Queux William Tufnell (44 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Early Reprint. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light rubbing and bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a strip of toning to the front endpaper and a previous owner's bookplate (Frances Rasmussen) on the front pastedown page. "William Tufnell Le Queux (2 July 1864 - 13 October 1927) was an Anglo-French journalist and writer. He was also a diplomat (honorary consul for San Marino) , a traveller (in Europe, the Balkans and North Africa) , a flying buff who officiated at the first British air meeting at Doncaster in 1909, and a wireless pioneer who broadcast music from his own station long before radio was generally available; his claims regarding his own abilities and exploits, however, were usually exaggerated. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) and the anti-German invasion fantasy The Invasion of 1910 (1906) , the latter of which was a phenomenal bestseller. " (from Wikipedia).…

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Spine twisted.

Condition: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this investigative book, Le Queux questions whether the British government is hiding the truth about the country's security and potential perils from foreign countries.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-viii 1-376, original pictorial tan cloth, front panel stamped in white, black and orange, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Political thriller. The Party of the Will of the People, a Russian terrorist group, plans to kill the Tsar during his visit to London. Early owner's name, address and date on the front free endpaper, inner hinges cracked, a reading copy. (#168562).…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this investigative book, Le Queux questions whether the British government is hiding the truth about the country's security and potential perils from foreign countries.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

One page,12mo, a scrawl, good condition: "Don't trouble about 'Secrets of State'. The price they could pay is not worth paper & ink [phrase underlined]! | Your old friend | William Le Queux."Secrets of State" could well have been the following (see entry on via Libri, Sanctuary Books): "Manuscript of "Secrets I Have Known" c. 1920. Ephemera. Near Fine. Manuscript on lined paper, bound by a single post at the top corner; 200x255mm; pp. 32, cursive handwriting in purple ink, on the recto only. It begins, "In the course of an erratic & wandering life I have mostly for the purpose of obtaining first hand knowledge of the seamy & more sensational -- of cosmopolitan life been forced to keep queer company in many Continental cities." This cataloguer wonders if this item remained unpublished, or if it's an early draft of "Society Intrigues I Have Known." It may have been published by Odhams in 1920, as a short story." See Image.…

Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-6 [7-8] 9-312 [313-320: ads], original orange cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, publisher's device stamped in black on rear panel. Second edition. SF novel of German air piracy by means of a giant super seaplane known as "The Terror." First published in 1920 by Lloyd's. Quite uncommon, even in this 1929 reprint from Jenkins. Bleiler (1978), p. 122. Reginald 08927. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 48. A clean, very good copy. (#148983).…

Firenze, G. Nerbini, 1933, in-8, br. editoriale, pp. 157, (3). Bella copertina anteriore illustrata (ritratto di Rasputin) a colori da Giove Toppi (che fu il primo italiano a disegnare Topolino, proprio per Nerbini) e 9 illustrazioni in b.n. f.t. di Boano. Minimi difetti al dorso.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1] 2-272 [273: map] [274: printer's imprint] [275-282: ads], one map, original pictorial white wrappers printed in green, blue, red and black, all edges untrimmed. First edition in German, first printing. Perhaps the most widely read of all British future war stories. "In March 1906 the DAILY MAIL declared war on Germany in a serial story which proved to be the most sensational of all the pre-1914 imaginary wars. It was written by Queen Alexandra's favourite novelist, William Le Queux; and his account of the German descent on Britain, THE INVASION OF 1910, aroused such intense interest throughout the world that it was translated into twenty-seven languages including Arabic, Japanese, and Chinese. The story sold over a million copies throughout the world when it was published as a book . [In 1907 a new edition in German was] given a different ending, and sold in a special edition for boys under the title of DER EINFALL DER DEUTSCHEN IN ENGLAND. The cover of this edition carried a magnificent drawing of the German troops entering the smoking ruins of a thoroughly demolished London." - Clarke, Voices (1992), p. 122. "Probably the most elaborate of the imaginary war novels." - Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1332. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-647. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 32. Clarke, Voices Prophesying War: Future Wars 1763-3749 (1992), p. 232. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 503. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 138. Stableford, Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950, pp. 110-11. Bloch (2002) 1877. Wrappers a bit dusty, but a nearly fine copy. A scarce and important edition of this seminal forecast of a future war in Europe. (#159293).…

12mo. 251, [1] pp. Frontisp. illust. ad. Blue illustrated cloth, cover art of Zeppelin over London being hit by death rays (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing), NF copy. First edition of this fantastic aviation thriller set against the backdrop of World War I, and a concerted effort to stop the German Zeppelins bombing London with a special ray gun. Bleiler (1948), p. 179; Locke, Spectrum, p. 139.…

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Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sage cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, over printed illustrated in blue, black and white to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (viii), 334 + 2 pp. Ink name to the front free end paper 'E. M. Rayner', spine slightly darkened and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1900-1925. …

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. Signed by Author. …

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 178 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.41 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 178 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.41 inches. This item is printed on demand.