Autograph Letters, Historical Documents & Manuscripts
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Mar 25, 2020
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 543:
LE CARRE JOHN: (1931- ) British Author of espionage novels, a former officer with the Secret Intelligence ...
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LE CARRE JOHN: (1931- ) British Author of espionage novels, a former officer with the Secret Intelligence Service. Souvenir Typed Quotation Signed, John le Carre, at the foot (and again signed 'le Carre (forgive)' at the head to a correction to his printed name), one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. The quotation comprises the opening two paragraphs from The Russia House, beginning 'In a broad Moscow street not two hundred yards from the Leningrad station, on the upper floor of an ornate and hideous hotel built by Stalin in the style known to Muscovites as Empire During the Plague, the British Council's first ever audio fair for the teaching of the English language and the spread of British culture was grinding to its excruciating end.' EX £80-100 The spy novel The Russia House by John le Carre was published in 1989 and the title refers to the nickname given to the portion of the British Secret Intelligence Service that was devoted to spying on the Soviet Union. A film version of the novel, starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer was made in 1990.
