Colonel F M Bailey (54 results)

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

Hardcover. Condition: New. New in New slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fourth printing 2003. This copy of "Mission to Tashkent" is in excellent condition, with a robust quarter cloth binding and a vibrant cover featuring a facsimile of the author's false passport. The slipcase is intact and shows minimal wear, providing excellent protection. The pages are clean and free from inscriptions or library markings, making it a pristine addition to any collection. no dust jacket, slipcase present. Denys Baker (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. third printing, original cloth backed decorated boards hardcover, illustrated, 269 pages, a fine clean copy in near fine original slipcase. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf H/U.

Condition: Very Good. 1999. No edition remarks. 269 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Red slipcase. Pictorial paper covered boards with cloth spine. Black and white photographs. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards with minimal shelf wear. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor marking to panels.…

Condition: Good. 1999. No edition remarks. 269 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Paper covered boards with red cloth to spine with slipcase. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Binding throughout remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Slipcase has moderate edge wear with notable markings to panels and scuffing to edges.…

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. 2000. 2nd Printing. 269 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Pictorial paper covered boards with red cloth to spine and slipcase. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. Slipcase has moderate edge wear with markings to panels and scuffing to edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. fifth printing, original cloth backed boards hardcover, illustrated, 269 page, a fine clean copy in near fine original slipcase. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B175.

Condition: Very Good. 2000. Second Printing. 269 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Photographic paper covered boards with a red spine strip and gilt. Includes a red slipcase. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Slipcase has light edge-wear with minor marking to panels.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Dust Jacket. Illustrated hardboards, with very light wear, square tips, very clean, no markings, no dustcover; English; 269 pages.

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.

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.…

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.…

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.…

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: Fine. 1st Edition. Mission To Tashkent (in Slipcase), Colonel F.M. Bailey, The Folio Society, 1999, First Edition, Second Printing A memoir written by the British spy, explorer and botanist Frederick Marshman Bailey. The book recounts his adventures in Turkestan between 1918 and 1920, during which he initially gathered information intelligence on Bolshevik intentions as an official representative of the British Government before continuing his work as a covert agent. The book is illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. The book is in fine condition. The binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the lettering on the spine bright. The end papers and pages are free from marks, tears and inscriptions. The slipcase is in fine condition with no issues. Will be dispatched carefully wrapped in bubblewrap and a cardboard box.…

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).

Condition: Very Good. Folio Society 1999. Book and box in excellent condition. Ex-Libris embossed.

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: Fine. FOLIO SOCIETY edition with slipcase - highly collectable.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Edition. 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 enjoyed 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 the ranks of the latter, who unsuspectingly sent him to Bokhara to arrest himself. Told with almost breathtaking understatement, Bailey's narrative - set in a region once more back in the headlines - reads like vintage Buchan. Condition: Very Good. Slight bend at the spine, otherwise Very Good.…

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.…