Bailey Lieutenant Colonel (42 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. 1st edition thus. Hardbound, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. New in New slipcase.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed. A Near Fine copy in black cloth, in a Very Good or better dust jacket sunned at the spine. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. UK hardback reprint, 2002 The Folio Society. The book is in fine condition, the slipcase is in fine condition. Introduction and epilogue by Peter Hopkirk. Illustrated.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Book in slipcase. Slipcase Good. (WWI, world war 1, russia, memoir, press books) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Thus. 269pp, index, plates. Intro and epilogue by Peter Hopkirk Size: 8vo.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread but neat owner label states 'read April 2000'. No other inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Slip case in as new unmarked condition. 269pp. Story of the author's hazardous travels through Bolshevik Central Asia where he had been sent by the Viceroy of India over the period 1918-1920. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. All books are plastic wrapped and shipped in professional strong card PandaRoll mailers to protect them in transit. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second printing of the 1999 edition. Slip case with some light marks and small patch of surface tear. Last couple of letters (NT) on spine rubbed a little. Please see images also for condition. Internally Very Good. Quick flick through pages could not see any issues. ** 806g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Wear consistent with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Slipcase lightly bumped, otherwise intact. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. In slipcase. Firmly bound and clean with no writing inside. maps drawn by Denys Baker (illustrator).

1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered cloth-backed pictorial boards (Fine), slipcase (near Fine). Pp. xxiii + 269, illus with b&w photos and maps (previous owner's unobtrusive blind-stamped monogram on front endpaper; no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Folio Society 1999. A very clean copy, housed in original slipcase, no markings. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Slipcase Good. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on front pastedown. (Spies, Secret Service, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Biography).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Folio Society edition, first printing, 1999. First thus. No jacket as issued. With original slipcase. Index. Illustrated. Maroon slipcase is near fine with the odd small mark/scratch. Boards are fine with no faults. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. Previous owner's name and date in pen to front end-paper. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. As New condition Folio Society reprint, quarter burgundy cloth in decorated boards, with matching slipcase. 269pp + black & white photographs and maps throughout.

Cloth & Decorative Boards. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Printing. Hardback. Mission to Tashkent. White decorative boards with red cloth and gilt lettering. In a very good slip case. 'An absolutely first-class man', noted the Viceroy of India on the personal file of Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Baily, the author of this remarkable narrative, before sending his through the passes into Bolshevik Central Asia on the hazardous mission which it describes. Illustrated. 269 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover, in slipcase. Illustrated. Mild sunning to front of slipcase. A clean, tight and handsome copy -- very neat! Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

1st Folio edition, (reprint of the 1992 amended edition, 1946 original). Introduction and Epilogue by Peter Hopkirk. XXIV, 270 PP with 2 maps, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w illustrations. Fp: Author as a Russian soldier. Quarter bound, gilt title on cloth spine, illustrated covers, slipcase. Near fine. 25 x 17. Collapse of the Russian Empire in 1918: aftermath in central Asia. …

Condition: Very Good. . 5th printing. Slipcase Very Good. From the library of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on half title and rear endpage. (Spies, Espionage, Secret Service).

Hardcover. Condition: New. First Thus. This copy is in new, unmarked condition quarter bound in burgundy cloth to illustrated peper covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. A dust wrapper is not called for. This copy is encased in a robust burgundy paper covered slipcase. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Mission to Tashkent (first published 1946) is one of the great classics of British espionage and Central Asian travel literature—an extraordinary true account by Lt‑Col Frederick Marshman Bailey, an officer of the Indian Political Service whose life reads like a Kipling tale sharpened by the realities of the Great Game. The story unfolds in 1918-1919, during the chaos following the Russian Revolution. British India feared that Bolshevik influence might sweep south through Central Asia and destabilise the frontier. Bailey was sent on a covert mission to Tashkent to assess the situation and counter Bolshevik agents. This was not a gentleman‑spy escapade. It was a world of shifting loyalties, collapsing empires, secret police, forged papers, tribal politics and the constant threat of execution. The book is written in Bailey's own crisp, unadorned voice—dryly humorous, observant, and remarkably calm given the circumstances. Bailey's tone is never melodramatic; he reports danger with the understatement of a man describing a mildly inconvenient train delay. That contrast is part of the book's charm. Ref WW 4.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This 1999 Folio Society edition of Mission to Tashkent by Lieutenant-Colonel F. M. Bailey, CIE, presents one of the most gripping espionage memoirs of the early 20th century in a finely produced, slipcased volume. Baileyâs account of his clandestine activities in Central Asia during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution reads with the pace of a thriller, blending danger, disguise, political intrigue, and survival against extraordinary odds. The Folio Societyâs clear typography and sturdy binding enhance the immediacy of his narrative, often accompanied by maps or period illustrations that deepen the sense of place. A compelling and atmospheric addition to any Folio Society collection, it remains a standout work for readers interested in espionage history, the Great Game, and Central Asian geopolitics.…

