THE KARLA TRILOGY: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley's People.

First edition, first printing. Three volumes. Signed by the author in Smiley's People. Publisher's original black (volume one) and blue (volumes two and three) cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrappers. Top edge red (volume one). Map endpapers (volume two). An attractive near fine set, the bindings square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The top edge of volume one faded to pink. The lower edge of the closed text block of volume two with a few splash marks. The contents of all volumes are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrappers, faded to the spine of volume one otherwise bright and fresh and without loss or tears. None are price-clipped (£2.95; £4.95; £5.95 to the lower front flaps).

Signed by John Le Carre (started in a failing black pen, finished in blue ink) on the title page of volume three, 'Smiley's People'. An attractive set of John Le Carre's mangum opus, featuring the British intelligence officer George Smiley. The basis for several television and film adaptations.