Mission to Tashkent, Bailey, F. M. Folio Society 2002 with slip-case

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Mission to Tashkent, Bailey, F. M. Folio Society 2002 with slip-case:
$12.43

Bailey, F. M. - Mission to Tashkent. Folio Society, 2002, 3rd impression. Introduced by Peter Hopkirk. As the Russian revolution sent shock-waves around the world, the Central Asian city of Tashkent became a seething kettle of espionage, mistrust, and bloodshed, where a wrong word could result in a bullet in the head. Into this storm of internecine conflict went Colonel Bailey, a British spy of astonishing resourcefulness. His mission was to prevent Germany from gaining a foothold in Asia and changing the course of the Great War, but his adventures went far beyond this, beyond even the stuff of John Buchan\'s wildest dreams. Never knowing who was a friend, or who an enemy, he maintained five false identities; he volunteered for a mission to penetrate the walled city of Bokhara - where the last three agents had ended up with their throats slit; he narrowly escaped death, falling down a mountainside while on the run; and later, escaping to Persia across miles of unforgiving desert, he was even hired by the Bolsheviks to track himself down. Told with tremendous flair for suspense, Bailey\'s memoir is an astounding Story of adventure in the East. (Folio Society). 9½\" x 6¼\", 294pp plus 9 plates, quarter red cloth with paper covered sides printed, in colour, with a facsimile of the passport granted to Bailey by the Bolsheviks (identical front and back), gold spine lettering, hardback. Index. Illustrated with 17 sides of monochrome photographs, many of which were taken by Bailey. Slightly sunned spine; fine; complete with very good (sunning along one edge of opening) slip-case. It goes without saying, but I\'ll say it anyway, that we combine postage to reduce costs wherever possible.We will do surface-mail on request; it\'s not offered as standard because people don\'t seem to understand that it can, and does, take up to 5 months; yes, I know that it is often quicker but it\'s a gamble that often does not come off.
For some reason people seem to be increasingly using PayPal echeques. Please note that these usually take 11 days before PayPal actually pay them. Our advice is to not use this service because of this delay. We will combine items to reduce shipping costs where appropriate/available and will quote combined shipping: pleaseask stating items of interest.Canadians please note that separate rules will apply to you because of the polices of Canadapost; if you don\'t seeCanada in the available shipping destinations or are considering offerding on more than 1 item then please contact me fora quote; we can still ship to Canada but at additional cost due to Canadapost\'s restrictions.For international payments we only accept PayPal. Ref:#22360 (Trade).