(rep) Or.pictorial.boards. Qtr.cloth. 269pp. b/w plates. Very good copy. In the slip-case. Colonel Frederick Bailey has long been accused by Moscow of being a British master spy sent to overthrow the Bolsheviks in 1918. Here he tells his perilous cat & mouse game with the Cheka secret police.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Mission to Tashkent presents Lieutenant-Colonel F. M. Baileyâs gripping firsthand account of espionage and survival in Central Asia during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Baileyâs narrative follows his covert journey through Bolshevik-controlled territory, filled with danger, disguise, political intrigue, and narrow escapes. The Folio Society edition, elegantly bound and housed in a slipcase, enhances the immediacy of his vivid storytelling with its high-quality production. A standout volume for readers of espionage history, the Great Game, and early 20th-century geopolitics. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback 1999. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. NO SLIPCASE. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref F91N. Maps by Denys Baker (illustrator).

Hardback. Lieutenant-Colonel F. M. Bailey Cie, The Folio Society. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: No slipcase. This gripping historical account, Mission To Tashkent, chronicles Colonel Bailey's extraordinary espionage during the tumultuous Russian Revolution. The narrative immerses readers in a world of political intrigue and high-stakes survival as Bailey navigates the dangerous landscape of Central Asia. It presents a vivid, firsthand perspective on the covert operations and diplomatic challenges faced by British intelligence in a rapidly changing geopolitical climate. The author details his daring exploits and the complex web of alliances and betrayals that defined the era, offering a compelling look into a pivotal moment in history. Hardback.…

1st edition. Maroon cloth spine, illustrated, ;aminated paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Contained in a plain maroon slipcase. 9.5ins x 6.5ins, xxiii, (i), 269pp plus frontis and 16pp plates (32 images). Also maps within text (drawn by Denys Baker). Introduction and Epilogue by Peter Hopkirk. VG in like slipcase.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Folio Society Reprint. This Folio Society hardback book of " Mission to Tashkent " has boards and binding which are square and tight, the text block is clean and bright and illustrated , the slipcase is V/G with no tears Book price includes Track 48 postage in UK only.…

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers As New small octavo 314pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., index, Bailey served as a secret service agent in Persia, India & Soviet Russia during WWI & the Russian Civil War. Originally published in 1946.

red & full color photo illustrated 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo) in red slipcase (slide out box). no dustwrapper (as issued). very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. slipcase in fine cond., has couple of tiny scratches. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first printing (NAP) of this special edition. xxiii+269p. b&w map of Turkestan. 31 glossy b&w photo illustrations. 2 appendices. epilogue. index. biography. autobiography. memoirs. russian revolution. british empire. covert operations. secret societies. conspiracy theory. russian civil war. great game. ~ Colonel F. M. Bailey, whose extraordinary adventures are told here, was long accused by Moscow of being a British master spy sent in 1918 to overthrow the Bolsheviks in Central Asia. As a result, he had, many years after his death, an almost legendary reputation there~that of half~hero, half~villain. In this remarkable book he tells of the perilous game of cat~and~mouse, lasting sixteen months, which he played with the Bolshevik secret police: the dreaded Cheka. At one point, using a false identity, he actually joined their ranks, who unsuspectingly sent him to Bokhara to arrest himself. Told with almost breathtaking understatement by Bailey, this narrative offers remarkable insight into British secret intelligence work during the Great Game.…

Size 6.25 x 9.5 inches. In illustrated hard card covers with gilt to maroon cloth spine. Maroon endpapers. In hard card slipcase. In near fine condition with very good slip case. Else a very clean and tight copy. 292pp. With b/w photographs. The story of an Indian Army officer?s secret mission to gather intelligence, following the Russian Revolution.…