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A SECRET SERVICE, being Strange tales of a Nihilist.

A SECRET SERVICE, being Strange tales of a Nihilist.

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A SECRET SERVICE, being Strange tales of a Nihilist.

by Le Queux, William (1864-1927)

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London: Ward, Lock & Bowden 1st edition, 1896. Hardcover. Good. Frontispiece with tissue guard. . Octavo, blue cloth pictorially illustrated in green & red (tips worn/spine sl frayed to head and foot) 320pp, some pages loose/some edges worn, text & illustrations clean and book largely unused. *Le Queux was an Anglo- French journalist, a notable writer of "invasion fiction" during its peak popularity at the turn of the century. He was a pioneer of wireless radio, and broadcast music from his own station before radio was generally available.

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Abbey Antiquarian Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
F75023
Title
A SECRET SERVICE, being Strange tales of a Nihilist.
Author
Le Queux, William (1864-1927)
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Frontispiece with tissue guard.
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
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Publisher
Ward, Lock & Bowden 1st edition
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1896
Keywords
invasion fiction
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Fiction and Poetry;

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