[CRYPTOGRAPHY]. HULME, F. Edward. Cryptography or The History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing. London: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited [n.d., 1898]. 8vo. Diagrams throughout. 192 pp. Publisher's full canary cloth, front board and spine stamped in black (binding a bit rubbed and soiled, endleaves toned, embossed ?W. H. Smith" stamp on ffep). With Dawes' bookplate on fp. Near fine, better than usually seen. FIRST EDITION OF THIS WORK ON SECRET WRITING. ?That which is secret and mysterious," he wrote, ?calling for acute intelligence to penetrate its meaning, has always exercised a great fascination on the human mind."