John Le Carré is the pen name for author, "David John Moore Cornwell". He is best known for his espionage & spy novels.
In Le Carre's book, "The Russia House", the character Barley Blair, a publicist, is approached by high-ranking Soviet scientist with information that may help the West. Barley is quickly trained by British Intelligence and sent to Moscow to liaise with a go-between, the beautiful Katya. In order to save humanity, must they betray their countries?
Reviews of "The Russia House":-
'Classic le Carré' - The Sunday Times;
'... this is witty, shapely tale-spinning from a modern master' - Kirkus Reviews
The first US Edition of "The Russia House" was published by Alfred A. Knopf (New York) on 22 May 1989 (ISBN10: 0394577892). The first UK Edition was published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd on 1 June 1989 (ISBN10: 0340505737). The US and UK editions have different dustjackets.
The Fine Art Hut offers for sale the first Australian edition of "The Russia House", (ISBN10: 0340505737) published in 1989 by Hodder & Stoughton (Australia) Pty Ltd.
The Russia House | John Le Carré
Title: The Russia House
Author: John Le Carré
Edition: First Australian Edition, first printing
Publication Date: 1989
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 344 pages
Dust Cover: Coloured dustjacket with stylized writing. Photo of John Le Carr'e walking his dog dustjacket verso, taken by Franta Provanik. Minor crease to top edge of dustjacket flap.
Condition: Black boards with title and author written in silver to spine. Slight 2cm mark to front cover. Tan line from flaps to end papers. Very minor foxing to edges of pages. Otherwise, binding tight, no rips, no inscriptions. Clean pages. Very good condition
ISBN: 0340505737
