket photos/design by Ed Eckstein and Douglas Brothers. Shelf wear. Slight creasing to upper dustjacket edge.
Condition: Blue boards. Title and author written in silver to spine. Small pen line to front end paper. Very slight foxing to end papers. Binding tight. No rips. Pages clean and legible.
ISBN: 0340738979