REVELATIONS OF THE SECRET SERVICE
Le Queux, William [Tufnell]. [London 1864 -1927]
Verlag: F.V. White & Co. Ltd, London, 1911
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1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Presentation Copy From The Father Of The Espionage & Spy Fiction Novel. First Edition. 8vo., 312pp. Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine & upper board. A very good or better copy showing light spotting on the fore edge. Subtitled: Being The Autobiography Of Hugh Morrice, Chief Travelling Agent Of The Confidential Department Of His Britannic Majesty's Government. The Author's holograph inscription on the half-title: "With The Author's Compliments". Considered the originator of the Espiona ge story, Le Queux's work over a 20 year span from 1890 through 1910, anticipated almost every development in the genre until the works of Eric Ambler appeared. This master of novels & short stories of mystery, crime & the intentional intrigue is re puted to have been a member of the British Secret Service & began his writings about secret agents largely to finance his work for British Intelligence which require much travelling & socializing with Royalty & other high ranking people. His Mysteri es Of A Great City, [1920] is a QQ [Queen's Quorum Selection]. A very uncommon title seldom offered for sale. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 21230
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Titel: REVELATIONS OF THE SECRET SERVICE
Verlag: F.V. White & Co. Ltd, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1911
Einband: Hardcover
Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers
Auflage: 1st Edition.
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F.V. White & Co. Ltd, London, 1911
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Hardcover
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Anbieter: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Kanada
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Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Presentation Copy From The Father Of The Espionage and Spy Fiction Novel. First Edition. 8vo., 312pp. Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine and upper board. A very good or better copy showing light spotting on the fore edge. Subtitled: Being The Autobiography Of Hugh Morrice, Chief Travelling Agent Of The Confidential Department Of His Britannic Majesty's Government. The Author's holograph inscription on the half-title: "With The Author's Compliments". Considered the originator of the Espionage story, Le Queux's work over a 20 year span from 1890 through 1910, anticipated almost every development in the genre until the works of Eric Ambler appeared. This master of novels and short stories of mystery, crime and the intentional intrigue is reputed to have been a member of the British Secret Service and began his writings about secret agents largely to finance his work for British Intelligence which require much travelling & socializing with Royalty & other high ranking people. His Mysteries Of A Great City, [1920] is a QQ [Queen's Quorum Selection]. A very uncommon title seldom offered for sale. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 33980
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