Strange Tales of a Nihilist
New York: Fenno, 1892. Reissue. Hardcover. Hardcover in light blue cloth decorated and lettered in white. 314 pp. Carries only the 1892 Cassell imprint on copyright page but this edition an early reissue. First published in the U.K. under the title " A Secret Service: being the Strange Tales of a Nihilist". A tight copy, small prev. own sig, top edge of front pastedown; some fading and and spotting to the spine strip and edges. According to the author's foreword, when the Imperial Tzar of Russia prohibited the circulaiton of his previous book, "Guilty Bonds", Le Queux "...in recognition of the attention he has deigned to bestow upon me, [I] dedicate to him these "Tales of a Nihilist". An acquaintance with the conditions of Russian life, and with prominent members of the Revolutionary Party...have combined to assist memin collecting hitherto unpublished information upon which the narratives are based..." Very Good. Item #E26066
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