London, The Amalgamated Press, 1909. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. The second Sexton Blake novel after Jungle Boy. Rebound in plain cloth. Original wrappers bound in, possibly trimmed. Paper toned, boards a little tanned. A nice copy overall. Sexton Blake was a fictional detective running between 1893 and 1978 and covering over 4000 stories by 200 or so authors. Cover art by D.D. Fitzsimmons [11865, Hyraxia Books].