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London : Amalgamated Press, [1948]. First edition. A Sexton Blake tale from Rex Hardinge - set in the Transvaal and making use of Hardinge's own African experiences. Sexton Blake Library, Third Series, No. 174, issued in August 1948.
Foolscap 4to (18cm). 64pp. Original stapled pictorial wrappers - unsigned but by Eric Parker (1898-1974); spine and edges tanned; staples a little rusted, with minor marking; lower wrapper and last two leaves slightly nicked, but a good copy of a fragile and ephemeral production. Ownership initials J. F. on verso of front wrapper.

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London : Amalgamated Press, [1948]. First edition. A Sexton Blake tale from Rex Hardinge - the first ball after the war at the British Embassy in the powder-keg state of Altonia. Sexton Blake Library, Third Series, No. 176, issued in September 1948.
Foolscap 4to (18cm). 64pp. Original stapled pictorial wrappers - unsigned but by Eric Parker (1898-1974); spine and edges a little tanned; staples a little rusted, with minor marking, but a good copy of a fragile and ephemeral production. Ownership initials J. F. on verso of front wrapper.

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London : Amalgamated Press, [1949]. First edition. A Sexton Blake tale that commences in the Fleet Street office of "Crime Weekly". Sexton Blake Library, Third Series, No. 205, issued in December 1949.
Foolscap 4to (18cm). (64)pp. Original stapled pictorial wrappers in a design by Eric Parker; slightly split; spine and edges lightly tanned; staples a little rusted, with some marking, but a good copy of a fragile and ephemeral production. Ownership initials J. F. on verso of front wrapper.

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London : Amalgamated Press, [1951]. First edition. The headmaster's flighty young wife meets an untimely end - a Sexton Blake tale from Rex Hardinge. Sexton Blake Library, Third Series, No. 242, issued in June 1951.
Foolscap 4to (18cm). 64pp. Original stapled pictorial wrappers - unsigned but by Eric Parker (1898-1974); spine and edges a little tanned; staples a little rusted, with some marking, but a good copy. Ownership initials J. F. on verso of front wrapper.

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London : Amalgamated Press, [1951]. First edition. Musical impressario murdered - a Sexton Blake tale. Sexton Blake Library, Third Series, No. 247, issued in September 1951.
Foolscap 4to (18cm). 64pp. Original stapled pictorial wrappers in a design by Eric Parker; spine and edges lightly tanned; staples a little rusted, with a little marking, but a good copy of a fragile and ephemeral production. Ownership initials J. F. on verso of front wrapper.

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London : Amalgamated Press, [1952]. First edition. A Sexton Blake tale from Rex Hardinge - the Cold War, espionage, and the recovery of a golliwog with a secret from the repressed Baltic state of Litona. Sexton Blake Library, Third Series, No. 265, issued in June 1952.
Foolscap 4to (18cm). 64pp. Original stapled pictorial wrappers - unsigned but by Eric Parker (1898-1974); spine and edges a little tanned; staples a little rusted, with minor marking, but a good copy of a fragile and ephemeral production. Ownership initials J. F. on verso of front wrapper.

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London : Amalgamated Press, [1953]. First edition. Surgeon plans the perfect murder. Sexton Blake Library, Third Series, No. 286, issued in April 1953.
Foolscap 4to (18cm). 63,[i]pp. Original stapled pictorial wrappers; some minor wear; spine and edges lightly tanned; staples a little rusted, with a minor marking, but a good copy of a fragile and ephemeral production. Ownership initials J. F. on verso of front wrapper.

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London : Amalgamated Press, [1954]. First edition. A Sexton Blake tale from Rex Hardinge - smash-and-grab raid on a jewellers in London's Westbourne Green. Sexton Blake Library, Third Series, No. 306, issued in February 1954.
Foolscap 4to (18cm). 64pp. Original stapled pictorial wrappers; spine and edges a little tanned; staples a little rusted, with minor marking, but a good copy of a fragile and ephemeral production. Ownership initials J. F. on verso of front wrapper.

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