William Le Queux — The Gamblers

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1901 . First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce first edition of this imaginative novel set in the gambling world, by William Le Queux. First edition, in the publisher's original red cloth binding.Written by Anglo-French journalist and author, William Le Queux, who was known for his novels of espionage, mystery, thriller and romance. Set in France, 'The Gamblers' tells the story of a gambler who wins big in a casino and then has his winnings taken, with dire consequences. The novel is narrated by a friend of the gambler, Carmela Rosselli, who sets about trying to uncover the perpetrator of this crime. With the blind stamp of bookseller W. H. Smith and three pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, very good, with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the cloth, mainly to the rear board. Light fading to the head of the front board. Bookseller blind stamp of W H Smith to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with light spotting to the fore edge and to the first and last pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .