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Le Carre, John : Absolute Friends

Hodder & Stoughton, 2004

ISBN 0340832878

The jacket is slightly shelf rubbed.Signed by author.Internally clean.Tightly bound.EK.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

Le CARRE**, JOHN: : ABSOLUTE FRIENDS

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2004.

ISBN 0340832878.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - descending.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,wrap-around purple background to front+rear panels - spine/backstrip sunned/faded to blue/grey - front of dw/dj with author’s capitalised, embossed,matt white-lettered name,and capitalised,glossy embossed red-lettered title with a glossy red silhouetted male figure within letter O of JOHN of author's name and a matt white silhouetted male figure in the O of ABSOLUTE of the title.Spine/backstrip with sunnded/faded with author's capitalised,matt white-lettered name,capitalised,glossy,embossed off-white lettered title with both silhouette figures also faded and publisher's flat printed, capitalised,matt white-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel with 5 critics' white+red lettered reviews and names respectively. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present - and minimal creasing to top edges.Top+fore-edges bright, crisp and clean with minimal ageing/toning and without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread apart from my collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink lettering to spine/backstrip,a purple+white striped sewn-in silk bookmark ribbon and immaculate plain royal blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-383pp [paginated] includes 15  chapters and Acknowledgements as last page; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title page,and a title separator page. Visually the external appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 20+ year-old age.It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for it's brightness, cleanliness and lack of other or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a book of a comparable age.   The friends of the title are Ted Mundy, British soldier's son born 1947 in a shining new independent Pakistan,and Sasha,refugee son of an East German Luteran pastor and his wife who have sought sanctuary in the West.The two men meet first as students in riot-torn West Berlin of the late Sixties,again in the grimy looking-glass of Cold War espionage and,most terribly, in today's unipolar world of terror,counter-terror and the war of lies.                      Deriving its scale from 'A Perfect Spy' and its passion from 'The Constant Gardener', Le Carré's new novel presents us with magical writing, characters to delight,and a spellbinding story that enchants even as it challenges. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers for correct shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware:  Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **    

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.